Concave side rails for one-wheeled vehicles
AssigneeFuture Motion, Inc.
InventorsKyle Jonathan Doerksen, Maximilian Fredrick Ballenger Sluiter
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Abstract
A one-wheeled vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a rider oriented generally perpendicular to a direction of travel of a board, and a pair of side rails, each of which are coupled to the first and second deck portions at distal ends. A top surface of each side rail defines a generally concave shape, such that a plane connecting distal edges of the end portions of the side rail is spaced apart from the central portion of the side rail. In some examples, a bottom surface of each side rail also defines a generally concave-upward shape. In some examples, a bottom surface of each side rail includes a central cutout.
Claims20
An electric vehicle, comprising:
- a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a rider oriented generally perpendicular to a direction of travel of the board;
- a wheel assembly including a rotatable ground-contacting element disposed between and extending above the first and second deck portions;
- a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle;
- at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board;
- a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information;
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- a pair of side rails respectively disposed on each lateral side of the board, each side rail including a first end portion connected to the first deck portion, a second end portion connected to the second deck portion, and a central portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion;
- wherein a top surface of each side rail defines a generally concave shape such that a plane connecting distal edges of the end portions of the side rail is spaced apart from the central portion of the side rail.
An electric vehicle, comprising:
- a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a rider oriented generally perpendicular to a direction of travel of the board;
- a wheel disposed between and extending above the first and second deck portions;
- a hub motor configured to rotate the wheel around an axle to propel the electric vehicle;
- a motor controller configured to cause the hub motor to propel the electric vehicle based on an orientation of the board;
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- a stabilizing side rail respectively disposed on each lateral side of the board, each side rail including a first end portion connected to the first deck portion and including a first distal edge, a second end portion connected to the second deck portion and including a second distal edge, and a central portion between the end portions;
- wherein a top surface of each side rail defines a generally concave shape such that a plane connecting distal edges of the side rail is spaced apart from the central portion of the side rail.
An electric vehicle, comprising:
- a board including first and second deck portions;
- a wheel disposed between and extending above the first and second deck portions;
- a hub motor configured to rotate the wheel;
- one or more sensors configured to determine an orientation of the board;
- a motor controller configured to cause the hub motor to rotate based on the orientation of the board;
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- a side rail attached to each lateral side of the board, each side rail including a first end portion connected to the first deck portion, a second end portion connected to the second deck portion, and a central portion between the end portions;
- wherein a top surface of each side rail defines a generally concave shape such that a plane tangent to the end portions of the side rail is spaced apart from a top surface of the central portion of the side rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.