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US 11,951,382 B2Granted
Powered wheeled board
OwnerRobert (Wei-Pin) Chen, Hua Tao +1inventors
InventorsRobert (Wei-Pin) Chen, Hua Tao, Huolai Guo
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Abstract
Various powered personal mobility vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle can include a deck having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a neck portion. A front swivel wheel assembly and a rear swivel wheel assembly can be connected with the deck. In some embodiments, the front swivel wheel assembly comprises a motor.
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A powered personal mobility vehicle comprising:
- a deck configured to support a user, the deck having:
- a forward portion;
- a rearward portion;
- a neck portion spacing apart the forward portion and the rearward portion, the neck portion being configured to enable the deck to twist about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- a first wheel assembly comprising a first swivel wheel connected to the forward portion of the deck;
- a second wheel assembly comprising a second swivel wheel connected to the rearward portion of the deck;
- the first and second wheel assemblies being positioned along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and disposed entirely beneath the deck;
- a battery connected to a bottom surface of the forward portion of the deck, a portion of the battery positioned directly above a portion of the first swivel wheel such that a vertical axis extending through a center of the first swivel wheel intersects the battery when the first and second swivel wheels are on a flat horizontal riding surface;
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- a motor operably coupled to the battery and configured to drive one of the first and second wheel assemblies.
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A powered personal mobility vehicle, comprising:
- a deck configured to support a user, the deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion and the rearward portion spaced apart by a neck portion, the neck portion being configured to enable the deck to twist about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- a front wheel assembly connected to the forward portion of the deck, the front wheel assembly comprising a powered swivel wheel having a motor and a tire, the motor disposed entirely within the tire;
- a rear wheel assembly connected to the rearward portion of the deck, the rear wheel assembly comprising a non-powered swivel wheel, wherein the front and rear wheel assemblies are positioned along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
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- wherein a diameter of the powered swivel wheel of the front wheel assembly is approximately equal to a diameter of the non-powered swivel wheel of the rear wheel assembly.
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A powered personal mobility vehicle, comprising:
- a deck configured to support a user, the deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion and the rearward portion spaced apart by a neck portion, the neck portion being configured to enable the deck to twist about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- a first wheel assembly coupled to the deck, the first wheel assembly comprising a powered swivel wheel and a first mounting assembly, wherein a motor is disposed within the powered swivel wheel;
- a second wheel assembly coupled to the deck, the second wheel assembly comprising a non-powered swivel wheel and a second mounting assembly, the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly being positioned along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- wherein an upper surface of the deck comprises a first recess and a second recess, each of the first and second recesses comprising an opening at its base, the first recess being covered by a first removable panel and the second recess being covered by a second removable panel;
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- wherein a portion of the first mounting assembly extends upward from beneath the deck into the opening at the base of the first recess, and wherein a portion of the second mounting assembly extends upward from beneath the deck into the opening at the base of the second recess.
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