One-occupant electric vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasanori Yoshihara, Shintaro Ohnishi
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Abstract
A one-occupant electric vehicle includes a seat to allow an occupant to sit thereon, a footboard to allow the occupant to place his/her feet thereon, front wheels and at least one rear wheel, and a motor to drive at least one of the wheels. A ratio of a diameter of the front wheels to a total length of the vehicle as measured in a front-rear direction is not less than 0.26, and a front portion of the seat on which the thighs of the occupant are to be placed is located higher than a rear portion of the seat on which the buttocks of the occupant are to be placed, and a rearmost point of a surface of the footboard on which the feet are to be placed is located rearward of a forwardmost point of an upper surface of the seat.
Claims15
A one-occupant electric vehicle comprising:
- a seat to allow an occupant to sit thereon;
- a footboard to allow the occupant to place a foot thereon;
- a set of wheels including front wheels and at least one rear wheel;
- and
- a motor to drive at least one wheel of the set of wheels;
- wherein
- a ratio of a diameter of the front wheels to a total length of the one-occupant electric vehicle as measured in a front-rear direction of the vehicle is not less than about 0.26 and not more than about 0.45;
- and
- a front portion of the seat on which a thigh of the occupant is to be placed is located higher than a rear portion of the seat on which a buttock of the occupant is to be placed, and a rearmost point of a surface of the footboard on which the foot is to be placed is located rearward of a forwardmost point of an upper surface of the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.