1. A scroll compressor in which tip seals of different lengths are embedded in tip surfaces of a fixed spiral wrap of a fixed scroll and an orbiting spiral wrap of an orbiting scroll,
wherein, among the tip seals, a thickness of a shorter tip seal is made thicker than a thickness of a longer tip seal, and depths of seal grooves in which the respective tip seals are embedded are formed to different depths in correspondence with the thicknesses of the respective tip seals.
2. A scroll compressor in which tip seals of different lengths are embedded in tip surfaces of a fixed spiral wrap of a fixed scroll and an orbiting spiral wrap of an orbiting scroll,
wherein, among the tip seals, a width of a shorter tip seal is made wider than a width of a longer tip seal, and widths of seal grooves in which the respective tip seals are embedded are formed to different widths in correspondence with the widths of the respective tip seals.
3. A scroll compressor in which step portions are provided at predetermined positions in a spiral direction of a tip surface and a bottom surface of a fixed spiral wrap of a fixed scroll and an orbiting spiral wrap of an orbiting scroll, respectively, and taking the step portions as boundaries, a wrap height of an outer circumferential side is made higher than a wrap height of an inner circumferential side, and tip seals of different lengths are embedded in tip surfaces of the inner circumferential side wrap and outer circumferential side wrap of the respective spiral wraps,
wherein, among the tip seals, a thickness of a shorter tip seal is made thicker than a thickness of a longer tip seal, and depths of seal grooves in which the respective tip seals are embedded are formed to different depths in correspondence with the thicknesses of the respective tip seals.
4. A scroll compressor in which step portions are provided at predetermined positions in a spiral direction of a tip surface and a bottom surface of a fixed spiral wrap of a fixed scroll and an orbiting spiral wrap of an orbiting scroll, respectively, and taking the step portions as boundaries, a wrap height of an outer circumferential side is made higher than a wrap height of an inner circumferential side, and tip seals of different lengths are embedded in tip surfaces of the inner circumferential side wrap and outer circumferential side wrap of the respective spiral wraps,
wherein, among the tip seals, a width of a shorter tip seal is made wider than a width of a longer tip seal, and widths of seal grooves in which the respective tip seals are embedded are formed to different widths in correspondence with the widths of the respective tip seals.
5. The scroll compressor according to claim 3, wherein among tip seals that are embedded in tip surfaces of the inner circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap and the orbiting spiral wrap, relative to a tip seal that is embedded in the inner circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap, a tip seal that is embedded in the inner circumferential side wrap of the orbiting spiral wrap is formed to have a shorter length and a thicker thickness, or is formed to have a wider width.
6. The scroll compressor according to claim 3, wherein among tip seals that are embedded in tip surfaces of the outer circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap and the orbiting spiral wrap, relative to a tip seal that is embedded in the outer circumferential side wrap of the orbiting spiral wrap, a tip seal that is embedded in the outer circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap is formed to have a shorter length and a thicker thickness, or is formed to have a wider width.
7. The scroll compressor according to claim 4, wherein among tip seals that are embedded in tip surfaces of the inner circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap and the orbiting spiral wrap, relative to a tip seal that is embedded in the inner circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap, a tip seal that is embedded in the inner circumferential side wrap of the orbiting spiral wrap is formed to have a shorter length and a thicker thickness, or is formed to have a wider width.
8. The scroll compressor according to claim 4, wherein among tip seals that are embedded in tip surfaces of the outer circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap and the orbiting spiral wrap, relative to a tip seal that is embedded in the outer circumferential side wrap of the orbiting spiral wrap, a tip seal that is embedded in the outer circumferential side wrap of the fixed spiral wrap is formed to have a shorter length and a thicker thickness, or is formed to have a wider width.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An all terrain vehicle comprising:
a frame;
an engine supported with respect to the frame;
a handlebar; and
a locking assembly supported with respect to the handlebar and having a locked condition and an unlocked condition, wherein
(a) the locking assembly comprises a removable portion, a receptacle configured to engage the removable portion and a sensor provided within the receptacle, the locking assembly being configured
(i) to unlock and allow powering of the all terrain vehicle when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle, the removable portion being engaged in the receptacle when the removable portion is inserted into the receptacle and the sensor identifies the removable portion as having an engaging configuration, and
(ii) to lock and prevent powering of the all terrain vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle, and
(b) the removable portion comprises an actuator slidable within the receptacle to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
2. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the actuator is positioned to be operable using an operator’s left hand without removing the operator’s left hand from the handlebar.
