Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Uchisasai
Hiroaki Uchisasai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11834122Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit configured to detect a situation of a detection area on one of a rear side and a lateral side of a self-vehicle; a distance determination unit configured to determine a change in a relative distance between the self-vehicle and another vehicle detected in the detection area and a notification control unit configured to make a notification to a driver based on one of a detection result of the detection unit and a determination result of the distance determination unit. The notification control unit makes the notification by first notification output if the other vehicle is detected in the detection area by the detection unit, and makes the notification by second notification output if it is determined by the distance determination unit that the relative distance to the other vehicle has become short.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Tetsuka, Tsubasa Fukuoka, Hiroaki Uchisasai
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Patent number: 11772614Abstract: A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), the vehicle body behavior generating part (25) includes a brake device (BR) configured to brake a host vehicle, and wherein, when the brake device (BR) is actuated regardless of an operation of the rider (J), the controller (27) actuates the brake device (BR) according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor (37).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsubasa Nose, Tsutomu Tamashima, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Patent number: 11760347Abstract: The present invention provides a saddle ride type vehicle including a sensing unit configured to sense a four-wheel vehicle that is present in front of a self-vehicle and is traveling in a travel lane of the self-vehicle, and a control unit configured to, in a case where the four-wheel vehicle is sensed by the sensing unit, perform follow-travel control for causing traveling of the self-vehicle to follow traveling of the four-wheel vehicle, wherein the sensing unit senses a vehicle width of the four-wheel vehicle, and the control unit, in the follow-travel control, controls a travel position in a vehicle width direction of the self-vehicle so that at least a portion of the self-vehicle falls within a region within the vehicle width of the four-wheel vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Kineo Tomura, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Takayuki Abe
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Patent number: 11718138Abstract: A motorcycle includes a steering actuator configured to steer a front wheel, an actuator control unit configured to control the steering actuator, a collision determination unit configured to determine whether or not a collision has occurred in a host vehicle, and a riding determination unit configured to determine whether or not an occupant is riding the host vehicle. When it is determined that a collision has occurred and determined that no occupant is riding the host vehicle, the actuator control unit executes a step of positioning the front wheel at a position deviating from a central position.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Uchisasai, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Takayuki Abe, Hiroshi Maeda, Kineo Tomura
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Patent number: 11679834Abstract: A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider, a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), and wherein, when the vehicle body behavior generating part (25) is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider, the controller (27) firstly controls the vehicle body behavior generating part (25) such that a low output that is lower than a predetermined original target output is generated as a predictive action, and sets an output value after that according to a change of detection information of the ride sensor (37) generated by the low output.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsubasa Nose, Tsutomu Tamashima, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Patent number: 11654929Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a setting unit configured to set a warning line along a boundary between a traveling lane of a self-vehicle and an oncoming lane, a warning unit configured to issue a warning if the self-vehicle has crossed the warning line, a detection unit configured to detect a difficult-to-travel region in the traveling lane, and a determination unit configured to determine whether it is difficult or possible for the self-vehicle to pass between the boundary and the difficult-to-travel region. If it is determined by the determination unit that it is difficult for the self-vehicle to pass, the setting unit changes a position of the warning line to a position shifted from the boundary toward the oncoming lane side.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Kineo Tomura, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Takayuki Abe
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Patent number: 11536326Abstract: This clutch control device includes an engine (13), a transmission (21), a clutch device (26) configured to connect and disconnect motive power transmission between the engine (13) and the transmission (21), a clutch actuator (50) configured to drive the clutch device (26) and change a clutch capacity, a hydraulic circuit (63) provided between the clutch device (26) and the clutch actuator (50), an air bleeding device (64) configured to perform air bleeding of the hydraulic circuit (63), a control unit (60) configured to calculate a control target value of the clutch capacity, a control mode changeover switch (59) configured to enable a control mode of the control unit (60) to be switched to an air bleeding mode, and an air bleeding switch (65) configured to enable a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic circuit (63) to increase in the air bleeding mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryohei Tsuzuki, Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Hiroaki Uchisasai
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Patent number: 11396262Abstract: An invention is a saddle type vehicle comprising a lighting device, and an operator configured to perform a driving operation of a direction indicator, characterized in that the lighting device is configured to irradiate a part of a road surface on a front to lateral side of the saddle type vehicle in accordance with input of an operation of showing an intention of route change to the operator by a driver of the saddle type vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Marika Mochizuki, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Hiroshi Maeda
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Publication number: 20220169239Abstract: A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of a plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) included in the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), and, when at least one of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider (J), the controller (27) determines which of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is to be actuated according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor (37).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Tsubasa Nose, Tsutomu Tamashima, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Publication number: 20220161788Abstract: This driving support device of a saddle-riding type vehicle includes: an external detection means (29) that detects a situation around the vehicle; a steering device (ST) that steers an own vehicle; and a control means (27) that controls drive of the steering device (ST), wherein the control means (27) operates the steering device (ST) according to the situation around the vehicle detected by the external detection means (29) regardless of an operation of a rider (J) and moves a traveling trajectory in a lane width direction within a lane in which the own vehicle is traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Tsutomu Tamashima, Tsubasa Nose, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Publication number: 20220161766Abstract: A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), the vehicle body behavior generating part (25) includes a brake device (BR) configured to brake a host vehicle, and wherein, when the brake device (BR) is actuated regardless of an operation of the rider (J), the controller (27) actuates the brake device (BR) according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor (37).