Abstract: There is provided a movement assistance robot in which a single type of movement assistance robot can take care of multiple users having different physical abilities.

Abstract: A bicycle handlebar/stem/steering tube assembly has a handle bar diameter and a steering tube diameter there-within. One or both of the steering tube and the handlebar includes one of a depression, a diameter-reduction, and a through-hole configured to mate rigidly against the other of the steering tube and the handlebar and be affixed thereto by the stem at a handlebar/steering tube interface such that a stem offset is created of a dimension that is less than either the handlebar diameter and the steering tube diameter at the handlebar/steering tube interface.

Abstract: A side cover structure for enhancing the external appearance and turning performance of a saddle-ride-type vehicle. A side cover structure of a saddle-ride-type vehicle includes a head pipe with a frame extending rearwardly from the head pipe. Side covers cover the frame from left and right sides. A bent portion is bent toward the outside in a vehicle width direction from a base portion and is formed on the side cover. An opening is formed in the base plate portion positioned in the vicinity of the bent portion.

Abstract: An electrohydraulic steer-by-wire steering system has an operator interface for specifying a turning angle, which is associated with a sensor for the acquisition of a position or movement of the operator interface. An electronic control device is connected to a first electrohydraulic circuit and to a second electrohydraulic circuit and set up in order to actuate the two electrohydraulic circuits as a function of a signal from the sensor. The system further includes a steering actuator for adjusting the turning angle of a steerable wheel. The steering actuator has two chambers each of which is connected simultaneously to the two electrohydraulic circuits.

Abstract: Provided is an electric assist bicycle that can apply a sufficient auxiliary driving force with a satisfactory gear change, preclude problems caused by interference between a mount or a battery and a front derailleur, and prevent a reduction in torque transmission efficiency. A cylindrical human-power transmission member that receives a transmitted human driving force is disposed on the outer periphery of a crank shaft, and a combined-force transmission member that receives the combined force of a human driving force and an auxiliary driving force from a motor is disposed on the outer periphery of the crank shaft. The electric assist bicycle includes a speed reduction mechanism that has pairs of reduction gears and a selection clutch engageable with the reduction gears, combines the human driving force and the auxiliary driving force, and changes gears for the combined force of the human driving force and the auxiliary driving force.

Abstract: A handlebar fixing structure enabling a handlebar to be attached to a high position to provide high vibration absorbency. The handlebar fixing structure includes a handlebar, a handlebar post supported above a steering system, and a handlebar clamper for fixing the handlebar to the handlebar post. The handlebar clamper includes a first damper member and a second damper member disposed so as to sandwich a cylindrical portion of the handlebar post and the handlebar from a direction orthogonal to the vehicle widthwise direction. An elastic member is interposed between the first clamper member and the handlebar post and between the second damper member and the handlebar post. The first damper member and the second clamper member are coupled with each other by a bolt and include abutting faces for abutting with each other so as to receive an axial force of the bolt.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which reduces, when a slipping condition of a right front wheel is detected based on a signal which is detected by a right detector, both braking forces on the right front wheel and a left front wheel to a lower level than a level of a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of an input member and which reduces, when a slipping condition of the left front wheel is detected based on a signal which is detected by a left detector, both braking forces on the left front wheel and the right front wheel to a lower level than a level of a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of the input member.

Abstract: A fifth wheel includes a top plate having a throat that is adapted to receive a kingpin of a trailer. A pair of locking jaws are pivotally connected to the top plate and pivotal between a closed configuration where the pair of locking jaws block passage of a kingpin out of the throat and the locking jaws are held primarily in compression and an open configuration where a kingpin may pass into and out of the throat. Each of the pair of locking jaws has an engagement surface adapted to engage a kingpin positioned in the throat when the pair of locking jaws are in the closed configuration. A locking member is movably attached to the top plate and a mechanism urges the locking member into engagement with the pair of locking jaws when the pair of locking jaws are in the closed configuration.

Abstract: A travelling frame of a travelling device positioned between a center frame and a travelling motor attachment portion includes an upper plate extended toward the center side of the vehicle to form an extended portion. A long hole into which travelling motor hydraulic piping is inserted is formed in the upper plate along the extended portion. The travelling motor hydraulic piping extends from a lead-out hole opened in an end plate of the center frame, through the long hole of the upper plate and a long hole opened in an end plate, and inserted into the travelling motor attachment portion.

Abstract: A vehicle-to-vehicle connector includes a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to be connected with a first vehicle body, and a second component is configured to connect a second vehicle body with the first vehicle body. The second vehicle body includes a front wheel assembly, a stem and a handle bar, and the front wheel assembly, the stem and the handle bar lean toward a direction opposite a moving-forward direction of the first vehicle body.

Abstract: A side stand mounted on a motorcycle includes: a leg portion brought into contact with a ground when the side stand stands; an attaching portion connected to a base end of the leg portion and having a pair of opposed walls; a collar extending through one opposed wall and brought into contact with an inner surface of the other opposed wall; a screw member inserted through the collar from an outer lateral side of the one opposed wall and screwed into a threaded hole of the other opposed wall; and a nut screwed onto a tip end portion of the screw member and tightened to an outer surface of the other opposed wall.

