VEHICLE APPROACH ALERT DEVICE FOR SADDLE-RIDDEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Title:

VEHICLE APPROACH ALERT DEVICE FOR SADDLE-RIDDEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/117807

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

This vehicle approach alert device for a saddle-ridden electric vehicle comprises a sound emitter for emitting an alert sound for alerting a surrounding area to the approach of the saddle-ridden electric vehicle to the surrounding area, the sound emitter being mounted on a vehicle body of the saddle-ridden electric vehicle, which includes an electric motor in a power engine, wherein the sound emission by the sound emitter is controlled in accordance with the circumstances of the travel of the vehicle, and the sound emitter is disposed such that the direction of the sound emission is oriented obliquely downward to the front of the saddle-ridden electric vehicle.

Inventors:

SHIMIZU SATORU (JP)
AKIBA MASAHIRO (JP)
AKIBA RYUJI (JP)
TANAKA KAZUHIKO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/052524

Publication Date:

September 07, 2012

Filing Date:

February 03, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
SHIMIZU SATORU (JP)
AKIBA MASAHIRO (JP)
AKIBA RYUJI (JP)
TANAKA KAZUHIKO (JP)

International Classes:

B62J3/00; B60Q5/00; B62J23/00

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JP2010247811A	2010-11-04
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