Title:
VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH ASSIST MOTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/069300
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle provided with an assist motor for assisting a main drive source for driving rear wheels or front wheels, the vehicle comprising: a base assist amount determination means for determining a base assist amount for allotting a base value for the amount of assistance provided by the assist motor; a load detection means for detecting the load on a portion located to the rear of the center of gravity of a vehicle body; a calculation means for calculating, for the detected load, a correction coefficient by which to multiply the base assist amount in order to find the actual assist amount commensurate with the load capacity of the vehicle and the inclination angle of the road surface on which the vehicle is traveling; and an actual assist amount calculation means for multiplying the base assist amount by the correction coefficient to find the actual assist amount; an actual assist amount that reflects the inclination angle of the road surface being obtained without the use of an inclination angle sensor.
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Inventors:
SEKITA TOMOAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/007198
Publication Date:
May 16, 2013
Filing Date:
November 09, 2012
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Assignee:
KOKUSAN DENKI CO (JP)
International Classes:
B62M6/50
Foreign References:
| JP2008044565A | 2008-02-28 | |||
| JP2005061376A | 2005-03-10 | |||
| JP2011168241A | 2011-09-01 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MATSUMOTO, HIDETOSHI (JP)
Hidetoshi Matsumoto (JP)
Hidetoshi Matsumoto (JP)
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