CN104340311A - Personal transport vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a personal transport vehicle comprising a foldable frame with a handle, a front wheel, rear wheels, a platform, a motor, a power supply and an acceleration mechanism. The platform is used for allowing a rider to take place while driving of the vehicle; the acceleration mechanism is provided with an acceleration controller. The handle of the foldable frame comprises a foldable column with a lockable joint for holding the handle. The invention further discloses other embodiments.

Description

Personal transporter

Technical field

The present invention is broadly directed to elec. vehicle.Specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of three-wheel personal transporter.

Background technology

Be known in the art elec. vehicle landform four wheeler as complete in entertainment type and Caddy.Certainly, what be associated is conventional two-wheel electric vehicle, as bicycle and the motor scooter of Foldable electric.And with fold mechanism or sulky vehicle or the three-wheeled vehicle of turning up mechanism.

These conventional electric car comprise one group of wheel axially aimed at.Such as, Bicycles and Motorcycles all has one group of wheel; One front and one rear.Although this conventional design changes with the design of such as electronic Sai Gewei (segway) vehicle, find the remarkable impact of conventional design on the portability of folding electric vehicle and practicality.

This innovation disappearance in battery-operated motor cycle technology may be design the result of the collapsible and durable difficulty involved by battery-operated motor cycle.The conventional design of Foldable electric motor bike is at collapsible point as motor bike post place experience weight distribution weakness, and at this place, while driving motor bike, rider's torque is subjected to larger power.

In addition, the designer of battery-operated motor cycle seems be absorbed in recreational or be convenient to manufacture, and nonideal performance and/or stability.Such as, one group of wheel axially aimed at is unstable under the low speed, but designer continues when damaging vehicle stability and improving to select the design of this sulky vehicle.Or contrary, perhaps because its manufacture is more simple, therefore designer creates the three-wheeled vehicle of the opposed trailing wheel with rigidity, and the spitting image of the three-wheel vehicle being children, it is unstable at higher speeds.

Therefore, required is a kind of personal transporter, and it is stable under the speed of change and in the environment of change, and it is also portable and durable.

Summary of the invention

It has been found that, at least the aforementioned challenges of stability and durability solves by using personal transporter disclosed herein.In one embodiment, personal transporter comprises the collapsible framework with handle, front-wheel and trailing wheel and platform, and rider can be positioned at platform to operate vehicle.

Personal transporter comprises electrical motor, power supply and has the acceleration mechanism of accel control.The handle of collapsible framework comprises the collapsible post with lockable joint, for maintenance handle vertical, to contribute to carrying out accelerations control by the rider of personal transporter.

Specifically, personal transporter comprises the handled framework of tool, and handle is mechanically connected to taking turns for a pair of front or singlely takes turns.Framework comprises platform, and platform extends to rear overhang suspension member from handle, and rear overhang suspension member is mechanically connected to pair of rear wheels or perhaps singlely takes turns.Handle also has collapsible post, and it utilizes and is used for collapsible post being locked in the lockable joint of stand up position and being mechanically connected to framework.

In addition, comprise acceleration mechanism, it is for controlling the speed of personal transporter.Acceleration mechanism has the electrical motor being connected to power supply, and acceleration mechanism is also connected to accel control.Accel control is placed in handle, make the rider on personal transporter by with the manual interaction of accel control to control the speed of personal transporter.

Platform has flat surfaces, makes to use the rider of personal transporter to find stability.This stability is firmly grasped handle from sitting posture by rider from stance or (if having made seat can be used as a part for platform surface) and finds.

Lockable joint has bar, and bar can utilize latching member, hook or the tooth that bar can be fixed on latched position and remain on latched position.Lockable joint also comprises hinge, opposed inside face and lock ring packing ring.

The opposed inside face of lockable joint all has its corresponding opposed tilt-lift portion not between plane surface, with guarantee when lockable connector locking in position time opposed uneven inside face between abundant contact.This contact in opposed lifting parts also allows the lower particularity in production and assembling, because lifting parts is at a right angle else if, then just needs particularity.

