Two-wheeled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11767074-B2
Application number	US-201815883231-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	Nov 12, 2012
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

A two-wheeled vehicle is provided including a frame, front and rear ground-engaging members each supporting the frame, a straddle-type seat, a handlebar for steering the vehicle, at least one light device configured to operate in a hazard mode, an engine supported by the frame and operably coupled to the ground-engaging members, a tilt sensor, and a vehicle control unit in communication with the tilt sensor. The vehicle control unit is operative to detect a tilt angle of the vehicle based on output from the tilt sensor. The vehicle control unit is operative to determine a tip-over condition of the vehicle based on the detected tilt angle exceeding a threshold tilt angle. The vehicle control unit activates the hazard mode of the at least one light in response to the determination of the tip-over condition.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A two-wheeled vehicle including:
a frame;
a front ground-engaging member and a rear ground-engaging member each supporting the frame;
a straddle-type seat;
a handlebar for steering the vehicle;
an engine supported by the frame and operably coupled to the ground-engaging members;
a plurality of storage compartments including a first saddlebag extending laterally outwardly from the rear ground-engaging member and positioned on a first side of the frame and a second saddlebag extending laterally outwardly from the rear ground-engaging member and positioned on a second side of the frame opposite the first side, the plurality of storage compartments each supported by the frame and including an access door and a lock device configured to lock and unlock the access door, the access door being moveable between an open position and a closed position;
an electrical system including a vehicle control unit and a plurality of electrical components controlled by the vehicle control unit, the vehicle control unit being operably coupled to the respective lock devices of the plurality of storage compartments; and
a portable wireless security device operative to communicate with the vehicle control unit, the portable wireless security device including an operator input and a transmitter operative to transmit a wireless signal to the vehicle control unit when the electrical system is in a powered off state in response to an actuation of the operator input, the vehicle control unit being configured to control at least one of the respective lock devices to at least one of lock and unlock the access door of at least one of the plurality of storage compartments in response to receiving the wireless signal from the portable wireless security device while the electrical system is in the powered off state.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein in response to the access door remaining in the closed position for a predetermined duration after unlocking the lock device in response to receiving the wireless signal, the vehicle control unit automatically controls the lock device to lock the access door in the closed position.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , further including an engine control unit in communication with the vehicle control unit for controlling the engine, wherein the portable wireless security device includes a second operator input, the transmitter being operative to transmit a second wireless signal to the vehicle control unit in response to an actuation of the second operator input, the vehicle control unit being configured to lock out operation of at least one of the vehicle control unit and the engine control unit in response to receiving the second wireless signal from the portable wireless security device.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each of the first saddlebag and the second saddlebag each include a cargo portion having the access door pivotably connected thereto.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the lock device comprises a latch assembly coupled to the access door, the latch assembly including a latching arm actuated by a latch, the cargo portion having a pin selectively coupled to the latching arm to lock the access door.

6. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the first saddlebag and the second saddlebag are selectively removable from the frame.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising a first mounting assembly coupled to the first saddlebag and the frame, and a second mounting assembly coupled to the second saddlebag and the frame.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a rear fender fixed to the frame, the first and second mounting assemblies fixed to the rear fender such that the first and second saddlebags are removably coupled to the rear fender respectively.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a bracket configured to rest atop an exhaust pipe of the two-wheeled vehicle, the cargo portion of at least one of the first saddlebag and the second saddlebag having a fastener receivable by the bracket to couple the a lower end of the cargo portion to the frame.

10. A two-wheeled vehicle including:
a frame;
a front ground-engaging member and a rear ground-engaging member each supporting the frame;
a straddle-type seat;
a handlebar for steering the vehicle;
an engine supported by the frame and operably coupled to the ground-engaging members;
a storage compartment supported by the frame, the storage compartment comprising:
a cargo portion removably coupled to the frame;
a mounting assembly having a first mounting component fixed to the frame and a second mounting component fixed to the cargo portion, the first mounting component selectively lockable to the second mounting component such that the storage compartment is selectively secured to the frame;
a lid pivotably attached to the cargo portion and pivotable between an open position and a closed position; and
a lock device configured to selectively lock and unlock the lid to the cargo portion;

an electrical system including a vehicle control unit and a plurality of electrical components controlled by the vehicle control unit, the vehicle control unit being operably coupled to the lock device of the storage compartment; and
a portable wireless security device operative to communicate with the vehicle control unit, the portable wireless security device including an operator input and a transmitter operative to transmit a wireless signal to the vehicle control unit when the electrical system is in a powered off state in response to an actuation of the operator input, the vehicle control unit being configured to control the lock device to at least one of lock and unlock the lid of the storage compartment in response to receiving the wireless signal from the portable wireless security device while the electrical system is in the powered off state.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the one of the first mounting component and the second mounting component of the mounting assembly is a pin, and the other of the first mounting component and the second mounting component is a boss, the boss configured to receive the pin when the cargo portion of the storage compartment is coupled to the frame.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the storage compartment is a first saddlebag extending laterally outwardly from the rear ground-engaging member.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising a second saddlebag extending laterally outwardly from the rear ground-engaging member opposite the first saddlebag, the second saddlebag selectively secured to the frame in the same manner as the first saddlebag.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 wherein the second saddlebag comprises:
a second cargo portion removably coupled to the frame;
a second lid pivotably attached to the cargo portion and pivotable between an open position and a closed position; and
a second lock device configured to selectively lock and unlock the lid to the cargo portion in the same manner as the lock device of the first saddlebag.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the first saddlebag and the second saddlebag are independently selectively removable from the frame.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the lock device and the second lock device are independently controllable.

17. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the lock device comprises a latch assembly coupled to the lid, the latch assembly including a latching arm actuated by a latch, the cargo portion having a pin selectively coupled to the latching arm to lock the lid.

18. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein in response to the lid r

Assignees

• Indian Motorcycle International Llc

Inventors

• Novak Andrew J
• Lenton Ryan P

Classifications

• B62J17/02 Primary

  shielding only the rider's front · CPC title

• B60K13/02

  concerning intake · CPC title

• B60K13/04

  concerning exhaust · CPC title

• B62J6/022

  specially adapted for motorcycles or the like · CPC title

• B62J9/00

  Containers specially adapted for cycles, e.g. panniers or saddle bags · CPC title