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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Naoki Kawamura, Takasago, JP;
Junji Tamura, Kobe, JP;
Takahiro Ogino, Akashi, JP;
Seiichi Kai, Kobe, JP;
Shinta Kawasetsu, Kobe, JP;
Naoki Kawamura, Takasago, JP;
Junji Tamura, Kobe, JP;
Takahiro Ogino, Akashi, JP;
Seiichi Kai, Kobe, JP;
Shinta Kawasetsu, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle including an engine, a tilting sensor configured to detect that a vehicle body of the vehicle has been tilted a predetermined angle or larger, a driving state sensor configured to detect a driving state of the vehicle using a component other than the tilting sensor, and a determiner configured to determine whether or not to stop the engine, based on a signal received from the tilting sensor, and a signal received from the driving state sensor.