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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Yasunobu Harazono, Shizuoka, JP;
Masashi Matsuo, Shizuoka, JP;
Nobuo Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 21/08 (2013.01); F16F 2224/045 (2013.01); F16F 2230/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a steering damper control apparatus, when a command value output unit detects an idle spin of a rear wheel, a damper driver increases a damping force of an MR damper to be higher than a damping force thereof used when the rear wheel is not spinning idly. Therefore, skidding of the rear wheel is prevented to prevent a posture change of a motorcycle. As a result, a driving direction of the rear wheel deviating from a traveling direction is prevented to efficiently use the drive of the rear wheel during traveling.