Piaggio&c. S.p.a.

Piaggo & C. S.p.a.

Piaggio & Co. S.p.a.

Mario Donato Santucci

Onorino Di Tanna

Andrea Raffaelli

Stefano Bartolozzi

Sergio Matteo Savaresi

Mara Tanelli

Andrea Corti

Vincenzo Manzoni

Stivi Peron

Lorenzo Nardo

Andrea Dardanelli

Bruno Picasso

Paolo Badalassi

Valentino Mariotti

Antonio Cappellini

Davide D'aria

Sergio Savaresi

A saddle-riding type motor vehicle comprises steerable and rollable front wheels, a drive rolling wheel, an articulated rolling quadrilateral connected to a frame, and a steering assembly pivotably connected to the frame to control the front wheels. A suspension assembly is interposed between the front wheels and the quadrilateral to allow a sussultatory movement of the wheels with respect to the quadrilateral. The latter comprises lower and upper cross-members hinged to the frame to oscillate about rolling median axes parallel and substantially lying on a center plane of the motor vehicle. The articulated rolling quadrilateral further comprises first and second uprights hinged to the cross-members to rotate about further rolling axes parallel to the median rolling axes. A front-end fairing is directly and rigidly connected to one of the cross-members of the articulated roll quadrilateral, and comprises two wheel arch portions arranged above the front wheels.

Saddle-riding type rolling motor vehicle with a not-rolling front fairing

The motor vehicle comprises two front steering and rolling wheels (') and at least one rear rolling wheel (). The motor vehicle comprises a roll four bar linkage () connected to a frame (A-B) and which supports the front steered wheels (′). A suspension group (′) is interposed between the front wheels (′) and the roll four bar linkage () to allow movement of the front wheels with respect to the roll four bar linkage (). The roll four bar linkage () comprises: a lower cross member () and an upper cross member () hinged to the frame to pivot around first roll axes (′); and a right upright () and a left upright (′) hinged to the cross members () so as to rotate around second roll axes (′) parallel to the first roll axes (′). The lower cross member () extends along a longitudinal direction between the front wheels and beyond said front wheels to form a loading surface.

Saddle riding rolling vehicle with loading surface integral with the lower cross member and housed between the front steered wheels

The motor vehicle comprises two front steering and rolling wheels (') and at least one rear rolling wheel (). The motor vehicle comprises a rolling four-bar linkage () connected to a frame (A-B) and which supports the front steered wheels (′). A suspension group (′) is interposed between the front wheels (′) and the rolling four-bar linkage () to allow movement of the front wheels with respect to the rolling four-bar linkage (). The rolling four-bar linkage () comprises: a lower cross member () and an upper cross member () hinged to the frame to pivot around first roll axes (′); and a right upright () and a left upright (′) hinged to the cross members () so as to rotate around second roll axes (′) parallel to the first roll axes (′). The lower cross member () extends along a longitudinal direction and above the upper cross member () so as to carry a load above the upper cross member.

Saddle riding rolling loading surface placed above the upper cross member of the rolling four-bar linkage

A method for imparting commands to a motor vehicle () includes a central control unit (), at least one steered wheel (), and a steering member () for acting on the steered wheel (). The method includes a step of activating, by an interface device () on the steering member (), a voice recognition function on a smartphone () interfaced with the central control unit (). After the smartphone () has received a voice command imparted by the driver, and recognized through activation of the voice recognition function, the smartphone () selects by its processing unit, an instruction corresponding to the voice command received. The instruction is then executed.

Method and system for imparting voice commands to a motor vehicle

The present invention relates to saddle-ride type vehicle, motorcycle or motorbike, comprising a frame (), at least a steering wheel () rotatably connected to the frame and a single driving wheel (). The vehicle further comprises a motor assembly () and a transmission unit (T) that mechanically connects the motor assembly () to the driving wheel. The motor assembly comprises a thermal engine (MT) including a crankshaft (), an electric machine (E) including a stator (S) and a rotor (R), and a clutch (C) including a driving shaft (C) and a driven shaft (C). The motor assembly () further comprises a gearbox (G) provided with an input shaft () and an output shaft (). According to the present invention the crankshaft () of the thermal engine (MT), the rotor (R) of the electric machine (E) and the two shafts (C, C) of the clutch are coaxial so as to rotate around a common rotation axis () which is parallel to a longitudinal direction (Y) of the vehicle and parallel to the rotation axis of the output shaft () of said gearbox (G).

