Patent ID: 8251375
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: B62D,B62K

Abstract:
1. A body leaning control system for a saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the body leaning control system comprising: a support mechanism arranged to support at least a pair of traveling members that contact a traveling surface and are provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body to be movable up and down relative to the vehicle body; a resistance applying mechanism arranged to apply to the support mechanism a resistance to up-and-down motions of the pair of traveling members; a lean amount acquiring device arranged to detect information on a lean amount of the vehicle body; a controller arranged to perform control, based on detection results received from the lean amount acquiring device, to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body exceeds a first angle, and to set the resistance of the resistance applying mechanism to a second resistance smaller than the first resistance when the lean amount of the vehicle body is equal to or less than the first angle; and a vehicle speed detecting device arranged to detect a vehicle speed; wherein the controller is arranged to set the first angle to include a region where the first angle increases with the vehicle speed, based on a detection result received from the vehicle speed detecting device.