3. The all terrain vehicle of claim 2 further comprising a left handgrip attached to the handlebar, wherein the locking assembly is attached to the handlebar at a location adjacent to the left handgrip.
4. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the removable portion and the receptacle have an engaging configuration and at least about 300 non-engaging configurations.
5. The all terrain vehicle of claim 4 wherein the removable portion and the receptacle have an engaging configuration and at least about 720 non-engaging configurations.
6. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the receptacle comprises at least one detent configured to selectively interact with the removable portion.
7. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the actuator has three selectable positions comprising a central position and two outer positions, wherein
the engine is operable when the actuator is positioned in the central position, and
the engine is inoperable when the actuator is positioned in either of the outer positions.
8. The all terrain vehicle of claim 7 wherein the removable portion comprises at least one protrusion that is configured to contact at least one switch when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
9. The all terrain vehicle of claim 7 wherein the removable portion facilitates completion of an electrical circuit when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
10. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the removable portion comprises a plurality of protrusions and the sensor comprises a plurality of switches, at least some of the protrusions being configured to contact and actuate a respective one of the switches when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle to facilitate the determination, by the sensor, if the removable portion corresponds with the all terrain vehicle and is suitable to enable operation of the all terrain vehicle.
11. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the removable portion facilitates completion of an electrical circuit when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
12. The all terrain vehicle of claim 1 wherein the removable portion comprises an embedded identifiable component.
13. A saddle-type vehicle comprising:
a frame;
an engine supported with respect to the frame;
a steering assembly; and
a locking assembly supported with respect to the steering assembly and having a locked condition and an unlocked condition, wherein
(a) the locking assembly comprises a removable portion, a receptacle configured to engage the removable portion and a sensor provided within the receptacle, the removable portion comprising a plurality of protrusions, the sensor comprising a plurality of switches, at least some of the protrusions being configured to contact and selectively actuate a respective one of the switches, the protrusions and the switches cooperating to provide a pattern of actuated and unactuated ones of the switches, the locking assembly being configured
(i) to unlock and allow powering of the saddle-type vehicle when the removable portion is inserted in the receptacle and the sensor determines that the pattern of actuated and unactuated switches corresponds to the saddle-type vehicle, such that the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle, and
(ii) to lock and prevent powering of the saddle-type vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle, and
(b) the removable portion includes an actuator configured to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
14. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 13 wherein the actuator is slidable within the receptacle to select from the first operable engine condition and the second inoperable engine condition.
15. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 13 wherein the actuator has three selectable positions comprising a central position and two outer positions, wherein
the engine is operable when the actuator is positioned in the central position, and
the engine is inoperable when the actuator is positioned in either of the outer positions.
16. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 15 wherein:
the removable portion comprises a plurality of grooves;
the receptacle comprises a plurality of detents; and
each of the grooves receives a respective one of the detents when the removable portion is in an engaged position within the receptacle.
17. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 15 wherein the removable portion completes an electrical circuit when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
18. A locking assembly for an engine-powered vehicle, the locking assembly having:
a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration and comprising a removable portion and a receptacle configured to engage the removable portion, wherein the locking assembly is configured
(i) to unlock and allow powering of a vehicle when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle and
(ii) to lock and prevent powering of a vehicle when the removable portion is not engaged in the receptacle, and
wherein the removable portion comprises an actuator and a plurality of grooves, the actuator being slidable within the receptacle to select from a first operable engine condition and a second inoperable engine condition, the receptacle comprising a plurality of detents, each of the grooves receiving a respective one of the detents when the removable portion is in an engaged position within the receptacle.
19. The locking assembly of claim 18 wherein the removable portion comprises an embedded identifiable component.
20. The locking assembly of claim 18 wherein the actuator has three selectable positions comprising a central position and two outer positions, wherein
the actuator is configured to facilitate operation of an engine when the actuator is positioned in the central position, and
the actuator is configured to disable operation of an engine when the actuator is positioned in either of the outer positions.
21. The locking assembly of claim 20 wherein the removable portion comprises at least one protrusion that is configured to contact at least one switch when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.
22. The locking assembly of claim 20 wherein the removable portion completes an electrical circuit when the removable portion is engaged in the receptacle.