Its corresponding inside face in tilt-lift portion of each inside face is less than vertically, thus also contributes to obtaining the contact between opposed inside face.

Finally, grapple is used for contributing to before attempting fixing lockable joint, detect the chip or unsuitable location that can be present between opposed inside face.In the disclosure, grapple is used as to improve the mechanical strength in fixing lockable joint incessantly, but also guarantees that lockable joint is in tram, and can suitably close before locking.

By consulting the disclosure, the modification that those skilled in the art will recognize it is conceivable that going out above-disclosed personal transporter.Such as, collapsible post can be included in when not using and make a personal transporter further compact telescope features portion.Post also can fully remove from fork, again to allow even compacter result.

Be general introduction above, and therefore must comprise the simplification of details, summary and omission; Therefore, those of skill in the art will recognize that general introduction is only exemplary, and are not intended to limit by any way.The other side of the present invention, creative feature and the advantage that are only defined by the claims become clear by the non-limiting detailed description hereafter set forth.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By referring to accompanying drawing, better can understand the present invention, and its many object, feature and advantage will become clear for those of skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is that illustrate can the disassembled schematic of roughly embodiment of different aspect of the personal transporter that constructs of principle according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is for illustrating the schematic perspective view of folding column embodiment of collapsible post disclosed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the detailed front view of the embodiment of the lockable joint of lockable joint collapsible post as disclosed in fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the detailed side view of the embodiment of the lockable joint of lockable joint collapsible post as disclosed in fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is the detailed side view of the embodiment of the lockable joint of lockable joint collapsible post as disclosed in fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is the detailed side view of lockable joint embodiment of the still closed lockable joint of collapsible post disclosed in Fig. 2, but this lockable joint has the bar unlocked;

Fig. 7 is the detailed side view of lockable joint embodiment of the lockable joint of collapsible post disclosed in Fig. 2, but has the lockable joint of bar and the unlatching unlocked;

Fig. 8 is for illustrating the schematic perspective view of lockable joint embodiment of the lockable joint of collapsible post disclosed in Fig. 2, but there is the lockable joint of bar and the unlatching unlocked, wherein, the opposed face of lockable joint is shown as and contributes to the operation that those skilled in the art's principle according to the present invention recognizes lockable joint.

Detailed description of the invention

Hereafter aim to provide the detailed description of example of the present invention, and should not regard restriction the present invention self as.On the contrary, the modification of any number can fall within the scope of the present invention, and scope of the present invention is limited in the claim appended by specification sheets.

Fig. 1 is that illustrate can the disassembled schematic of roughly embodiment of different aspect of the personal transporter that constructs of principle according to the present invention 100.The different aspect of personal transporter 100 comprises handle 102, collapsible post 104, front frame section 106 and rear frame section 108.

Handle 102 is designed to receive on the upper end of collapsible post 104, and the lower end of collapsible post 104 is attached to the upper end that fork divides 110.Before the attachment, fork is divided in the headset group 109 of 110 insertion front frame sections 106.Headset group 109 is designed to receive the upper end that the lower end of collapsible post 104 and fork divide 110.

Fork divides 110 to comprise yoke 112, and yoke 112 is for being attached to personal transporter 100 by front-wheel 114, make when personal transporter 100 is in motion, front-wheel 114 rotates.

Rear frame section 108 can be attached to front frame section 106 in every way.For the purpose of this disclosure, attachment means is called as platform 116.

As shown in the figure, platform 116 is contemplated that and is made up of two parts, but current preferred embodiment is single-piece, and it has the different art pattern illustrated from the teeth outwards.Also unshowned, platform 116 can comprise other attachment multiple treating to be used by rider, as the seat allowing rider or passenger to sit down while operation personal transporter 100.

