Title:
VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/102106
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The disclosed vehicle increases safety, achieves a stable travelling state, provides good riding comfort, does not make an occupant feel any sense of unease, and maintains vehicle body stability and improves turning performance. The vehicle comprises: a vehicle body which is provided with a mutually connected steering unit and drive unit; a steering wheel which steers the vehicle body; a drive wheel which drives the vehicle body; a tilting actuator device which tilts the steering wheel or the drive wheel in the turning direction; a sensor which either directly or indirectly detects the lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle body; and a control device which controls the tilting actuator device and controls the tilt of the vehicle body. The control device controls the tilt of the vehicle body so as to balance the centrifugal force and the gravity acting on the vehicle, on the basis of the lateral acceleration detected by the sensor.
Inventors:
HAYASHI KOKI (JP)
TAKAKURA YUJI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
TAKAKURA YUJI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/000805
Publication Date:
August 25, 2011
Filing Date:
February 14, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EQUOS RES CO LTD (JP)
HAYASHI KOKI (JP)
TAKAKURA YUJI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
HAYASHI KOKI (JP)
TAKAKURA YUJI (JP)
YAMAMOTO SHINJI (JP)
International Classes:
B62H1/10; B62J99/00; B62K5/025
Foreign References:
| JP2005088742A | 2005-04-07 | |||
| JP2010058783A | 2010-03-18 | |||
| JP2007118806A | 2007-05-17 | |||
| JP2006001385A | 2006-01-05 | |||
| JP2007118807A | 2007-05-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
AOKI, TOSHIAKI (JP)
Toshiaki Aoki (JP)
Toshiaki Aoki (JP)
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