JP2001278155A - Motorcycle remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] To provide a remote control device for a motorcycle, which can prevent a battery from running out due to a standby current of a receiver. A driving device for driving an operation member (G lock, seat lock), a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter, and control for controlling driving of the driving device based on a signal received by the receiver In a motorcycle remote control device in which a unit is installed on a motorcycle, the receiver has an auto power-off function (a switching circuit 35 provided upstream of a power supply circuit 36 of the receiver is controlled by a CPU 37 to supply power to the receiver). Function to automatically turn off).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for a motorcycle in which an operating member provided on the motorcycle is operated by a radio signal transmitted from a transmitter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a small motorcycle of a scooter type has a shutter type anti-theft device (hereinafter referred to as a G lock) which covers a key hole of a key cylinder into which an ignition key for starting an engine is inserted for the purpose of preventing theft. And a seat lock for locking the openable and closable seat in a closed state. This type of motorcycle is provided with a storage space for storing a helmet and the like, and the storage space is opened and closed by a seat, and the helmet and the like are put in and out of the storage space with the seat opened. .

Therefore, in order for the rider to start the motorcycle engine and get on the motorcycle, the seat lock is released by key operation to open the seat, the helmet is taken out of the storage space, and the G lock is released. It is necessary to insert the ignition key into the key cylinder and start the engine. If the key cylinder for starting the engine is also used for releasing the seat lock (remote operation), each key operation is performed after the G lock is released.

Conventionally, however, the seat lock and the G lock must be released by key operation, respectively, and there is a problem that the operation is troublesome for a rider.

[0005] Therefore, G is controlled by remote control using a transmitter.
It is conceivable to apply a remote control device that releases a lock and a seat lock to a motorcycle. That is, the remote control device includes a driving device that drives an operating member such as a G lock and a seat lock, a receiver that receives a signal from a transmitter, and a driving device that drives the driving device based on a signal received by the receiver. A control unit for controlling the motor is installed on the motorcycle, and the drive unit is controlled by the control unit on the motorcycle by transmitting a signal from a transmitter to the receiver installed on the motorcycle. The key lock and the seat lock are released by the driving device.

[0006]

However, since batteries mounted on motorcycles are of small capacity due to space, weight, cost, etc., standby current (dark current) always flows to the receiver. If it continues, there is a problem that a battery rise occurs in a short period of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle remote control device which can prevent a battery from running down due to a standby current of a receiver.

[0008]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving device for driving an operating member, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter, and a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter. In a motorcycle remote control device in which a control unit that controls driving of the driving device based on a signal to be performed is installed in the motorcycle, the receiver is provided with an auto power-off function.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the automatic power-off function includes a switching circuit provided upstream of a power supply circuit of the receiver.
It is characterized by a function of automatically turning off the receiver power by controlling with U.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving device for driving an operating member, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter,
In a motorcycle remote control device in which a control unit that controls driving of the drive device based on a signal received by the receiver is installed in the motorcycle, the receiver power is turned off.
The receiver or the motorcycle is provided with a manual OFF switch for performing the operation.

Therefore, according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the receiver is provided with an automatic power-off function.
According to the described invention, a manual OFF switch for turning off the receiver power supply is provided on the receiver or the motorcycle,
This prevents the battery from going up due to the continuous standby current flowing through the receiver.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type motorcycle provided with a remote control device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

In the scooter type motorcycle 1 shown in FIG. 1, a head pipe 2 is located at an upper front part of the vehicle body, and a steering shaft 3 is rotatably inserted into the head pipe 2. A steering wheel 4 is attached to an upper end of the steering shaft 3, and a front fork 5 is attached to a lower end of the steering shaft 3. A front wheel 6 is rotatably attached to a lower end of the front fork 5. It is pivoted.

A down tube 7 extends obliquely downward toward the rear of the vehicle body from the head pipe 2 and is bent to extend rearward of the vehicle body. A pair of right and left seal rail frames 8 branch and extend obliquely upward toward the rear of the vehicle body.

The head pipe 2, the down tube 7 and the like at the front of the vehicle body are covered with a resin front cover 9, and the lower rear portion of the down tube 7 and the front of the seat rail frame 8 are made of a resin foot. A low-floor footstep 11 is provided between the handle 4 and the seat 10 covered with the board and the undercover.

On the other hand, below the seat 10, a unit swing type engine 12 as a power unit is provided. The unit swing type engine 12 is configured by integrating an engine (not shown) as a drive source and a transmission case (not shown) including a V-belt type automatic transmission and a power transmission mechanism, and has a rear end at the rear end. The wheel 13 is rotatably supported. An exhaust pipe (not shown) derived from the exhaust system of the engine extends toward the rear of the vehicle body at a lower portion on the right side of the vehicle body (rear side in FIG. 1), and has a muffler (not shown) disposed at the rear end on the right side of the rear wheel 13. Is connected.

