Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Two-wheeled vehicle
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Application No.: US14078510Application Date: 2013-11-12
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Publication No.: US09908577B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Andrew J. Novak , Ryan P. Lenton, II , Brian K. Langlois , Jonathon P. Oakden-Graus , Donald W. Kahl
- Applicant: Indian Motorcycle International, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MN Medina
- Assignee: Indian Motorcycle International, LLC
- Current Assignee: Indian Motorcycle International, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Medina
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: F02D41/24
- IPC: F02D41/24 ; B62J9/00 ; B62J17/04 ; F02N11/08 ; B60K13/02 ; B60K13/04 ; F01N13/10 ; F02M35/16 ; B62J17/02 ; B62K21/04 ; F01L13/08 ; B62K11/04 ; B62K23/00 ; B62M7/02 ; F02D41/06 ; F02M35/02 ; F02M35/10 ; B62J15/00 ; B62K11/02 ; B62K21/02

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140136076A1 TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2014-05-15
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