Front frame section 106 is also designed to allow various storage member, wherein can comprise the attachment of power supply 118.Power supply 118 is generally one or more rechargeable battery, it is powered to one or more electrical motor 120, and in an illustrated embodiment, electrical motor 120 is positioned at the wheel hub of front-wheel 114, but depend on customised design, front-wheel hub or the rear wheel hub of personal transporter 100 can be positioned at.

As shown in the figure, in current disclosed preferred embodiment, electrical motor 120 is positioned near front frame section 106, but envisions, and also exists and similarly or more preferably can perform other position for electrical motor 120 realizing object of the present invention.

Be hitch 121 below rear frame section 108, hitch 121 comprises the function turning to, drive and handle.In an illustrated embodiment, hitch 121 shows for being attached to rear frame section 108, but selectively exchanges providing between rigid construction or articulated structure, and each structure all takes turns 122 with a pair that is rotatably attached.

This selectable functionality provides for the rider with exception demand as the adaptation of the durability requirements of old man or disabled person.

Take turns 122 for a pair and be attached to on-right angle support with relevant mechanism, on-right angle support will become the motoring pressure of opposing rider, allow rear frame section 108 to participate in steering procedure.This participation is attended by generation ' cut ' action and sensation, and therefore improves the validity turned to.

Wherein, the hitch of shown embodiment 121 and rear frame section 108 interact, and make to use when personal transporter 100 can find desired manipulation, sensation and stability by rider rider.

Fig. 2 is for illustrating the schematic perspective view of the specific embodiment of collapsible post 104 disclosed in Fig. 1.Approximately, collapsible post 104 comprises flexible latching member 202, elongated portion 204 and lockable joint 206.

As shown in the figure, lockable joint 206 comprises following: the external view of opposed inner face 208, hinge 210, bar 212, grapple 214, bar hinge 216, a pair rod lock tooth 218, rod aperture mouth 220, lock ring packing ring 222 and locking teeth release-push 223.When consulting Fig. 2, it will be appreciated that, rod lock tooth 218 can comprise one or more tooth.

Those skilled in the art and consult Fig. 2 and also can recognize, although opposed inner face 208 due to lockable joint 206 show in fig. 2 for closed and locking and invisible in fig. 2, have a non-planar surface.

In order to consult opposed inner face 208 better, bar 212 must unlock or unlocking, and grapple 214 discharges, thus allows lockable joint 206 to open by means of hinge 210.But in order to make bar 212 unlocking, rod lock tooth 218 must discharge from rod aperture mouth 220, make bar 212 can in bar hinge 216 pivotable, to be unlocked by the joint 206 of locking.

Locking teeth release-push 223 is the one in two opposed buttons, it can be compacted to be unlocked by rod lock tooth 218, but those skilled in the art it will be appreciated that, lockable joint 206 can comprise other dispensing device for trigger bar locking teeth 218.In this embodiment, bar 212 can unlocking, opens to allow lockable joint 206.

Opposed with lockable joint 206 be flexible latching member 202 near the other end of elongated portion 204.Flexible latching member 202 comprises telescopic fixing rod 224, to prevent or to allow the flexible of elongated portion 204.Telescopic fixing rod 224 is called quick release lever by those skilled in the art usually.

Also comprise compressing member 226, extension pipe 228 in flexible latching member 202 and extend stationary pipes 230.Extend stationary pipes 230 and comprise movable gap 232, movable gap 232 allows to extend stationary pipes 230 and firmly grasps extension pipe 228 when compressing member 226 reduces the size in movable gap 232.

Compressing member 226 reduces the size in movable gap 232 when telescopic fixing rod 224 engages.Therefore, when movable gap 232 is in minimum gap width, extends stationary pipes 230 and firmly grasp extension pipe 228.On the other hand, when movable gap 232 be in be greater than minimum gap width time, extend stationary pipes 230 grasp extension pipe 228 more built on the sand, and extension pipe 228 can move into or shift out extend stationary pipes 230.

