Three wheeled electric cargo transporter
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorToshiyuki Hasegawa
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Abstract
A three wheeled electric cargo transporter is provided. The electric cargo transporter has a front wheel including an electric motor inside a hub of the front wheel. The electric cargo transporter also has a rear platform including a base and a pair of rear wheels. The electric cargo transporter further has an arm assembly including a pair of parallel arm bars, a lower crossbar, and an upper crossbar. The electric cargo transporter also has a trailing shaft connected to the base of the rear platform at a first end and connected to the lower crossbar of the arm assembly at an opposite second end.
Claims20
An electric cargo transporter comprising:
- a front wheel including an electric motor inside a hub of the front wheel;
- a rear platform including a base and a pair of rear wheels;
- an arm assembly including a pair of parallel arm bars, a lower crossbar, and an upper crossbar;
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- a trailing shaft connected to the base of the rear platform at a first end and connected to the lower crossbar of the arm assembly at an opposite second end;
- wherein the trailing shaft is connected to the lower crossbar at the second end via a connection mechanism that removably attaches the trailing shaft to the arm assembly;
- wherein the connection mechanism comprises an attachment member located on a top side of the lower crossbar and a coupler that is disposed at the second end of the trailing shaft;
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- wherein the connection mechanism is articulated so that the coupler rotates relative to the attachment member to allow the rear platform to pivot relative to the arm assembly.
An electric cargo transporter comprising:
- a first portion comprising a front wheel including an electric motor inside a hub of the front wheel and an arm assembly including a pair of parallel arm bars, a lower crossbar, and an upper crossbar;
- a second portion comprising a rear platform including a base, a pair of rear wheels, and a trailing shaft;
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- a connection mechanism attaching the first portion to the second portion, wherein the first portion is removably connected to the second portion at the connection mechanism;
- wherein the connection mechanism comprises an attachment member located on a top side of the lower crossbar and a coupler that is disposed at an end of the trailing shaft;
- wherein the electric cargo transporter is articulated at the connection mechanism between the first portion and the second portion so that the coupler rotates relative to the attachment member to allow the first portion to pivot relative to the second portion.
An electric cargo transporter configured to be transitioned between a riding configuration and a storage configuration, the electric cargo transporter comprising:
- a front wheel including an electric motor inside a hub of the front wheel;
- a rear platform including a base and a pair of rear wheels;
- an arm assembly including a pair of parallel arm bars, a lower crossbar, and an upper crossbar;
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- a trailing shaft connected to the base of the rear platform at a first end and connected to a connection mechanism on the arm assembly at an opposite second end when the electric cargo transporter is in a riding configuration, wherein the connection mechanism removably attaches the trailing shaft to the arm assembly;
- wherein the connection mechanism comprises an attachment member located on a top side of the lower crossbar and a coupler that is disposed at an end of the trailing shaft;
- wherein the electric cargo transporter is articulated at the connection mechanism between the rear platform and the arm assembly so that the coupler rotates relative to the attachment member to allow the rear platform to pivot relative to the arm assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.