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Patent No.:

US 11161417 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2017

Vehicle with maximum vehicle speed setting unit

Applicant:

Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroki Bessho, Sakai, JP;

Takeshi Satozono, Sakai, JP;

Noriyasu Honjo, Sakai, JP;

Assignee:

Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

The Webb Law Firm

Primary Examiner:

Adam D Tissot

Assistant Examiner:

Laura E Linhardt

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/02 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60R 21/017 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/0132 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); F02D 31/00 (2006.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60K 31/00 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); B60R 21/017 (2013.01); B60R 21/0132 (2013.01); B60R 21/01544 (2014.10); B60R 21/02 (2013.01); B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 31/009 (2013.01); F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/16 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2250/22 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01265 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4808 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); F02D 2041/227 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes a body holding device configured to hold the body of a seated driver; a travel control unit configured to drive the vehicle body so that it travels; and a maximum vehicle speed setting unit configured to set a set maximum vehicle speed. The travel control unit controls an output from the driving unit based on the operation amount of an accelerator device if the vehicle speed is lower than the set maximum vehicle speed, and restricts the output from the driving unit irrespective of the operation amount of the accelerator device if the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the set maximum vehicle speed. The maximum vehicle speed setting unit sets, if it is detected that the body holding device is worn, a first vehicle speed as the set maximum vehicle speed, and sets, if it is detected that the body holding device is not worn, a second vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed as the set maximum vehicle speed.

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