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Tsubasa Nose, Tsutomu Tamashima, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Publication number: 20220153377Abstract: A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), and wherein, when the vehicle body behavior generating part (25) is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider (J), the controller (27) firstly controls the vehicle body behavior generating part (25) such that a low output that is lower than a predetermined original target output is generated as a predictive action, and sets an output value after that according to a change of detection information of the ride sensor (37) generated by the low output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Tsubasa Nose, Tsutomu Tamashima, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Publication number: 20220135165Abstract: A drive assistance device for a saddle riding-type vehicle includes an outside detecting part that detects a situation around the vehicle, a brake device that brakes a host vehicle, a driving device that drives the host vehicle, and a controller that controls operation of the brake device and the driving device, and the controller performs following-travel-control that causes the host vehicle to travel with a first vehicular gap while following a preceding vehicle by actuating at least one of the brake device and the driving device, adjusts actuation of at least one of the brake device and the driving device when the outside detecting part detects a corner in a direction in which the host vehicle advances while the following-travel-control is performed, and performs control of setting a vehicular gap with respect to the preceding vehicle as a second vehicular gap that is greater than the first vehicular gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Tsutomu Tamashima, Tsubasa Nose, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
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Patent number: 11288966Abstract: An information notification apparatus is mounted on a straddle type vehicle and is capable of performing information notification mutually with a vehicle existing on the periphery of the straddle type vehicle. The information notification apparatus comprises: a plurality of detection units, having detection areas of different characteristics, configured to detect relative information representing a relative relationship with the vehicle; and a detection control unit configured to control, based on vehicle speed information of the straddle type vehicle, switching of a detection unit used for the information notification in the plurality of detection units.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Uchisasai, Hiroshi Maeda, Marika Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20210324924Abstract: This clutch control device includes an engine (13), a transmission (21), a clutch device (26) configured to connect and disconnect motive power transmission between the engine (13) and the transmission (21), a clutch actuator (50) configured to drive the clutch device (26) and change a clutch capacity, a hydraulic circuit (63) provided between the clutch device (26) and the clutch actuator (50), an air bleeding device (64) configured to perform air bleeding of the hydraulic circuit (63), a control unit (60) configured to calculate a control target value of the clutch capacity, a control mode changeover switch (59) configured to enable a control mode of the control unit (60) to be switched to an air bleeding mode, and an air bleeding switch (65) configured to enable a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic circuit (63) to increase in the air bleeding mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Ryohei Tsuzuki, Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Hiroaki Uchisasai
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Publication number: 20210300363Abstract: The present invention provides a saddle ride type vehicle including a sensing unit configured to sense a four-wheel vehicle that is present in front of a self-vehicle and is traveling in a travel lane of the self-vehicle, and a control unit configured to, in a case where the four-wheel vehicle is sensed by the sensing unit, perform follow-travel control for causing traveling of the self-vehicle to follow traveling of the four-wheel vehicle, wherein the sensing unit senses a vehicle width of the four-wheel vehicle, and the control unit, in the follow-travel control, controls a travel position in a vehicle width direction of the self-vehicle so that at least a portion of the self-vehicle falls within a region within the vehicle width of the four-wheel vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Kineo Tomura, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Takayuki Abe
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Publication number: 20210300497Abstract: The present invention provides a saddle ride type vehicle including a sensing unit configured to sense a travel lane of a self-vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a travel position in a vehicle width direction of the self-vehicle so that the self-vehicle travels within the travel lane of the self-vehicle sensed by the sensing unit and on a side closer to an edge than a center of the travel lane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Kineo Tomura, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Takayuki Abe
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Publication number: 20210284190Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a setting unit configured to set a warning line along a boundary between a traveling lane of a self-vehicle and an oncoming lane, a warning unit configured to issue a warning if the self-vehicle has crossed the warning line, a detection unit configured to detect a difficult-to-travel region in the traveling lane, and a determination unit configured to determine whether it is difficult or possible for the self-vehicle to pass between the boundary and the difficult-to-travel region. If it is determined by the determination unit that it is difficult for the self-vehicle to pass, the setting unit changes a position of the warning line to a position shifted from the boundary toward the oncoming lane side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Kineo Tomura, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Takayuki Abe
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Publication number: 20210221191Abstract: A motorcycle includes a steering actuator configured to steer a front wheel, an actuator control unit configured to control the steering actuator, a collision determination unit configured to determine whether or not a collision has occurred in a host vehicle, and a riding determination unit configured to determine whether or not an occupant is riding the host vehicle. When it is determined that a collision has occurred and determined that no occupant is riding the host vehicle, the actuator control unit executes a step of positioning the front wheel at a position deviating from a central position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Hiroaki Uchisasai, Kazuyuki Fukaya, Takayuki Abe, Hiroshi Maeda, Kineo Tomura
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Publication number: 20200407001Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit configured to detect a situation of a detection area on one of a rear side and a lateral side of a self-vehicle; a distance determination unit configured to determine a change in a relative distance between the self-vehicle and another vehicle detected in the detection area and a notification control unit configured to make a notification to a driver based on one of a detection result of the detection unit and a determination result of the distance determination unit. The notification control unit makes the notification by first notification output if the other vehicle is detected in the detection area by the detection unit, and makes the notification by second notification output if it is determined by the distance determination unit that the relative distance to the other vehicle has become short.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Takashi TETSUKA, Tsubasa FUKUOKA, Hiroaki UCHISASAI