Abstract: Worm wheel construction that is able to sufficiently increase the strength of the connecting portion between a hub 11a and a gear portion 12a, and to maintain sufficient durability even when applied to an electric power steering apparatus that applies a large auxiliary torque, is achieved. A synthetic resin gear portion 12a is molded and formed in the end portion on the outer-diameter side of a metal hub 11a. A first annular concave portion 15 is provided on one surface side in the axial direction of the hub 11a, and a second annular concave portion 22 is provided on the other surface side in the axial direction thereof. Part of the synthetic resin of the gear portion 12a is fed into the portions near the outer diameter of the first annular concave portion 15 and the second annular concave portion 22 to form a first restraining portion 18 and a second restraining portion 23.

Abstract: A vehicle is equipped with a rotational velocity acquisition unit that acquires a rotational velocity of a rotary electric machine that imparts a steering force or a steering additive force to a steering system. A drive control device controls a left and right driving force difference by a driving device on the basis of a rotational velocity of the rotary electric machine.

Abstract: A motorcycle comprises a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame including a front frame unit supporting a motor, and a rear frame unit supporting a seat; and a swing arm which is rotatably connected to the front frame unit and supports the rear wheel, wherein the rear frame unit includes: a front section which supports the seat and extends rearward from the front frame unit; a pair of right and left branch sections extending rearward from a rear end portion of the front section to be spaced apart from each other in a rightward and leftward direction; and a pair of rear sections which extend rearward from rear end portions of the pair of right and left branch sections, respectively, and are placed rightward and leftward relative to the rear wheel.

Abstract: An adjustable bicycle frame for change in the riding modes is provided with a bottom bracket secured to pedals; a seat tube extending upward out of the bottom bracket; a chain stay extending rearward out of the bottom bracket and the seat tube; a rear wheel rotatably secured to the chain stay and contacting the ground; a head tube with a stem pivotably secured thereto; a fork pivotably secured to the head tube and extending downward; a front wheel rotatably secured to the fork stay and contacting the ground; a rearward inclined telescopic tubing including first and second tubes. After changing length of the telescopic tubing, a length between the front wheel and the rear wheel is changed, an inclined angle of the seat tube is changed, and an inclined angle of the head tube is changed coherently, thereby implementing a racing mode or a slow, urban riding mode.

Abstract: A linkage front wheel suspension system for two-wheeled vehicles comprising of a control arm hinged with the body of the vehicle, fork member, and steering member. An upper ball joint connects said steering member to the body of the vehicle and a lower ball joint connects the outer end of said control arm with said fork member. Fork member extends upwards and rearwards from said lower ball joint to hinge with said steering member. Steering member extends upwards and forwards from this pivot point to said upper ball joint. A method of steering control connects with said steering member. Means of springing/dampening connects with at least one of the said steering/suspension members. Said suspension system can utilize a lighter design of main frame, provide superior road-holding and can have reduced compression when front wheel braking.

Abstract: An undercarriage assembly for a mobile machine includes a continuous track having a plurality of mated track links that can translate with respect to the machine. Each track link may include a shoe portion and a body portion. The body portion includes a plurality of projecting pin lugs each having a pin bore to receive a bin and link adjacent track links together. The pin lugs can include a pair of sprocket lugs for making rolling contact with a sprocket, a pair of roller lugs for making rolling contact with a plurality of rollers, and a side lug having a protruding shoulder to assist in aligning the plurality of rollers.

Abstract: A bicycle may include a detachable seat assembly configured to disconnect from a bicycle frame, the detachable seat assembly including a housing, a post extending from the housing and a seat supported by the post, the seat having two flaps extending from and foldable at a joint and configured to fold around the post.

Abstract: A hand truck is provided, comprising a frame, a pair of back wheels secured to a first edge of the frame, a nose plate hingedly secured to the first edge of the frame, a telescopic handle hingedly secured to a second edge of the frame opposite the first edge, and a motorized wheel assembly separately connected to the second edge of the frame and to the handle. The hand truck has three configurations: a hand truck configuration whereby the nose plate is in a horizontal position, the frame is in a vertical position, and the handle is extended vertically; a storage configuration whereby the nose plate is in a vertical position, the frame is in a vertical position, and the handle is retracted; and a scooter configuration whereby the nose plate is in a horizontal position, the frame is in a horizontal position, and the handle is extended.

Abstract: A steering structure for a saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe which forms a steering axial line offset to a front side with respect to a steering axial line of a handlebar, a steering member supported for pivotal motion on the head pipe and configured to pivot around the steering axial line integrally with a front wheel, and a link member connected at a first end portion thereof for pivotal motion on the steering member and connected at a second end portion thereof for pivotal motion to the handlebar. The steering structure also includes a pivotal member provided between the first end portion of the link member and the steering member and supported on the steering member for rotation around a pivotal axial line extending along a center axial line of an axle of the front wheel.