US 12,479,407 B2
Reverse assist system for saddle riding vehicle and method thereof
Shane R. Smith, Zanesfield, OH (US); and Brandon Ricketts, Marysville, OH (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/365,119.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042375 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B60T 8/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60T 8/58 (2006.01); B62J 50/21 (2020.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 8/58 (2013.01) [B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 8/1706 (2013.01); B60T 8/3205 (2013.01); B62J 50/21 (2020.02); B60T 2201/03 (2013.01); B60T 2250/00 (2013.01); B60T 2250/04 (2013.01); B62K 11/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reverse assist system for a saddle riding vehicle having a front wheel and a front brake to apply brake to the front wheel, the reverse assist system comprising:
a switch configured to be displaced between a first position and a second position, wherein the switch is displaced to the second position to activate a reverse assist strategy;
a sensing unit to determine at least one of a speed or an acceleration of the saddle riding vehicle; and
a controller arranged in communication with the switch, the sensing unit, and the front brake, and configured to
activate the reverse assist strategy in response to the displacement of the switch to the second position,
activate the front brake in response to at least one of a forward speed being equal to zero or a forward acceleration being below a threshold value upon activation of the reverse assist strategy,
activate, by the controller, an indicator to prompt the rider to apply a forward force by compressing a front suspension fork of the saddle riding vehicle on the saddle riding vehicle upon activation of the front brake, and
deactivate the front brake in response to at least one of the rearward speed of the vehicle being greater than zero or the rearward acceleration of the vehicle being above a threshold value upon application of the forward force by the rider on the saddle riding vehicle.