Rocking control device for two front wheels rocking vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10632812-B2
Application number	US-201715715415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2017
Priority date	Sep 29, 2016
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle includes a controller that executes a first rocking control which assists a rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle and a second rocking control which assists the two front wheels rocking vehicle so that the two front wheels rocking vehicle self-stands at a rocking balanced position where a rocking moment of the vehicle body is canceled out in a lateral direction, wherein controller is configured to switch the first rocking control and the second rocking control to OFF state, and is configured to operate the first rocking control and the second rocking control in combination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle having a pair of left and right front wheels and configured to laterally rock a vehicle body, the rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle comprising:
a controller that executes a first rocking control which assists a rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle and a second rocking control which assists the two front wheels rocking vehicle so that the two front wheels rocking vehicle self-stands at a rocking balanced position where a rocking moment of the vehicle body is canceled out in a lateral direction,
wherein the controller is configured to switch the first rocking control and the second rocking control to an OFF state, and is configured to operate the first rocking control and the second rocking control in combination,
wherein the first rocking control includes a weight shift roll assist control that detects a driver's weight shift and assists the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle in a weight shifted direction, and a steering roll assist control that assists the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle in a direction opposite to a steering direction of the driver,
wherein the first rocking control includes a dual effect roll damper control that applies a resisting force in both of a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle body falls with respect to the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle and a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle body rises with respect to the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle, and
the controller controls the dual effect roll damper control so that the resisting force in the dual effect roll damper control is weakened when a vehicle speed of the two front wheels rocking vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed.

2. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first rocking control includes a single effect roll damper control that applies a resisting force in only the direction opposite to the direction in which the vehicle body falls with respect to the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle.

3. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when a vehicle speed of the two front wheels rocking vehicle exceeds the predetermined speed, the controller controls the weight shift roll assist control so that an assistance force is weakened in the weight shift roll assist control and the steering roll assist control so that an assistance force is strengthened in the steering roll assist control.

4. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second rocking control includes a high rigidity self-standing control that maintains a state in which the two front wheels rocking vehicle is disposed at the rocking balanced position, and
the controller controls the high rigidity self-standing control so that the high rigidity self-standing control is released when a vehicle speed of the two front wheels rocking vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed.

5. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the controller includes an offset cancellation control that suppresses the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle at the time when the high rigidity self-standing control is released.

6. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 5 ,
wherein the controller controls the offset cancellation control so that the offset cancellation control weakens a rocking restricting force according to an increase of the vehicle speed.

7. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the second rocking control includes a self-standing auxiliary spring control that suppresses the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle according to a decrease of a vehicle speed during a deceleration before reaching the high rigidity self-standing control.

8. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein the controller controls the self-standing auxiliary spring control so that the self-standing auxiliary spring control works simultaneously with the first rocking control.

9. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second rocking control switch that switches the second rocking control to an ON state or the OFF state,
wherein the second rocking control switch is operated by a rotating operation of a handle grip which the driver grips.

10. A rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle having a pair of left and right front wheels and configured to laterally rock a vehicle body, the rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle comprising:
a controller that executes a first rocking control which assists a rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle and a second rocking control which assists the two front wheels rocking vehicle so that the two front wheels rocking vehicle self-stands at a rocking balanced position where a rocking moment of the vehicle body is canceled out in a lateral direction,
wherein the controller is configured to switch the first rocking control and the second rocking control to an OFF state, and is configured to operate the first rocking control and the second rocking control in combination,
wherein the first rocking control includes a weight shift roll assist control that detects a driver's weight shift and assists the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle in a weight shifted direction, and a steering roll assist control that assists the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle in a direction opposite to a steering direction of the driver, and
wherein, when a vehicle speed of the two front wheels rocking vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed, the controller controls the weight shift roll assist control so that an assistance force is weakened in the weight shift roll assist control and the steering roll assist control so that an assistance force is strengthened in the steering roll assist control.

11. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein the first rocking control includes a single effect roll damper control that applies a resisting force in only a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle body falls with respect to the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle.

12. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein the second rocking control includes a high rigidity self-standing control that maintains a state in which the two front wheels rocking vehicle is disposed at the rocking balanced position, and
the controller controls the high rigidity self-standing control so that the high rigidity self-standing control is released when a vehicle speed of the two front wheels rocking vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed.

13. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 12 ,
wherein the controller includes an offset cancellation control that suppresses the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle at the time when the high rigidity self-standing control is released.

14. The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle according to claim 13 ,
wherein the controller controls the offset cancellation control so that the offset cancellation control weakens a rocking rest

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iguchi Kazunari
• Mori Yotaro
• Uebayashi Yuichi
• Miyagishi Shunichi
• Kawakami Tomohiro
• Kaneta Hiroyuki

Classifications

• B60G21/005

  transversally · CPC title

• B62K5/027

  Motorcycles with three wheels (specially adapted for disabled riders B62K5/023) · CPC title

• B62K25/02

  for mounting axles rigidly on cycle frame or fork, e.g. adjustably · CPC title

• B62K5/08 Primary

  with steering devices acting on two or more wheels · CPC title

• B62K5/05

  characterised by a single rear wheel · CPC title