Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Nippon Seiko Co., Ltd.

Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Kitajima

Takashi Tetsuka

Ryohei Kitamura

Masanori Nakamura

Yoshitaka Suzuki

Yoshiaki Hirakata

Shigeyuki Seko

Takeshi Yanagisawa

Toshiaki Takano

Kuniaki Arakawa

Shuhei Kinoshita

Takao Fujiwara

Norihiro Ogawa

Takamasa Nagumo

Wonravee Chavalit

Yusuke Narita

Hayato Inoue

Hideki Ikarasi

Kazuto Kawata

Jenny Le

Ryan Lacross

A computer-implemented method for controlling navigation includes generating an emotion data of a first user that illustrates emotion of the first user based on information received from a sensor. The method includes transmitting the emotion data of the first user to a controller configured to control a navigation of a second user. The first user and the second user are members of a same group. The method includes modifying the navigation of the second user according to the emotion data of the first user.

System and method for emotion navigation routing

A saddle riding vehicle includes: a meter apparatus; and a head-up display apparatus including a projection unit and a combiner to which an image from the projection unit is projected. The meter apparatus is arranged at a position overlapping with an optical path from the projection unit to the combiner as viewed in plan view.

Saddle riding vehicle

To show an image with minimal sense of discomfort felt by an occupant without quickening an updating cycle of an on-screen image, a virtual data generator making up a vehicle meter indicator device generates virtual data based on an arbitrary engine rotation speed between an engine rotation speed proportional to an image currently shown on a liquid crystal display device and a latest engine rotation speed rather than display data based on the latest engine rotation speed immediately before updating if the engine rotation speed declines. This allows the liquid crystal display device to show the generated virtual data on a liquid crystal panel as a virtual image for updating.

Vehicle meter indicator device

A motorcycle includes liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal panel and a back light source, a main controller which receives predetermined inputs pertaining to a current operating state of the vehicle or to a rider's intended operations of the vehicle, and a sub-controller for controlling the back light source. The sub-controller is configured to switch the back light source from a normal output state to a low output state if none of the predetermined inputs are inputted to the main controller for at least a predetermined time period, and to switch the back light source back to the normal output state if at least one of the predetermined inputs is inputted to the main controller when the back light source is in the low output state. The predetermined inputs correspond to the rider's operation of control members of the saddle type vehicle when riding.

Straddle type vehicle with liquid crystal display device

An injection valve injects a given amount of fuel into an engine in response to an injection pulse. An ECU inputs the injection pulse corresponding to an amount of injected fuel. The ECU inputs information on an amount of injected fuel corresponding to the number of injection pulses to a display controlling portion through a communication line. The ECU produces the information on the amount of injected fuel composed of digital data whenever a given number of injection pulses corresponds to the given amount of fuel. The display controlling portion decides that the given amount of fuel is injected from the injection valve when a predetermined number of pieces of digital data are properly received. The display controlling portion calculates an instantaneous fuel consumption based on an amount of injected fuel thus decided and an operating distance to cause a meter to display information on the instantaneous fuel consumption.

Instantaneous fuel consumption displaying device for vehicle

A liquid crystal display device of a motorcycle is configured and arranged to rapidly warm up a liquid crystal panel at cool temperatures, without requiring an additional heating member. The liquid crystal display device includes a control unit, for controlling a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight. When the temperature of liquid crystal is lower than a predetermined value, or when it is within a fixed time period after turning on an ignition switch, as a warm-up period, the control unit increases power supplied to the backlight to a larger amount than that in a normal display state, to increase the amount of back light, and temporarily changes the entire display surface to a darker color, in order to increase the amount of light absorbed by the liquid crystal panel, simultaneously reducing the amount of light penetrating the display surface, and thereby speeding up warming of the liquid crystal panel.

Liquid crystal display device comprising a warm-up configuration and a normal configuration, motorcycle including same, and method of using same

An indicator-integrated rearview mirror for a vehicle in which the number of components are reduced to simplify and lighten the structure thereof. A housing of a rearview mirror is divided into two of a front housing and a rear housing which are made of resin, an indicator system is supported by the front housing, and a mirror part is supported by the rear housing. Both housings are attached to each other by engagement of locking pawls with locking holes. A spherical-shaped engaging part supports the mirror part while the angle thereof can be adjusted. The rear housing is configured by integrally forming an accommodation part for the mirror part and an attachment stay part attached to the vehicle body-side, and the front housing is configured by integrally forming an accommodation part for the indicator system and a cover for covering the attachment stay part.

Indicator-integrated rearview mirror for vehicle

A motor terminal portion structure is provided which can satisfactorily drain the water in an insulating member surrounding the outer circumference of a terminal and prevent water from entering the insulating member, in addition to allowing the insulating member to be commoditized without being influenced by motor layout. A motor terminal portion structure includes an insulator that is formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the outer circumference of a terminal and is secured to a bracket. A drain hole is provided to establish communication between the inside and outside of the insulator. A flange portion shields an opening of the drain hole on the outside of the insulator. A plurality of the drain holes are disposed around the terminal. The outer side surface of the insulator and the inside surface of the flange portion are each formed in regular polygon so as to conform to each other. A portion of the flange portion facing vertically downward in an on-board state is formed as a notch.

Motor terminal portion structure

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Wako, Japan

Takeshi Kitajima