The unit swing type engine 12
Is swingably supported by an engine suspension bracket 50 fixed to an intermediate portion of the seat rail frame 8, and an upper rear end thereof is supported by the seat rail frame 8 via a rear cushion 14.

On the other hand, a portion of the vehicle body below the seat 10 is covered with a side cover 15 made of resin. Inside the side cover 15, a storage box 16 having an open upper surface and a slightly larger size than the storage box 16 are provided. A narrow metal fuel tank 17 is housed. Flasher lamps 18 are arranged on the left and right rear portions of the side cover 15, and tail lamps 19 are arranged on the rear surface of the side cover 15. The storage box 16 is made of resin, and its upper opening is opened and closed by the seat 10.

The handle 4 is covered by a resin-made handle cover 20. A headlamp 21 is disposed at the center of the handle cover 20 in the vehicle width direction, and flasher lamps 22 are disposed on the left and right sides thereof. I have. In addition, the flasher lamps 18 and 22 and the tail lamp 1
9 and the headlamp 21 are generally made of resin.

Next, a remote controller according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the basic structure of the remote controller according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 23 denotes a G lock (shutter) for covering a key hole of a key cylinder 24 into which an ignition key for starting an engine is to be inserted. And 25, a seat lock for locking the seat 10 in a closed state. The G lock 23 and the seat lock 25 are unlocked by a driving device 26. Note that the G lock 23 is automatically locked in that state when a shutter (not shown) is manually operated, and the sheet lock 25 is automatically turned on by closing the sheet 10 to lock the sheet 10. Is what you do.

The driving device 26 is electrically connected to a main unit 27, and the main unit 27 is
And a control unit 30 for controlling the driving of the driving device 26 based on the signal received by the receiver 29. The control unit 30 includes flasher lamps 18 and 22 for answerback, a battery 31, a main switch (main SW) 32 in the key cylinder 24, and other anti-theft devices (alarm alarm, immobilizer, ignition control device, etc.).
33 are electrically connected.

The G lock 23, the seat lock 25, the drive unit 26, the main unit 27, the battery 31, the key cylinder 24 (main switch 32) and the other anti-theft device 33 except the transmitter 28 are a scooter type motorcycle. 1 and the transmitter 28 is carried by the rider. The transmitter 28 is a receiver 29 of the main unit 27 provided on the scooter type motorcycle 1 side.
To transmit signal radio waves to
Lock release button 28a and seat lock release button 28
b is provided.

In this embodiment, FIGS. 1 and 2
As shown in the figure, the receiver 29 constituting the main unit 27 is a resin side cover 1 of the scooter type motorcycle 1.
5, specifically, a space between the resin side cover 15 and the storage box 16 in a position not facing the metal component, and a resin plate 34 attached to the side cover 15. Supported by According to this, the receiver 29 can receive the signal from the transmitter 28 from both the left and right sides of the motorcycle 1 without being shielded, and the widest part of the motorcycle 1 is a part corresponding to the storage box 16. Also, since there is no large metal part at the front of the vehicle body, the receiver 29 can receive most of the signals from the front and rear directions. If the fuel tank 17 is made of resin, the receiving performance of the receiver 29 is further enhanced.

The receiver 29 and the control unit 30 are arranged separately from a microcomputer such as a CDI unit and an ABS control so that the signal radio wave transmitted from the transmitter 28 is not obstructed. For example, CD
The I unit and the ABS control may be arranged in the front cover 9.

Here, the electric circuit configuration of the main unit 27 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the main unit 27, a switching circuit 35, a power supply circuit 36 and a CPU 37 constituting the control unit 30 are connected in series, and the switching circuit 35 is connected to the battery via fuses 38 and 39. The CPU 37 is connected to the battery 31 via the main switch 32 and the fuse 39.

Next, the operation of the remote controller according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the scooter-type motorcycle 1 is parked, the rider manually locks the G lock 23 and the seat lock 25, and in this state, inserts the ignition key into the key hole of the key cylinder 24 and starts the engine. The helmet (not shown) stored in the storage box 16 cannot be taken out, and the theft of the scooter type motorcycle 1 and helmets can be prevented. The theft of the scooter-type motorcycle 1 is also prevented by another anti-theft device 33.

The CPU 37 of the control unit 30 determines whether or not the main switch (IGN) 32 is OFF (step S1 in FIG. 5), and turns on the main switch (IGN) 32 when the engine is started. When the main switch (IGN) 32 is ON, the operation is performed (step S2). Here, the main switch (IG
N) The description of the operation when 32 is ON is omitted.

On the other hand, when the main switch (IGN) 32 is OFF when the engine is stopped, the date and time (the OF of the main switch (IGN) 32) measured by the OFF timer built in the CPU 37 of the control unit 30 are used.
It is determined whether or not (the date and time when F has continued) is within 14 days (two weeks) (step S3). If it is over 14 days, the CPU 37 turns off the switching circuit 35 provided upstream of the power supply circuit 36. Battery 31 and main unit 27
Cut off the electrical connection with the For this reason, the battery 31
As a result, the standby current does not continue to flow to the receiver 29 continuously for 14 days or more, and the battery running up due to the continuous standby current flowing to the receiver 29 is reliably prevented.
As a result, it is not necessary to increase the capacity of the battery 31 more than necessary, and it is possible to avoid an increase in the size, weight, and cost of the battery 31.

