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Vehicle with seating assembly

US9682737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

Yotaro Mori · Yokohama, JP
Akira Kashiwagi · Yokohama, JP
Satoru Nojima · Wako, JP
Naoto Yamagishi · Saitama, JP
Jun Tanaka · Yokohama, JP
Yasushi Miyagi · Wako, JP
Akito Hiramatsu · Wako, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2210/50
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle is disclosed with a seating assembly which is capable of prompting an occupant to take an appropriate riding posture depending on the behavior of the vehicle body. A motorcycle includes tilting mechanisms for tilting seating surfaces of a front seat (rider seating part) and a rear seat (passenger seating part) and an ECU carries out a control process for tilting the seating surfaces to lift rear portions of the seats upwardly in response to an action to accelerate the motorcycle and a control process for tilting the seating surfaces to lift front portions of the seats upwardly in response to an action to decelerate the motorcycle.

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