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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Nobuo Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichi Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuhiro Oomura, Shizuoka, JP;
Takafumi Nonaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Nobuo Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichi Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuhiro Oomura, Shizuoka, JP;
Takafumi Nonaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A saddle riding type vehicle includes a support mechanism arranged to support a pair of wheels to be movable up and down relative to a vehicle body, a lock mechanism connectable to the support mechanism and arranged to limit up-and-down motion of the pair of wheels, various sensors arranged to detect vehicle states, and a controller arranged to control the lock mechanism based on results of detection by the various sensors. The controller controls the lean limitation to the up-and-down motion of the pair of wheels and its cancellation automatically. The rider need not carry out a special control for operating the lock mechanism. In addition, the lock mechanism is controlled according to the vehicle states, which allows the rider to travel lightly and comfortably.