When the date and time measured by the OFF timer incorporated in the CPU 37 of the control unit 30 is within 14 days (two weeks), the CPU 37 determines whether the motor of the driving device 26 is being driven or transmitting. Flasher lamp 18 to notify the rider that the aircraft 28 has been operated.
It is determined whether or not an answer-back operation of blinking 22 is performed (step S5). If the motor is being driven or the answer-back operation is being performed, step S1 is executed.
Steps S4 to S4 are performed, and if the motor is not being driven or the answerback operation is not being performed, it is determined whether or not the receiver 29 has received the G lock release signal (Step S6).

When the rider starts the engine of the parked scooter-type motorcycle 1 and runs the vehicle, the G lock release button 28a and the seat lock release button 28b of the transmitter 28 are remotely controlled. To transmit a G lock release signal and a seat lock release signal toward the motorcycle 1. Then, the G lock release signal and the seat lock release signal are received by the receiver 29 of the main unit 27 installed on the scooter type motorcycle 1 side.

When the receiver 29 receives the G lock release signal, the control unit 30 based on the G lock release signal.
, The drive device 26 is driven to release the G lock, and an LED lamp (not shown) installed near the key cylinder 24 is turned on to notify the rider that the G lock release signal has been received. As a result, the flasher lamps 18 and 22 are turned on and off a predetermined number of times (three times in the present embodiment), and a release signal of another anti-theft device 33 is output (step S).
7). The flashing of the flasher lamps 18 and 22 also has a function of notifying the rider of the position of the remote motorcycle 1.

Thereafter, it is determined whether the receiver 29 has received the seat lock release signal (step S8). When the receiver 29 receives the seat lock release signal, the control unit 30 is controlled based on the seat lock release signal. The drive unit 26 is driven under the control of the control unit, thereby releasing the seat lock 25, and performing the flasher lamps 18 and 22 a predetermined number of times as an answer back operation for notifying the rider that the seat lock release signal has been received (see FIG. It blinks only three times in this embodiment) and outputs a sheet open signal (step S9).

When the locked states of the G lock 23 and the seat lock 25 are released as described above, the rider opens the seat 10, takes out the helmet from the storage box 16, closes the seat 10, and opens the seat. After the engine is started by inserting an ignition key into the key hole of the key cylinder 24 in the state and turning the ignition key, the user can get on the scooter type motorcycle 1 and run. At the same time as the seat 10 is closed, the seat lock 25 is turned on and the seat 10 is locked (automatic locking).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Although the switching circuit 35 controlled by the PU 37 is incorporated in the main unit 27, a manual OFF switch 40 for manually turning off the receiver power supply is provided in the motorcycle 1 (or the main unit 27) as shown in FIG. If the scooter-type motorcycle 1 is not used for a long period of time (for example, two weeks or more), by turning off the manual OFF switch 40, the standby current from the battery 31 to the receiver 29 can continue to flow for a long period of time. As a result, the rising of the battery caused by the continuous flow of the standby current to the receiver 29 is reliably prevented.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the embodiment in which the G lock and the seat lock are particularly used as the operating members has been described. However, as the operating members, a steering lock, a parking brake, a fuel tank lid, an engine and the like are also used. can do.

[0040]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a driving device for driving an operating member, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter, and a receiving device for receiving a signal from the transmitter. In a motorcycle remote control device comprising a control unit for controlling the driving of the drive device mounted on a motorcycle, the receiver is provided with an auto power off function, or a manual OFF switch for turning off the receiver power supply. Is provided in the receiver or the motorcycle, so that it is possible to prevent the battery from running down due to the standby current of the receiver.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type motorcycle including a remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram of the remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the electric circuit of the remote control device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scooter type motorcycle (motorcycle) 10 Seat 23 G lock (operating member) 25 Seat lock (operating member) 26 Drive unit 27 Main unit 28 Transmitter 29 Receiver 30 Control unit 31 Battery 35 Switching circuit 36 Power supply circuit 37 CPU 40 Manual OFF switch

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A motorcycle comprising: a driving device for driving an operation member; a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter; and a control unit for controlling driving of the driving device based on a signal received by the receiver. A remote controller for a motorcycle, wherein the receiver is provided with an auto power-off function. 2. The automatic power-off function includes a switching circuit provided upstream of a power supply circuit of the receiver.
The remote control device for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device has a function of automatically turning off a receiver power by controlling with a PU. 3. A motorcycle comprising: a driving device for driving an operating member; a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter; and a control unit for controlling driving of the driving device based on a signal received by the receiver. Manual OFF for turning off the receiver power in the motorcycle remote control device installed
A remote control device for a motorcycle, wherein a switch is provided on the receiver or the motorcycle.