Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Nissan Chemical Corporation

Hiroyuki Nakajima

Satoshi Honda

Yoshihiro Nakazawa

Tomokazu Sakamoto

Masayuki Toriyama

Takeshi Yanagisawa

Masahiko Takenaka

Toru Iwadate

Akihiko Yamashita

Takashi Sumada

Masahide Yokoo

Shujiro Inui

Kohei Suzuki

Ryuji Moriyama

Nobuhiro Shimada

Yuuki Muraoka

Keiichiro Otsuka

Kazutaka Matoba

Satoshi Hamada

Kei Nagae

Takashi Danhara

On a pivot bolt which rotatably and pivotally supports a side stand bar on a vehicle-body-side bracket, a switch unit which is constituted of a base and a rotary made of a resin and detects a rotational position of the side stand bar is mounted. A first engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between a cylindrical portion formed on the rotary and an engaging shaft and, at the same time, a second engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between the base and the cylindrical portion. The rotary on which a movable contact formed of a leaf spring is mounted allows a positioning pin which is formed on one end portion thereof to be engaged with a pin hole formed in a pivot portion and hence, the rotary is integrally rotated with the side stand bar.

Side stand switch

In an internal combustion engine for a vehicle having a drive clutch, a blowby control system includes a fresh air introducing channel, for introducing fresh air into a crankcase, and a blowby gas return channel for returning blowby gas from the crankcase to an air-intake system. A blowby control valve is provided in the fresh air introducing channel or the blowby gas return channel, for selectively restricting gas flow through the blowby system. A controller is also provided on the vehicle for controlling operation of the blowby control valve. The controller is programmed to switch the blowby control valve from the closed state to the open state, with the drive clutch connected, when the vehicle starts traveling. The blowby control system and method hereof can reduce variations in the engine speed occurring during engine idling and before clutch engagement, to improve ride quality of the vehicle.

Blowby control system and method for an internal combustion engine

An engine stopping/starting control unit having improved accelerating performance. A charging limiting device is provided which limits the charge provided to a generator when the vehicle is stopped. The decreased charging allows for better performance when the vehicle accelerates from a stopped states. Also, the vehicle headlight can be dimmed while the vehicle is stopped, which reduces the load on the generator. An acceleration detector detects when the vehicle accelerates during running, and can decrease the generator load in response to the acceleration.

Vehicle including engine stopping/starting control unit

A vehicle main switch includes a moving member with a movable contact, the moving member being detachably fitted to a crankshaft. A terminal is slidably contactable with the movable contact. The terminal is supported by and extends through an insulating plate. A cover is provided to cover the terminal. The moving member is fitted to the crankshaft so that the moving member, the insulating plate and the cover can be turned together through a predetermined angle in a direction of rotation of the crankshaft when the moving member is detached from the crankshaft. The cover includes a window through which a wiring coupler may be detachably coupled to the terminal.

Vehicle main switch

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Saitama, Japan

Hiroyuki Nakajima