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US 12,589,821 B2Granted
Electric motorcycle
AssigneeZhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuqiang Jin, Xiaodong Zheng, Kun Li, Jifeng Gao, Rui Deng, Tao Chen
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Abstract
An electric motorcycle includes a battery pack, a controller and a charging device arranged in sequence along the height direction of the frame. The battery pack and the charging device are positioned on the frame adjacent to the front wheel. The rear suspension comprises a rear fork and a shock absorber connected to the frame by a shaft, the rear fork is connected to the rear wheel, and the electric motor is arranged on the rear fork. The center of gravity of the electric motorcycle is lower. The electric motorcycle can run stably even at a speed of 120 km/h.
Claims20
An electric motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
- a front wheel;
- a rear wheel having a rear wheel axis of rotation;
- a seat arranged on the frame;
- a vehicle cover arranged on the frame;
- a dashboard panel arranged on the frame;
- a controller;
- a suspension system comprising a front suspension and a rear suspension, the front wheel being connected to the frame by the front suspension, and the rear wheel being connected to the frame by the rear suspension;
- an electric motor, at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel being connected to the electric motor, the electric motor having an electric motor rotation axis;
- a battery pack arranged on the frame, the battery pack being electrically connected to the electric motor;
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- a charging device arranged on the frame and electrically connected to the battery pack;
- wherein the battery pack, the controller and the charging device are arranged in sequence along a height direction of the frame, the battery pack and the charging device are positioned on the frame adjacent to the front wheel, and the controller is arranged on the battery pack;
- wherein the rear suspension comprises a rear fork and a shock absorber connected to the frame by a shaft, the rear fork is connected to the rear wheel, and the electric motor is arranged on the rear fork spaced from the rear wheel axis of rotation such that the electric motor rotation axis always remains a same distance from the rear wheel axis of rotation regardless of suspension movement.
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An electric motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
- a front wheel;
- a rear wheel;
- a seat arranged on the frame;
- a vehicle cover arranged on the frame;
- a dashboard panel arranged on the frame;
- a controller;
- a suspension system comprising a front suspension and a rear suspension, the front wheel being connected to the frame by the front suspension, and the rear wheel being connected to the frame by the rear suspension;
- an electric motor, at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel being connected to the electric motor;
- a battery pack arranged on the frame, the battery pack being electrically connected to the electric motor;
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- a charging device arranged on the frame and electrically connected to the battery pack;
- wherein the battery pack, the controller and the charging device are arranged in sequence along a height direction of the frame, the battery pack and the charging device are positioned on the frame adjacent to the front wheel, and the controller is arranged on the battery pack;
- wherein the rear suspension comprises a rear fork and a shock absorber connected to the frame by a shaft, the rear fork is connected to the rear wheel, and the electric motor is arranged on the rear fork;
- wherein the frame comprises:
- a front frame adjacent to the front wheel;
- a rear frame adjacent to the rear wheel;
- and
- a reinforcement bracket having a leading end connected to the front frame and a trailing end connected to the rear frame;
- wherein the charging device is arranged on the reinforcement bracket;
- wherein the reinforcement bracket comprises two reinforcement rods symmetrically arranged and a transverse brace rod connecting the two reinforcement rods;
- wherein each reinforcement rod comprises a longitudinal reinforcement rod body part and a vertical reinforcement rod body part connected by a bent rod part;
- and
- wherein each longitudinal reinforcement rod body part has its leading end connected to the front frame, and each vertical reinforcement rod body part has its lower end connected to the rear frame by a connecting rod part.
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