Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Tomohiko Yashiro

Yusuke Funayose

Toru Hasegawa

Takao Yamamoto

Sho Yamamoto

Masaki Yamazaki

Takeshi Konno

Morio Sato

Tomoya Matsuo

Kenichi Shiratori

Masahiro Inoue

Takashi Takizawa

Yuichiro Tsuruta

Shigeto Inami

Kunihiko Fukui

Katsuhiro Ouchi

Yuji Noguchi

Kanji Hayashi

Atsushi Takasaki

Yoshiaki Takeuchi

Masaki Kawada

Haruki Horikawa

Shinya Morooka

Masayuki Fukumori

Hideo Nakamura

Kiyoshi Tsukada

Takashi Shimada

Hikaru Tsuchihashi

Yohei Suzuki

Naoki Serizawa

Toshio Emori

Hiroyuki Enomoto

Koichi Maekawa

Hisao Hiramoto

Satoshi Nishimura

Yoshihiro Egawa

A saddle riding vehicle includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, a starter motor having a rotary shaft connected to the crankshaft, a main shaft connected to the crankshaft, a countershaft connected to the main shaft and configured to transmit power to a driving wheel, a battery configured to supply electric power to the starter motor, a rotation detector configured to detect a rotation state of the crankshaft, an acquisition part configured to acquire a rotational speed on the basis of the rotation state detected by the rotation detector, and a controller configured to stop the starter motor in a case the rotational speed is equal to or smaller than first threshold in a state in which the rotary shaft, the crankshaft, the main shaft and the countershaft are connected.

Saddle riding vehicle

A traveling vehicle provided with a starting device for starting a power generation part, the traveling vehicle being capable of restart the power generation part quickly. In a traveling vehicle including a power generation part mounted on a vehicle body, a starting device for starting the power generation part, and an operation part of the starting device, the operation part includes a handlebar side operation switch provided on a handlebar to permit a rider to steer the vehicle, and an auxiliary start switch provided on the vehicle body side, and the auxiliary start switch is disposed at an inner position of the vehicle body.

A vehicle body frame structure for a saddle riding type vehicle, the vehicle body frame structure includes main frames formed by coupling main tubes extending rearwardly downward from a head pipe supporting a front wheel via a front fork to pivot frames supporting a rear fork by rear end portions of the pivot frames, and a rear frame in a rear of the main frames, the rear frame being formed of a fiber reinforced resin and supporting a seat. The rear frame includes upper side attaching portions attached to the main frames, a pair of left and right upper side portions linearly extending rearward from the upper side attaching portions, and a cross member laterally coupling the upper side portions to each other. The cross member includes a bulging portion bulging above the upper side portions.

Vehicle body frame structure for saddle riding type vehicle

In the electric component support structure for the saddle ride vehicle including a body frame F that supports a water-cooled engine, and a radiator that is supported on the body frame through collars, a gyro sensor is fixed to electric component support pieces provided on the radiator.

Electric component support structure for saddle ride vehicle

A technique to adequately provide a sound pressure of a horn that is less affected by a flow of air. In a motorcycle including a front cover for laterally covering a horn, the front cover includes an outer cover and an inner cover located inwardly of the outer cover in a vehicle-width direction. The inner cover includes an air guide surface extending in a vehicle-longitudinal direction. The horn is placed at the rear of the air guide surface. The inner cover further includes a relief portion leaning outwardly in the vehicle-width direction to steer clear of a vehicle forward side of the horn. The inner cover includes a covering provided on a surface contiguous with the air guide surface to cover at least a part of the vehicle forward side of the horn. The covering has a mesh structure.

Saddle-ride type vehicle

An engine controller structure for a vehicle, can include a duct cover having a box-like portion on a vehicle body front side thereof. The box-like portion can include an opening formed therein, and can be configured to have an intake duct of an engine connected thereto. The duct cover can be configured to be positioned sidewardly of an engine. An engine control unit can be disposed on the inside of the duct cover. The opening, configured to be connected to the intake duct, can be configured such that the intake duct is connected to an air cleaner box attached to a vehicle body rear side of the engine. The intake duct can shaped so as to be extended to a vehicle body front side from the air cleaner box.

ECU arrangement structure for a vehicle

A switch box includes an optical-axis-changeover switch for headlamps, an on/off-changeover switch for the headlamps and a starter switch arranged on the same operation board. A main switch can turn on and off a main electric source of an MUVin cooperation with a portable key. The switch box and the main switch are arranged on the instrument panel. The switch box is partially or fully disposed in a projective area of the steering wheel in a driver's eyesight. The starter switch is made to be of a push-type, whereas the optical-axis-changeover switch and the on/off-changeover switch for the headlamps are made to be of a seesaw-type. A segment display of a meter device includes a unit indication member for switchably indicating kilometer indication and mile indication by displaying only an arbitrary display element of a plurality of display elements arranged adjacently to each other in a horizontal direction.

