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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naoki Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Dustin Williams, Marysville, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60K 28/02 (2006.01); B60R 22/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60K 28/02 (2013.01); B60R 22/48 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/50 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4816 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4883 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4891 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seat belt attachment determining unit of a rough terrain vehicle determines whether or not a seat belt is being worn by a vehicle occupant. In the case it is determined by the seat belt attachment determining unit that the vehicle occupant is wearing the seat belt, the ECU switches a transmission gear stage of an automatic transmission using a first speed change mode. On the other hand, in the case it is determined by the seat belt attachment determining unit that the vehicle occupant is not wearing the seat belt, the ECU switches the transmission gear stage using a second speed change mode.