Cargo delivery vehicle with enhanced center of gravity
AssigneeAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc.
InventorsJamie Davies, Devon J Fujioka
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a wheel arrangement having a pair of front wheels and a back wheel configuration. The vehicle further includes a frame that is coupled to the wheel arrangement and a steering assembly mounted at a front portion of the frame. The vehicle further includes a battery unit that is disposed on a support portion of the frame and a pedal unit that is mounted at a middle portion of the frame. The vehicle further includes a rear carrier that is proximal to the back wheel configuration and configured to support a cargo container. The vehicle further includes a rear suspension that is mounted on a rear portion of the frame in proximity to the back wheel configuration.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a wheel arrangement having a pair of front wheels and a back wheel configuration;
- a frame coupled to the wheel arrangement;
- a steering assembly mounted on a front portion of the frame;
- a battery unit disposed on a support portion of the frame;
- a pedal unit mounted at a middle portion of the frame;
- a rear carrier that is proximal to the back wheel configuration and is configured to support a cargo container;
- and
- a rear suspension mounted on a rear portion of the frame in proximity to the back wheel configuration, wherein
- the front portion of the frame slopes upwardly from the middle portion of the frame and toward the steering assembly,
- the support portion of the frame extends substantially horizontally from the front portion of the frame and toward the middle portion of the frame, and
- the battery unit is disposed on the support portion of the frame directly beneath the steering assembly and between the pair of front wheels.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a wheel arrangement having a pair of front wheels and a back wheel configuration;
- a frame coupled to the wheel arrangement;
- a steering assembly mounted on a front portion of the frame;
- a battery unit disposed on a support portion of the frame;
- a pedal unit mounted at a middle portion of the frame;
- a rear carrier that is proximal to the back wheel configuration and is configured to support a cargo container;
- a rear suspension mounted on a rear portion of the frame in proximity to the back wheel configuration, wherein
- the front portion of the frame slopes upwardly from the middle portion of the frame and toward the steering assembly,
- the support portion of the frame extends substantially horizontally from the front portion of the frame and toward the middle portion of the frame, and
- the battery unit is disposed on the support portion of the frame directly beneath the steering assembly and between the pair of front wheels;
- a rotational device coupled to at least one wheel included in the back wheel configuration;
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- an electronic controller communicatively coupled to the rotational device,
- wherein, in an operational state, the electronic controller is configured to control actuation of the rotational device to drive the at least one wheel included in the back wheel configuration.
A method of assembling a vehicle, comprising:
- coupling a wheel arrangement with the vehicle, wherein the wheel arrangement includes a pair of front wheels and a back wheel configuration;
- coupling a frame with the wheel arrangement;
- mounting a steering assembly on a front portion of the frame;
- disposing a battery unit on a support portion of the frame;
- mounting a pedal unit at a middle portion of the frame;
- mounting a rear carrier in proximity to the back wheel configuration that is configured to support a cargo container;
- and
- mounting a rear suspension on a rear portion of the frame in proximity to the back wheel configuration, wherein
- the front portion of the frame slopes upwardly from the middle portion of the frame and toward the steering assembly,
- the support portion of the frame extends substantially horizontally from the front portion of the frame and toward the middle portion of the frame, and
- the battery unit is disposed on the support portion of the frame directly beneath the steering assembly and between the pair of front wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.