Patent ID: 9132771
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A turn signal canceling device for a laterally tilting vehicle, the turn signal canceling device comprising: a straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit for determining whether the laterally tilting vehicle is travelling straight ahead or is turning; a turn signal cancellation controller for automatically deactivating a turn signal based on a result of determination of the straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit; a vehicle speed detector for detecting a vehicle speed; and a driving force detector for detecting a driving force imparted to the vehicle, wherein when the vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed and the driving force is equal to or larger than a predetermined driving force at a time when the straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit determines that the laterally tilting vehicle is turning, the turn signal cancellation controller enters a standby state for automatically deactivating the turn signal which is different from a normal operating state thereof, when the straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit determines that the laterally tilting vehicle is travelling straight ahead during the standby state, the turn signal cancellation controller automatically deactivates the turn signal, and when the driving force becomes smaller than the predetermined driving force or the turn signal is manually deactivated during the standby state, the turn signal cancellation controller cancels the standby state and returns to the normal operating state thereof.