Three figure subsequently all illustrate the more detailed view of lockable joint 206.For the object understood, from three different angles, lockable joint 206 is shown respectively.

Fig. 3 is the detailed front view of the embodiment of lockable joint 206, wherein, indicates bar 212, grapple 214 and lock ring packing ring 222.Spring 302 shows for how grapple 214 of demonstrating to those skilled in the art remains on appropriate location while lockable joint 206 locks and closes.

Fig. 4 is the detailed side view of lockable joint 206, wherein, indicates that bar 212, grapple 214, lock ring packing ring 222 and spring 302 contributes to understanding structure and the operation of lockable joint 206.Show grapple matching parts 402, to demonstrate to those skilled in the art, how grapple 214 can engage with lockable joint 206.

Fig. 5 is the detailed side view of the opposite side of lockable joint 206, wherein, again indicates bar 212, grapple 214, lock ring packing ring 222 and spring 302.But, also indicate the external view of hinge 210 and opposed inner face 208.Show link pin 502, to demonstrate, lockable joint 206 can how by the better understanding of enforcement pivotable between open position and make position of hinge 210.

Fig. 6 is the detailed side view as there is still closed lockable joint 206 in Figure 5, and the lockable joint 206 just in Fig. 6 shows the grapple 214 for having the bar 212 and release unlocked.Therefore, freedom opened by lockable joint 206.

Fig. 7 be from another detailed side view occurring the lockable joint 206 that identical visual angle in Figure 5 watch, but lockable joint 206 shows for unlatching.For the object understood, hinge 210 illustrates together with the grapple 214 discharged with the bar 212 unlocked.

Fig. 8 is the schematic perspective view of another view of the lockable joint 206 that unlatching is shown.Lockable joint 206 in Fig. 8 shows the different views of hinge 210 and grapple 214, but the more important thing is that opposed inner face 208 is appreciiables.

In fig. 8, can recognize, uneven opposed inner face 208 all has the tilt-lift portion 802,804 be positioned on its corresponding inner face 208.In a preferred embodiment, the raising of the exposure level between the opposed inner face 208 of the injustice when lockable joint 206 closes all is convenient in these tilt-lift portions 802,804.This contact in tilt-lift portion 802,804 also allows to produce and lower particularity in assembling, because tilt-lift portion 802,804 at a right angle else if, then just needs particularity.

When combining with tilt-lift portion 802 and 804, greater strength and the durability of the lockable joint 206 closed are convenient in the opposed and interaction of low particularity between the inner face 208 of injustice.Due to the surface contact of the angulation except other surface contact all, be thus convenient to this larger intensity and durability.The design of this surface contact by power distribution across the whole plane in mating surfaces region and whole joint angles, but not only use in the past 90 degree of right angle.Therefore, the design of this improvement allow for the structure that may need during using personal transporter 100 and surface share intensity and durability more.

For the object of explaination, grapple 214 has the arm 806 indicated.Although clear in the figure of arm 806 before many, they indicate in fig. 8 clearly.Those skilled in the art will recognize that other embodiment can obtain that this is functional.

Functional descriptive material is for give functional information to machine.Functional descriptive material includes but not limited to surf zone, grapple, hinge, joint, bar, latching member, lock, compressing member and extensible member.

Although illustrate and described specific embodiment of the present invention when consulting the present invention and being open, those of skill in the art it will be clear that, based on instruction content herein, can carry out changing and revising when not departing from the present invention and broad aspect thereof.Therefore, claims comprise within the scope of it fall in true spirit of the present invention and scope all this type of change and amendment.In addition, will be appreciated that the present invention is only defined by the following claims.

Those skilled in the art will be appreciated that then this type of plan will enunciate in the claims if contemplate the claim elements be introduced into of given number, and when not having this type of to describe, there is not this type of restriction.For the non-limiting example of assisting to understand, claims comprise use and introduce phrase " at least one " and " one or more " and introduce claim elements.