Vehicle switch arrangement structure

A control unit having an immobilizer function includes a circuit for transmitting a request signal within a predetermined range. After receiving a reply signal from an electronic key in response to this request signal once and allowing a movable body to move, when a reply signal to the periodically sent request signal is not received, it is determined that the electronic key is out of the range, and it is assumed that the key has been dropped. A monitor section outputs a warning signal and transmits the warning signal to the navigation unit. A navigation unit, in response to the warning signal, stores the location at that time as the positional information on the electronic key. The navigation unit also displays a map showing the location of a key based on positional information on the electronic key. With this system, a lost electronic key may be readily located.

Monitoring apparatus for electronic key and displaying apparatus for positional information on electronic key

To enable a circuit configuration to be easily changed over depending on whether a recoil starter is present or absent. A battery charged by a generator driven by an engine, a charging circuit for charging the battery by the generator, and a drive electric power supply circuit for supplying engine drive system loads with electric power generated by the generator, are provided. In a system having a recoil starter, a contact configuration is adopted in which, when an ignition switch is changed over to a recoil start position, the charging circuit is disconnected and the drive electric power supply circuit is connected. The disconnection of the charging circuit may be conducted by use of a charging inhibition relay. The charging inhibition relay is formed as a sub harness, and, in a system not using the recoil starter, the sub harness is replaced by a sub harness in which the charging inhibition relay is not mounted.

Electric power supply system for vehicle

An electronic key systemfor a moving body, for example an all-terrain vehicleincludes an electronic keyand a control unitThe electronic keytransmits a control code Md stored in a ROMThe control unitreads a speed limit Vs and a power limit Ws out of one of first to fourth control mode data Mdto Mdwhich corresponds to the received control code Md, and supplies the limits to a drive control performing sectionThe drive control performing sectioncontrols an enginein accordance with the speed limit Vs and the power limit Ws to limit a travel speed V and power W. This renders the driving performance appropriate to the driving condition and/or the driver.

Moving body, and electronic key system for moving body

An electronic key system for a vehicle provides a warning corresponding to a traveling state if an occupant has dropped the electronic key while a vehicle is running. A control unitof the vehicle outputs a request signal Sr to the electronic keyat transmission intervals T corresponding to the traveling state. An answer signal Sa caused by the request signal Sr from the electronic keyis detected. A warning lampis lit up at a point after the detection of the answer signal Sa stops. The transmission interval T of the request signal Sr is specified in a mapstored in the control unitand is set short corresponding to the increase of the vehicle speed V, the acceleration/deceleration 'a', and the yaw rate Y.

Electronic key system for vehicle, and vehicle

A portable electronic key easily findable even if dropped into water. The portable electronic key includes an upper cover and a lower cover, a hermetically sealed space is formed, in which electrical equipment such as a board, a battery, and an antenna are arranged. The upper cover and the lower cover are formed of foam resin, and a grain pattern is given to surfaces thereof. A specific gravity of the entire electronic key is set at 1 or less, thus enabling the portable electronic key to float on the surface of the water.

Portable electronic key

A control box mounting bracket is attached to a vehicle body frame. The control box mounting bracket mounts an engine control box on the vehicle body frame and in the periphery of the control box mounting bracket. The control box mounting bracket includes an attaching portion to which the control box is attached and a coupler support portion which supports a plurality of couplers.

Control box mounting bracket

A method is provided for releasing a secret number of a theft prevention function in jet propulsion boat, which is equipped with the theft prevention function. The theft preventing function is capable of turning a power source ON by an occupant inputting the secret number. In the method, at least one of a plurality of harness connected to the theft prevention function is removed to input, a predetermined number (number for release), whereby the secret number is rendered capable of being released. Since the secret number is rendered capable of being released by removing at least one of a plurality of harnesses connected to the theft prevention function, and by inputting a predetermined number, it is possible to make forgetting the secret number and maintenance of the theft prevention function compatible.

Method for releasing secret number of theft prevention function in transportation means

A jet propulsion watercraft is provided with a multifunctional display portion that displays operating information and various types of warning conditions. Operation switches operate a content displayed in the multifunctional display portion. A fuel injection system injects fuel for a driving source. A warning mark warns of a faulty condition developing in the fuel injection system. Functions are provided that cause the warning mark to light steadily or flash off and on and that indicate a faulty symptom by means of a flashing pattern of a warning lamp (for example, the warning lamp flashes off and on once, twice, three time, or the like) given when the operation switches are operated while the warning mark is lit steadily or flashing off and on. A prompt action can be taken against a malfunction of the fuel injection system. As a result, convenience in eliminating malfunctions of the fuel injection system can be enhanced.

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Tomohiko Yashiro