US 12,304,581 B2
Saddle-riding vehicle
Chikashi Iizuka, Tokyo (JP); and Kineo Tomura, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/641,448
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/035938
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 9, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/065649, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-179012 (JP), filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371676 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B62H 5/02 (2006.01); B62H 1/02 (2006.01); B62K 21/02 (2006.01); B62K 21/12 (2006.01); B62J 45/41 (2020.01)
CPC B62H 5/02 (2013.01) [B62H 1/02 (2013.01); B62K 21/02 (2013.01); B62K 21/12 (2013.01); B62J 45/41 (2020.02)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A saddle-riding vehicle comprising:
a suspension device (3) which supports a steering wheel (2) and a steering handle (4);
a chassis frame (5) which supports the suspension device (3) to be steerable;
a handle lock mechanism (60) which locks the steering of the suspension device (3) with respect to the chassis frame (5) at a predetermined handle lock position (P1);
a steering actuator (43) which applies an assist torque (Tm) to the suspension device (3); and
a controller (23) for controlling the driving of the steering actuator (43),
wherein the controller (23) performs handle lock control of operating the steering actuator (43) so that the suspension device (3) is turned to the handle lock position (P1) when detecting a predetermined lock standby state.