Open-cabin vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759482-B2
Application number	US-201916591036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2019
Priority date	Apr 13, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

An open-cabin vehicle is provided that makes it possible to enjoy the convenience provided by electronic devices while suppressing electric power consumption and also suppressing a reduction in the convenience of the open-cabin vehicle. An identification signal transmission unit inside an electric power control apparatus of an open-cabin vehicle intermittently transmits an identification signal (ID). A response signal reception unit receives a response signal (RE) that is transmitted from a portable terminal in response to the identification signal (ID) without any operation by a rider on the portable terminal or the open-cabin vehicle. When the response signal reception unit receives the response signal (RE), a command unit commands current conduction in a first electric power supply circuit and does not command current conduction in a second electric power supply circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An open-cabin vehicle having a riding area that is not an enclosed space, comprising:
an electric power source;
a driving force generating apparatus configured to generate a driving force;
a driving force control apparatus configured to control the driving force generating apparatus;
a first electric power supply circuit electrically connectable to an electronic device, the first electric power supply circuit being capable of supplying electric power to the electronic device;
a second electric power supply circuit capable of supplying electric power to the driving force control apparatus; and
an electric power control apparatus configured to control current conduction and current interruption in the first electric power supply circuit, and control current conduction and current interruption in the second electric power supply circuit,
wherein the electric power control apparatus includes:
an identification signal transmission unit configured to intermittently transmit an identification signal including identifiable information, without any operation on the open-cabin vehicle or on a portable terminal configured to transmit a response signal in response to the identification signal that is intermittently transmitted;
a response signal reception unit configured to receive the response signal transmitted from the portable terminal in response to the identification signal that is intermittently transmitted; and
a command unit configured to, in response to reception of the response signal by the response signal reception unit, command current conduction in the first electric power supply circuit and not command current conduction in the second electric power supply circuit.

2. The open-cabin vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the portable terminal includes key information;
the electric power control apparatus further includes:
a request signal transmission unit configured to, in response to reception of the response signal by the response signal reception unit, transmit a request signal that requests the portable terminal to transmit a key information signal that includes the key information, without any operation on the open-cabin vehicle or the portable terminal,
a key information signal reception unit configured to receive the key information signal that includes the key information transmitted from the portable terminal in response to the request signal from the request signal transmission unit, and
a current conduction permission determining unit configured to determine whether or not to permit current conduction based on the key information signal that is received by the key information signal reception unit; and
in response to the current conduction permission determining unit permitting current conduction, the command unit commands current conduction in the first electric power supply circuit and does not command current conduction in the second electric power supply circuit.

3. The open-cabin vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein:
the response signal includes distance information relating to a distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle;
the electric power control apparatus further includes:
a distance determining unit configured to, based on the response signal including the distance information, determine whether the distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle is not more than a first distance or is not more than a second distance that is shorter than the first distance; and
the command unit is configured to:
command current conduction in the first electric power supply circuit and not command current conduction in the second electric power supply circuit in response to the current conduction permission determining unit permitting current conduction and the distance determining unit determining that the distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle is not more than the first distance; and
command current conduction in the second electric power supply circuit in response to the current conduction permission determining unit permitting current conduction and the distance determining unit determining that the distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle is not more than the second distance that is shorter than the first distance.

4. The open-cabin vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the response signal includes distance information relating to a distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle;
the electric power control apparatus further includes:
a distance determining unit configured to, based on the response signal including the distance information, determine whether the distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle is not more than a first distance or is not more than a second distance that is shorter than the first distance; and
the command unit is configured to:
command current conduction in the first electric power supply circuit and not command current conduction in the second electric power supply circuit in response to the distance determining unit determining that the distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle is not more than the first distance, and
command current conduction in the second electric power supply circuit in response to the distance determining unit determining that the distance between the portable terminal and the open-cabin vehicle is not more than the second distance that is shorter than the first distance.

Assignees

• Yamaha Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shibuya Hiroshi
• Onishi Kotaro
• Takeuchi Tomohiro

Classifications

• B62H5/20 Primary

  indicating unauthorised use, e.g. acting on signalling devices {(alarm locks in general E05B45/00, e.g. alarm cable or chain lock E05B45/005)} · CPC title

• B62J43/30 Primary

  for providing power to equipment other than for propulsion · CPC title

• B62J45/20

  Cycle computers as cycle accessories · CPC title

• B60R25/241

  whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers · CPC title

• B60R2325/306

  Motorcycles · CPC title