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US 10,328,986 B2Granted
Folding personal mobility vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsDong Han Koo, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
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Abstract
A folding personal mobility vehicle includes a foothold part provided with a wheel, a handle part provided with a handle, and a hinge structure between the foothold part and the handle part. The foothold part and the handle part are each configured to be folded using the hinge structure and the foothold part and the handle part are configured so that the foothold part is positioned between the handle parts in a folded state.
Claims20
A folding personal mobility vehicle comprising:
- a front foothold part;
- a wheel carrier coupled with a front of the front foothold part;
- a front wheel coupled with the wheel carrier;
- a rear foothold part rotatably coupled with the front foothold part via a hinge shaft;
- a rear wheel coupled with a rear of the rear foothold part;
- a lower handle part coupled with the wheel carrier via a hinge locking mechanism;
- a middle handle part coupled with the lower handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- an upper handle part coupled with the middle handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- and
- a pair of handles coupled with the upper handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- wherein the rear foothold part is folded to adhere to the front foothold part in a folded state;
- and
- wherein the front foothold part is provided with a wheel groove into which the rear wheel is inserted when the rear foothold part is folded to adhere to the front foothold part.
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A folding personal mobility vehicle comprising:
- a front foothold part;
- a wheel carrier coupled with a front of the front foothold part;
- a front wheel coupled with the wheel carrier;
- a rear foothold part rotatably coupled with the front foothold part via a hinge shaft;
- a rear wheel coupled with a rear of the rear foothold part;
- a lower handle part coupled with the wheel carrier via a hinge locking mechanism;
- a middle handle part coupled with the lower handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- an upper handle part coupled with the middle handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- and
- a pair of handles coupled with the upper handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- wherein in a folded state
- the lower handle part is folded to adhere to the rear foothold part;
- the middle handle part is folded to be positioned at one side of the front foothold part and one side of the rear foothold part;
- the upper handle part is unfolded to extend along a longitudinal direction of the front foothold part;
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- the folding personal mobility vehicle is configured so that a user holding the handles can bring the front wheel into contact with a ground surface and then drag the folding personal mobility vehicle.
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A folding personal mobility vehicle comprising:
- a front foothold part;
- a wheel carrier coupled with a front of the front foothold part;
- a front wheel coupled with the wheel carrier;
- a rear foothold part rotatably coupled with the front foothold part via a hinge shaft;
- a rear wheel coupled with a rear of the rear foothold part;
- a lower handle part coupled with the wheel carrier via a hinge locking mechanism;
- a middle handle part coupled with the lower handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- an upper handle part coupled with the middle handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- and
- a pair of handles coupled with the upper handle part via the hinge locking mechanism;
- wherein an upper end of the wheel carrier and a lower end of the lower handle part, an upper end of the lower handle part and a lower end of the middle handle part, an upper end of the middle handle part and a lower end of the upper handle part, and an upper end of the upper handle part and one end of each handle each are each a hinge part;
- wherein the hinge part is configured so that a left flange and a right flange overlap with each other at left and right sides, having an inner flange disposed therebetween;
- wherein the left flange and the right flange are configured to be separated from the inner flange while having an integrated structure in which they are connected to each other like a yoke shape;
- and
- wherein the hinge locking mechanism is installed at a portion where the inner flange, the left flange, and the right flange overlap with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.