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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Seiji Hanafusa, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiya Omuro, Saitama, JP;
Seiji Hanafusa, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiya Omuro, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A saddle-type vehicle, such as a motorcycle, equipped with an airbag module and an airbag control unit wherein the motorcycle is not increased in width. The motorcycle includes a body frame extending rearwardly from a head pipe with a rider's seat provided on the body frame and on which a rider or riders are to be seated. The airbag module is provided on the body frame and in which an airbag is accommodated. The airbag control unit is provided for controlling the deployment of the airbag. The airbag module is disposed on the front side of the rider seat with the airbag control unit being disposed between the head pipe and the airbag module.