Saddle-ride type vehicle with hybrid propulsion

The vehicle is provided with a dashboard and with a housing in which a mobile device, for example a mobile phone or smartphone, can be inserted. An electronic control unit of the vehicle co-acts with the mobile device by means of an electronic interface, so as to provide the mobile device with information relating to the operation of the vehicle. In this way, the mobile device provides an integration of the on-board instruments of the vehicle, which completes the instruments available on the dashboard.

Ride-on saddle vehicle with an interface for integrating the on-board instruments with a mobile device

A motorcycle including a motorcycle body having a front part, a tail part and a central part between the front part and the tail part front and rear wheels constrained to the motorcycle body (), a traction engine constrained to the motorcycle body () and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels, at least one optical signalling device fixed to the motorcycle body arranged and oriented so as to be visible by a vehicle that is following the motorcycle, an electronic control unit of the optical signalling device operatively connected to the optical signalling device, an obstacle sensor fixed to the motorcycle body () and operatively connected to the electronic control unit, where the electronic control unit is adapted and configured to receive at least one output signal supplied by the obstacle sensor, verifying whether said output signal meets at least one logical activation condition and, in such case, turning on the optical signalling device to signal a risk of collision with the motorcycle to the vehicle which follows the motorcycle, and where the obstacle sensor is arranged and oriented so that the output signal supplied to the electronic control unit carries information correlated to the presence of obstacles placed in front of the motor cycle.

Motorcycle with obstacle sensor

A method () for estimating a volume of fuel available in a fuel tank () of a transport vehicle (), the tank () comprising a tank wall inside which a space is defined for containing fuel, the method () comprising, in sequence, the steps of: a) exciting () a vibration of the tank (); b) acquiring () a response signal correlated to a frequency response produced by the tank () due the excited vibration; c) processing () the acquired response signal to obtain an estimate of the initial volume of fuel available in the tank (); d) gradually taking () fuel from the tank () with the transport vehicle () in use; e) estimating () a quantity of fuel taken gradually from the tank (); f) estimating () the volume of fuel available in the tank () based on the initial volume and quantity estimate of fuel taken gradually.

Method and system for estimating the volume of fuel contained in a tank of a transport vehicle

Suspension assembly including a body associable to the chassis of the tilting vehicle and two junction devices opposite with respect to the body; the junction devices being articulated to the body by means of connecting elements, wherein each junction device includes a first structural junction portion rotationally coupled in a first coupling site to a first connecting element and a second structural joint portion rotationally coupled in a second coupling site to a second connecting element; and wherein the suspension assembly further includes elasto-damping elements associated with the hinge devices and adapted to damp the stresses transmitted by the wheels; and wherein each hinge device includes a dynamic junction portion rotationally coupled to a elasto-damping element in a dynamic junction coupling site; and wherein the junction device rigidly determines the relative positioning and spatial orientation of the first structural joint portion, the second structural joint portion and the dynamic joint portion; ; the suspension assembly further having a rocker arm element associated in a titling manner to the body and to the elasto-damping elements.

Suspension assembly for a tilting vehicle, forecarriage and tilting vehicle

A management method for the energy range of a rechargeable battery pack of an assisted pedal electrical bicycle () including an electrical machine controllable for supplying a torque according to a pedal assistance factor, said torque being summed to the one generated by a cyclist through the pedaling, the management method including the following steps: a) selecting a route to be traveled by the electrical bicycle () starting from an initial position; b) obtaining data representative of the altitude profile of the selected route and dividing the route in a plurality of segments each being characterized by a respective altitude parameter; c) calculating a value correlated to the maximum percentage of battery pack () discharge on the selected route as a function of the altitude profile and of a limit pedal assistance factor K_limit, preferably calculating a value for each segment representative of the percentage of battery pack () discharge on the segment as a function of a limit assistance factor K_limit associated to each segment based on the altitude parameter associated to the segment; d) verifying whether the battery pack () has a residual positive charge or not at N the end of the route; wherein, if following that step d) of verifying it is determined that the battery pack () does not have a residual positive charge at the end of the route, then the management method iteratively repeats the steps c) and d) modifying the limit assistance factor K_limit based on one or more adjustment curves each allowing to obtain a new limit assistance factor for each segment as a function of the segment slope.

