Arrangement structure of inclination angle sensor
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakao Yamamoto, Shigeto Inami
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Abstract
In a vehicle of a type which does not bank a vehicle body at the time of turning, an inclination angle sensor is provided which receives the least influence of a centrifugal force at the time of turning. In a four-wheeled buggy that includes a vehicle body frame, four longitudinal wheels including front wheels and rear wheels are provided together with an engine, a fuel tank and a fuel pump. A steering shaft is connected to a steering handle with an inclination angle sensor arranged above a seat and being positioned in front of the steering shaft. Accordingly, the inclination angle sensor is hardly influenced by a centrifugal force at the time of turning.
Claims20
An arrangement structure of an inclination angle sensor mounted on a vehicle which includes a body frame, at least three wheels which are supported on the body frame, and a steering shaft which is connected to a steering handle comprising:
- an inclination angle sensor having a mounting projection portion on left and right sides thereof, said inclination angle sensor being arranged in front of the steering shaft and above an axis of a front wheel, and
- a cross member extending between left and right sides of the body frame,
- the body frame including front down frame members and a lower frame, and the cross member being disposed between the front down frame members at a position displaced upwardly relative to a front portion of the lower frame,
- wherein the cross member includes a back portion formed with a pair of downward projection portions, and
- wherein the inclination angle sensor is mounted on the cross member via the mounting projection portions on the left and right sides thereof which are fixed to the downward projection portions on the back portion of the cross member.
An arrangement structure comprising:
- a vehicle body frame;
- an inclination angle sensor mounted on the vehicle body frame;
- and
- a steering shaft operatively connected to a steering handle;
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- said inclination angle sensor being positioned in front of the steering shaft and above an axis of a front wheel, the inclination angle sensor having a mounting projection portion on left and right sides thereof,
- a cross member extending between left and right sides of the vehicle body frame,
- the vehicle body frame including front down frame members and a lower frame, the cross member being disposed between the front down frame members at a position displaced upwardly relative to a front portion of the lower frame,
- wherein the cross member includes a back portion formed with a pair of downward projection portions, and
- wherein the inclination angle sensor is mounted on the cross member via the mounting projection portions on the left and right sides thereof which are fixed to the downward projection portions on the back portion of the of the cross member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.