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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Akira Inui, Iwata, JP;
Kazuaki Iwami, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Inui, Iwata, JP;
Kazuaki Iwami, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/34 (2006.01); B60K 17/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An operation control system for a small-sized vehicle is capable of reducing an electric power consumption of a battery used for a power steering apparatus. The operation control system includes a main switch configured to turn on/off an engine, and a power switch function configured to turn on/off an electric motor-driven power steering apparatus supplying an assisting steering force to a steering shaft.