Claims (13)

1. a personal transporter, comprising:

Framework, it has the handle being mechanically connected to front-wheel, described framework comprises the platform extending to rear overhang suspension member from described handle, described rear overhang suspension member is mechanically connected to pair of rear wheels, described handle also has collapsible post, and described collapsible post utilizes and is used for described collapsible post being locked in the lockable joint of stand up position and being mechanically connected to described framework;

Acceleration mechanism, it is connected to described framework, for controlling the speed of described personal transporter, described acceleration mechanism has the electrical motor being electrically coupled to power supply, described acceleration mechanism is also electrically coupled to accel control, described accel control is mechanically connected to described handle, makes the rider on described personal transporter can by controlling the speed of described personal transporter with the manual interaction of described accel control;

Described platform has flat surfaces, wherein, use the rider of described personal transporter can by firmly grasping described handle and finding stability while being positioned on described platform, thus keep stability while the acceleration controlling described personal transporter;

Described lockable joint has bar, for described bar being fixed at least one tooth of latched position, hinge, opposed inside face and lock ring packing ring, described opposed inside face all has the tilt-lift portion in described respective surfaces, to guarantee the contact between opposed inside face when locking, its corresponding inside face in described tilt-lift portion of each inside face is less than vertically; And

Grapple, it is mechanically connected to described lockable joint to have the inappropriate location helping detect before fixing described lockable joint between described opposed inside face at least.

2. personal transporter according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the described bar of described lockable joint also comprises the aperture for receiving at least one tooth described.

3. personal transporter according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described collapsible post also comprises telescope features portion to reduce the length of described collapsible post.

4. personal transporter according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described landing flat surface also comprises the seat being mechanically connected to described flat surfaces.

5. a personal transporter, comprising:

Framework, it has the handle being mechanically connected to front-wheel, described framework comprises the platform extending to rear overhang suspension member from described handle, described rear overhang suspension member is mechanically connected to pair of rear wheels, described handle also has collapsible post, and described collapsible post utilizes lockable joint and is mechanically connected to described framework;

Acceleration mechanism, it is connected to described framework, for controlling the speed of described personal transporter, described acceleration mechanism has the electrical motor being electrically coupled to power supply, described acceleration mechanism is also electrically coupled to accel control, described accel control is mechanically connected to described handle, makes the rider on described personal transporter can by controlling the speed of described personal transporter with the manual interaction of described accel control;

Described platform has flat surfaces, wherein, use the rider of described personal transporter can by firmly grasping described handle and finding stability while being positioned on described platform, thus keep stability while the acceleration controlling described personal transporter;

Described lockable joint has bar, hinge and opposed inside face, described bar is with aperture, described aperture is for receiving at least one tooth so that described bar is fixed on latched position, described opposed inside face all has the tilt-lift portion in described respective surfaces, to guarantee the contact between opposed inside face when locking; And

Mechanically be connected to the grapple of described lockable joint.

6. personal transporter according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described lockable joint also comprises lock ring packing ring, and described lock ring packing ring is positioned to contiguous bar hinge, to contribute to the power distribution of described lockable joint when described bar is in latched position.

7. personal transporter according to claim 5, is characterized in that, its corresponding inside face in described tilt-lift portion of each opposed inside face is less than vertically.

8. personal transporter according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described collapsible post is locked in stand up position by described lockable joint.

9. personal transporter according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described grapple has at least and helps detect the chip existed between described opposed inside face before fixing described lockable joint.

10. personal transporter according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described hinge also comprises link pin.

11. personal transporters according to claim 5, is characterized in that, each opposed inside face all has uneven low precision surface finish.

12. personal transporters according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described grapple also comprises two arms.

13. personal transporters according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described lockable joint also comprises releasing mechanism, and described releasing mechanism has opposed button to be unlocked by described lockable joint.