Vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroshi Kimpara
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Abstract
A vehicle according to the present disclosure is a vehicle body in which at least a power portion on which a power source of a vehicle body is mounted and a front-rear portion to which at least one of a front wheel and a rear wheel is attached are connected via a link mechanism. The vehicle reversibly changes shape to a traveling form in which the power portion and the front-rear portion can travel while maintaining a flat state by sliding the fastening portion along the guide hole, and a transportation form in which the front-rear portion can be transported while maintaining a state in which the front-rear portion is bent toward the power portion with a fold line between the front-rear portion and the power portion.
Claims2
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body in which a power portion, where at least a power source of the vehicle body is mounted, and a front-rear portion, where at least one of a front wheel and a rear wheel is attached, are connected via a link mechanism;
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- first reinforcing members and second reinforcing members that are removable depending on a form of the vehicle, wherein
- the link mechanism includes a fastening portion between the power portion and the front-rear portion, and a guide hole that guides the fastening portion to a predetermined position by sliding,
- a traveling form, in which traveling is performable while maintaining a state in which the power portion and the front-rear portion are flat, and a transportation form, in which transportation is performable while maintaining a state in which the front-rear portion is folded toward the power portion with a fold line between the front-rear portion and the power portion, are reversibly changed by sliding the fastening portion along the guide hole,
- in the transportation form, the first reinforcing members sandwich the front-rear portion and the power portion to maintain the state in which the front-rear portion is folded toward the power portion, and
- in the traveling form, the second reinforcing members sandwich the front-rear portion and the power portion to maintain the state in which the power portion and the front-rear portion are flat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.