Powered two-wheel vehicle
AssigneeIntellectual Property Holdings, LLC
InventorsAndrew Dorman, Dan T. Moore, Jake Schurr, Mohammad Al-Raie, Ryan G. Sarkisian
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Abstract
A powered two-wheel vehicle includes a chassis extending between a rotatable front fork and a fixed rear fork. A deck is attached to the chassis to enclose a compartment. A front wheel is rotatably attached to the front fork and a rear wheel is rotatably attached to the rear fork via a hub motor. The steering assembly includes a head tube supported above and in front of the deck by a pair of arched frame tubes, a steering tube rotatably connected to the head tube, and a rotational damper connected between the head tube and the steering tube.
Claims20
A powered two-wheel vehicle comprising:
- a chassis extending between a rotatable front fork and a fixed rear fork;
- a deck removably attached to the chassis, wherein attaching the deck to the chassis encloses a compartment;
- a front wheel rotatably attached to the rotatable front fork;
- a rear wheel rotatably attached to the fixed rear fork via a hub motor, wherein the hub motor provides motive power to the rear wheel;
- a steering assembly comprising:
- a head tube attached to the chassis and supported above and in front of the deck by a pair of arched frame tubes, wherein the head tube is tilted forward at a rake angle;
- a steering tube rotatably connected to the head tube, wherein the steering tube extends into the head tube from the rotatable front fork so that the rotatable front fork trails the head tube when the powered two-wheel vehicle moves in a forward direction and the front wheel is in contact with a ground surface;
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- a rotational damper connected between the head tube and the steering tube.
A powered two-wheel vehicle comprising:
- a chassis extending between a rotatable front fork and a fixed rear fork;
- a deck removably attached to the chassis, wherein attaching the deck to the chassis encloses a compartment;
- a front wheel rotatably attached to the rotatable front fork;
- a rear wheel rotatably attached to the fixed rear fork via a hub motor, wherein the hub motor provides motive power to the rear wheel;
- a steering assembly comprising:
- a head tube attached to the chassis and supported above and in front of the deck by a pair of arched frame tubes, wherein the head tube is tilted forward at a rake angle;
- a steering tube rotatably connected to the head tube, wherein the steering tube extends into the head tube from the rotatable front fork so that the rotatable front fork trails the head tube when the powered two-wheel vehicle moves in a forward direction and the front wheel is in contact with a ground surface;
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- a rotational damper connected between the head tube and the steering tube;
- a battery and a control system disposed in the compartment, wherein the battery provides electrical power to the hub motor and the control system;
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- a user input device for transmitting user input signals to the control system, wherein the user input device comprises a plurality of control elements for controlling the operation of the powered two-wheel vehicle.
A method of controlling a powered two-wheel vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input signal from a user input device at a control system, wherein the user input signal comprises an acceleration instruction or a deceleration instruction;
- receiving a selected operating mode and vehicle performance data at the control system;
- generating with the control system a motor control signal based on the user input signal, the vehicle performance data, and the selected operating mode;
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- operating a motor in response to the motor control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.