# US 11,999,432 B2 · Personal mobility > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,999,432 B2 - Document ID: US11999432B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/510,619 - Filed: 2021-10-26 - Published: 2022-07-28 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-26 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation - Inventors: Ilsun Song; Donghee Seok; Juyoung Oh; Duck Young Kim; Hee Jin Ro; Yocheol Jang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999432B2 ## CPC - B62K 19/46: Luggage carriers forming part of frame (luggage carriers per se B62J7/00) - B62J 7/02: characterised by the arrangement thereof on cycles - B62J 25/04: Floor-type foot rests - B62K 3/002: {without a seat, i.e. the rider operating the vehicle in a standing position, e.g. non-motorized scooters; non-motorized scooters with skis or runners} - B62K 5/08: with steering devices acting on two or more wheels - B62K 7/04: having a carrying platform (article-carrying accessories B62J7/00 - B62J11/00) - B62K 21/00: Steering devices - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS ## Abstract An embodiment personal mobility includes a main body including a footrest on an upper surface of the main body, a steering device provided in front of the main body, a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device, a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body, and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A personal mobility comprising: a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body; a steering device provided in front of the main body; a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device; a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of expansion members having one end connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body; and a stopper configured to protrude upward from a free end of each of the expansion members in the unfolded state or to be accommodated in each of the expansion members in the folded state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The personal mobility according to claim 1, wherein, for each of the expansion members, the one end is rotatably connected to the side surface of the main body, and wherein the expansion members are configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating and being spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The personal mobility according to claim 1, wherein each of the expansion members comprises a magnet configured to be attached to the main body in the folded state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The personal mobility according to claim 1, wherein: the front wheel comprises a first front wheel and a second front wheel installed side by side in a state in which rotation centers thereof coincide, wherein the first front wheel and the second front wheel are configured to be adjusted to approach or separate from each other in a width direction; and the steering device comprises: a steering shaft rotatably installed on the main body; and a wheel support device installed below the steering shaft to support the first front wheel and the second front wheel and configured to adjust an interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The personal mobility according to claim 4, wherein the wheel support device comprises: a sliding block coupled to a lower end of the steering shaft; a first sliding member and a second sliding member coupled to the sliding block and configured to move in the width direction of the front wheel and to move oppositely to opposite sides from the sliding block; a first wheel support member provided to support the first front wheel and coupled to the first sliding member; a second wheel support member provided to support the second front wheel and coupled to the second sliding member; and a wheel interval adjusting device configured to move the first wheel support member and the second wheel support member to adjust the interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The personal mobility according to claim 5, wherein the wheel interval adjusting device comprises: a first screw shaft fastened to the first wheel support member; a second screw shaft fastened to the second wheel support member and having a spiral direction opposite to that of the first screw shaft; and a driving unit configured to simultaneously rotate the first screw shaft and the second screw shaft. ### Claim 7 A personal mobility comprising: a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body; a steering device provided in front of the main body; a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device; a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises: a plurality of expansion members having one end rotatably connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main body; and a plurality of width expansion parts slidably coupled to the plurality of expansion members, respectively, wherein the width expansion parts are configured to expand a width of the expansion members in the lateral direction of the main body in the unfolded state. ### Claim 8 A personal mobility comprising: a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body; a steering device provided in front of the main body; a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device; a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of expansion members having one end rotatably connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main body; and wherein the main body comprises a plurality of accommodating grooves provided on opposite sides of the main body and configured to accommodate each of the expansion members in the folded state. ### Claim 9 A personal mobility comprising: a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body; a steering device provided in front of the main body; a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device; a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of expansion plates rotatably connected to opposite side ends of the main body and configured to be folded by rotating from the opposite sides of the main body to cover the upper surface of the main body or to be unfolded by rotating from the opposite sides of the main body; wherein each of the expansion plates comprises a stopper configured to protrude upward from a free end of the expansion plate in the unfolded state; and wherein the main body comprises a stopper accommodating groove configured to accommodate the stoppers in the folded state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The personal mobility according to claim 9, wherein the main body comprises an expansion plate loading surface provided lower than the footrest in a region where the expansion plates are placed so that surfaces of the expansion plates and a surface of the footrest are maintained at a same height in the folded state. ### Claim 11 A personal mobility comprising: a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body; a first front wheel and a second front wheel installed at a lower end of a steering device provided in front of the main body, the first front wheel and the second front wheel being configured to be adjusted to approach or separate from each other, wherein the steering device comprises: a steering shaft rotatably installed on the main body; and a wheel support device installed below the steering shaft to support the first front wheel and the second front wheel and configured to adjust an interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel; and a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The personal mobility according to claim 11, wherein the wheel support device comprises: a sliding block coupled to a lower end of the steering shaft; a first sliding member and a second sliding member coupled to the sliding block and configured to move oppositely to opposite sides from the sliding block in a width direction of the first front wheel and the second front wheel; a first wheel support member configured to rotatably support the first front wheel and coupled to the first sliding member; a second wheel support member configured to rotatably support the second front wheel and coupled to the second sliding member; and a wheel interval adjusting device configured to move the first wheel support member and the second wheel support member to adjust the interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The personal mobility according to claim 12, wherein the wheel interval adjusting device comprises: a first screw shaft fastened to the first wheel support member; a second screw shaft fastened to the second wheel support member and provided such that a spiral direction of the second screw shaft is opposite to that of the first screw shaft; and a driving unit configured to simultaneously rotate the first screw shaft and the second screw shaft. ### Claim 14 A personal mobility comprising: a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body; a steering device provided in front of the main body, the steering device comprising a steering shaft and a wheel support device; a first front wheel and a second front wheel installed side by side at a lower end of the steering device, wherein the first front wheel and the second front wheel are configured to be adjusted to approach or separate from each other in a width direction; a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The personal mobility according to claim 14, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises: a plurality of expansion members having one end rotatably connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be folded or unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating; a stopper configured to protrude upward from a free end of each of the expansion members in the unfolded state or to be accommodated in each of the expansion members in the folded state; and a plurality of width expansion parts slidably coupled to the plurality of expansion members, respectively, wherein the width expansion parts are configured to expand a width of the expansion members in the lateral direction of the main body in the unfolded state. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The personal mobility according to claim 14, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of expansion plates rotatably connected to opposite side ends of the main body and configured to be folded by rotating from the opposite sides of the main body to cover the upper surface of the main body or to be unfolded by rotating from the opposite sides of the main body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The personal mobility according to claim 14, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of sliding expansion units configured to be unfolded in a sliding manner from the opposite sides of the main body in the lateral direction.