| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 074473160 | Foot operated | 13 |
| 20090044652 | Neutral Hold Device for Hydrostatic Continuously Variable Speed Change Device - A neutral hold device for a hydrostatic continuously variable speed change device having a trunnion shaft, comprising a first member which rotates integrally with the trunnion shaft and in which a cam having a concave part is formed; a second member that pivots about a support shaft provided parallel to the trunnion shaft, and that is provided with a cam follower for engaging with the cam; a spring for urging the cam follower against the cam so that the trunnion shaft is retained in a neutral position by the cam follower being positioned in a set position of the cam by the urging of the spring; and auxiliary urging means for generating an auxiliary urging force for urging the trunnion shaft toward the neutral position while the trunnion shaft is positioned in a proximate region of the neutral position set in advance. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090255360 | HEEL SHIFTER FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A gear shifter for a motorcycle having a rotatable shifter shaft. The gear shifter includes a shifter arm having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the shifter arm is configured to engage the shifter shaft. The gear shifter further includes a shifter peg movably coupled to the second portion of the shifter arm such that the shifter peg is pivotable with respect to the shifter arm between a first position and a second position. A retainer assembly is operable to selectively retain the shifter peg in each of the first and the second positions. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090272215 | Pivotable heel shifter for a motorcycle - A heel shifter for a motorcycle has a pivotable pedal so that the pedal may be pivoted up out of the way to give more room for the rider's foot on the left floor board. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100000362 | Adjustable Operating Mechanism for Kick Down Switch - An adjustable operating mechanism for a kick down switch includes a stopper formed on a stopper bracket and having a slope surface inclined in one direction, a kick down switch including a member for providing different mechanical operating feeling and a protrusion having a slope surface corresponding to the slope surface of the stopper, and a groove formed on an acceleration pedal arm to receive the kick down switch, the kick down switch being configured and dimensioned to be movable therein to a predetermined position so that a kick down-generating time point is adjusted. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100005916 | MOTORCYCLE FOOT CONTROLS - A motorcycle foot control mechanism is described and claimed, said motorcycle foot control mechanism comprising a left rockerboard bracket, said rockerboard bracket being found on a left-hand side of a motorcycle in a left footrest position, said rockerboard bracket comprising a motorcycle footrest immovably affixed to a rockerboard bracket on a ventral side of said footrest, said rockerboard bracket being a member selected from the group consisting of a rockerboard bracket braking bracket and a rockerboard bracket shifting bracket, said rockerboard bracket comprising a toe end and a heel end; a right rockerboard bracket, said rockerboard bracket being found on a right-hand side of said motorcycle in a right footrest position, said rockerboard bracket comprising a motorcycle footrest immovably affixed to a rockerboard bracket on a ventral side of said footrest, said rockerboard bracket being a member selected from the group consisting of a rockerboard bracket braking bracket and a rockerboard bracket shifting bracket, said group member being not identical to said left rockerboard bracket group member, said rockerboard bracket comprising a toe end and a heel end; a braking system functionally affixed to said rockerboard bracket braking bracket; and a shifting system functionally affixed to said rockerboard bracket shifting bracket. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100212448 | GEAR-SHIFT CONTROLLING APPARATUS OF SADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle riding type vehicle includes a sensor that generates a signal, a moving member that moves a movable portion of the sensor and a coupling member that couples the moving member to a change pedal. The change pedal, the coupling member, the moving member and the sensor are arranged sequentially alongside one another along a sub-frame. The sub-frame is an existing member constituting a part of a vehicle body frame. Thus, base plates dedicated to the moving member, the sensor and the like can be eliminated. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120024100 | Speed Change Operation Apparatus for Stepless Speed Changer Device - A speed change operation apparatus includes a pivotal body operatively connected to a trunnion shaft to be pivotally displaced in response to an operational displacement by an operational tool, a positioning body operatively coupled with the pivotal body so as to be pivotally displaced in response to a pivotal displacement of the pivotal body, a main urging mechanism for applying an urging force to the pivotal body via the positioning body for returning the pivotal body from an operational position to the neutral position, and an auxiliary urging mechanism for applying an auxiliary urging force to the pivotal body for returning the pivotal body from the operational position to the neutral position. The returning urging force by the main urging mechanism when the trunnion shaft is located at the neutral position is stronger than the returning urging force by the main urging mechanism when the trunnion shaft is located at the operational position. And, the auxiliary urging force by the auxiliary urging mechanism when the trunnion shaft is located at the neutral position is weaker than the auxiliary urging force by the auxiliary urging mechanism when the trunnion shaft is located at the operational position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120247254 | SHIFT ACTUATOR LAYOUT STRUCTURE IN VEHICLE - In a vehicle having a generator cover mounted on one side of a crankcase so as to cover an end portion of a crankshaft projecting from the crankcase and a shift spindle located on the rear side of the generator cover as an input member of a shifting mechanism, a shift actuator is located below the longitudinal range of the generator cover in parallel to the crankshaft and on the front side of the axis of the shift spindle. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130055841 | GEAR SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE OF SADDLE RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A gear shift control device of a saddle ride type vehicle includes an operation pedal; a movable part which includes a movable member interlocking with and connected to the operation pedal and which has at least one of a click mechanism configured to give click feeling to an operation of the operation pedal, a stopper mechanism configured to restrict a turning operation range of the operation pedal, and a return mechanism configured to apply a spring force in a return direction to the operation pedal; and a detector which detects a gear shift operation performed by using the operation pedal, the gear shift control device configured to make a transmission perform a gear shift on the basis of a detection result of the detector. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20140251052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE - A vehicle incorporating an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine and the transmission, a breaking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a break pedal for controlling the operation of the breaking system, the gas pedal and the break pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system. The additional pedal may be configured to control the gear shifting of the automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission of the vehicle. Upon an activation of the additional pedal, the automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission of the vehicle may be configured to downshift. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20160114860 | Ergonomic Dual Shifter Assembly - Described herein are gear shifter interfaces for a motor vehicle comprising: a shifter assembly configured to connect to a shift lever comprising: a first plate having a top surface and a bottom surface; a first peg attached to the first plate; a second plate slidably coupled to the first plate, wherein the second plate has a top surface and a bottom surface; and a second peg attached to the second plate. | 04-28-2016 |
| 074473170 | Multiple foot-operated controls | 2 |
| 20110247444 | FOOT-OPERATED CONTROL ASSEMBLIES AND CONTROL METHODS FOR MOTORCYCLES - Foot-operated assemblies and methods of using the foot-operated assemblies to control a motorcycle. A foot-operated assembly includes a shaft that defines a pivot axis, a device for mounting the shaft to the motorcycle, a rocker arm coupled to the shaft so that the rocker arm is rotatable about the pivot axis, a second arm interconnected with the rocker arm so that rotation of the rocker arm causes the second arm to rotate about the pivot axis, a feature for coupling the second arm to a gear shifter linkage or a brake cylinder rod of the motorcycle, and a foot board attached to the rocker arm so that rotation of the foot board causes the rocker arm and the second arm to rotate about the pivot axis. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20140000402 | Operating Mechanism for Cruise Control and Motion Control in an Off-Road Vehicle Operating on Hydrostatic Transmission | 01-02-2014 |
