Apparatus for controlling the braking and acceleration of motorcycles and other motor-driven vehicles

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE BRAKING AND ACCELERATION OF A MOTORCYCLE OR OTHER MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE TO PREVENT THE WHEELS THEREOF FROM SPINNING OR LOCKING, THE MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR WHEELS, A MOTOR DRIVE FOR TURNING SAID REAR WHEEL, AND FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BRAKES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MOTOR POWER REDUCING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR DRIVE FOR REDUCING THE DRIVE TO SAID REAR WHEEL; FRONT AND REAR ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE BRAKE REGULATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, RESPECTIVELY, FOR SELECTIVELY REDUCING THE BRAKING ACTION OF SAID FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON SAID FRONT AND REAR WHEELS; FRONT AND REAR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL GENERATOR MEANS FOR GENERATING FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FRONT AND REAR WHEELS, RESPECTIVELY; FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS AND FOR OPERATING SAID MOTOR POWER REDUCING MEANS TO REDUCE THE DRIVE TO SAID REAR WHEEL WHEN SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNALS ARE OF DIFFERENT VALUE AND INDICATING THAT SAID REAR WHEEL IS TURNING AT A HIGHER VELOCITY THAN SAID FRONT WHEEL THEREBY MAINTAINING UNIFORM FRONT AND REAR WHEEL VELOCITY AND THEREBY PREVENTING DANGEROUS REAR WHEEL SPINNING DURING ACCELERATION OF SAID MOTORCYCLE;