Method for managing the energy range of an assisted pedal electrical bicycle

A storage container of a motorcycle includes a container body defining a storage compartment and a lid functionally connected to the container body. The container body includes an access opening, a bottom wall opposite to the access opening and a side wall extending perimetrally and joined to the bottom wall. The lid connects to the container body to take an open configuration allowing access to the storage compartment by the access opening, and a closed configuration preventing the storage compartment from being accessed. The storage container includes an object blocking system associated with the container body or with the lid adapted to block an object housed in the storage compartment. The object blocking system includes an inflatable member adapted to be operatively received in the storage compartment and which is adapted to have a resting configuration, in which the inflatable member is substantially deflated.

Storage container of a motorcycle provided with an object blocking system

A motorcycle including a body having a front part, a tail part and a central part between the front part and the tail part, front and rear wheels constrained to the body, a traction engine constrained to the body and operatively connected to at least one of the two wheels; a braking system, at least one front headlight fixed to the front part, at least one rear tail light fixed to the tail part, and at least one brake light fixed to the tail parts, an electronic control unit of the brake light operatively connected to the brake light adapted and configured to turn on the brake light upon the activation of the braking system, where the electronic control unit is adapted and configured to detect whether the speed of the motorcycle is either lower than or equal to a first threshold speed, and in that case turn on the brake light intermittently.

Vehicle with controllable brake light and electronic control method of the brake light

A motorcycle () including:&#x2014;a motorcycle body () extending along a longitudinal axis (L-L) and having a front part (), a tail part () and a central part () included between the front part () and the tail part ();&#x2014;at least two wheels () constrained to the motorcycle body (), including a front wheel () and a rear wheel ();&#x2014;a traction engine () constrained to the motorcycle body () and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels ();&#x2014;at least one headlight () fixed to the front part () and at least one rear light () fixed to the tail part ();&#x2014;at least one kickstand () adapted to be moved in order to selectively assume a resting operating position and a working operating position, wherein, in the working operating position, the kickstand has at least one end portion leaning against a ground portion being placed laterally and/or under the motorcycle body;&#x2014;one first auxiliary lighting device () adapted to light the kickstand ().

Motorcycle including an auxiliary lighting device for parking operations

A motorcycle () including: a motorcycle body () extending along a longitudinal axis (L-L) and having a front part (), a tail part () and a central part () comprised between the front part () and the tail part (); at least two wheels () constrained to the motorcycle body (), including a front wheel () and a rear wheel (); a traction engine () constrained to the motorcycle body () and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels (); at least one headlight () fixed to the front part (); at least one rear light () fixed to the tail part (). The motorcycle () further includes a first auxiliary lighting device () fixed to the motorcycle body () and adapted to be electrically controlled in order to be activated and deactivated, wherein the first auxiliary lighting device () is arranged and oriented so that, when activated, it lights a ground portion (G) being on the side and/or under the central part () of the motorcycle body ().

Motorcycle comprising an auxiliary lighting device

A motorcycle including a body having a front part, a tail part and a central part between the front part and the tail part, a front and rear wheel constrained to the body, a traction engine constrained to the body and operatively connected to one of the wheels, an optical emergency signalling device fixed to the body, arranged and oriented to be visible by a vehicle that is following the motorcycle, an electronic control unit operatively connected to the optical emergency signalling device, a detection system adapted to detect the loss of grip and/or a risk of loss of grip of at least one of the two wheels of the motorcycle, where the electronic control unit is adapted and configured to activate the optical emergency signalling device, if the detection system detects a loss of grip and/or a risk of loss of grip.

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Pontedera, Italy

Mario Donato Santucci