Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Having only three wheels
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-12
2009-08-04
Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Having only three wheels
C180S041000, C280S005509, C280S006155, C280S006150, C280S124103
Reexamination Certificate
active
07568541
ABSTRACT:
An auxiliary lean control system is provided for controlling a lean angle of at least a portion of a vehicle. The auxiliary lean control system includes an energy storage device for storing energy to actuate the lean control system, a stabilizing mechanism coupled to the energy storage device and to the at least a portion of the vehicle for applying energy received from the energy storage device to the at least a portion of the vehicle to adjust the lean angle of the at least a portion of a vehicle, and a linkage coupled to the energy storage device and to the stabilizing mechanism for transferring energy from the energy storage device to the stabilizing mechanism. The auxiliary lean control system controls the lean angle of the portion of the vehicle in an absence of control of the lean angle by a primary lean control system. In another aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle including a vehicle suspension apparatus and a vehicle lean control system coupled to the vehicle suspension apparatus for controlling a lean of at least a portion of the vehicle, the suspension apparatus being operable independent of the vehicle lean control system.
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Fulks Gary C.
Haerr Timothy A.
Pfeil Michael C.
Roth Andrew H.
Saiki Scott J.
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group Inc.
Ilan Ruth
Twomey Thomas N.
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