Braking system for motorcycle having apportioning control
US5219211A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2127/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A primary brake system operated by either one of a hand operated means and a foot operated system is mounted on one of the front and rear wheels, and a secondary brake system operated in response to the operation of the primary brake system is mounted on the other wheel. Consequently, it is possible to provide a braking-force distribution for the front and rear wheels with a predetermined common characteristic, leading to an improved brake feel. A braking-force control is provided for controlling the braking-force distribution to the front and rear wheels in accordance with the operating forces of a first input operated by the hand operated element and a second input operated by the foot operated element, so that an ideal distribution characteristic falls within a region between a first braking-force distribution characteristic for the front and rear wheels by the hand operated element and a second braking-force distribution characteristic for the wheels by the foot operated element, such region being a braking-force distribution characteristic region at a time when the hand and foot operated elements are operated simultaneously.
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