US 2020/0139874 A1Published application

Mobile object

AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation

InventorsGopinath Raja, Masayoshi Wada, Atsushi Domeki

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Abstract

[Problem to be Solved] A mobile object can be efficiently used in a folded state, and user-friendliness of the mobile object can be enhanced. [Solution] The mobile object includes: a moving base 1, 201, 301 which includes a front base 13, 213, 313 having front wheel 11 and a rear base 14, 214, 314 having rear wheel 12; and a seat 2, 302 which includes a seating part 21 having a seating surface 21a and leg part 22, 322 supporting the seating part 21. The front base 13, 213, 313 and the rear base 14, 214, 314 are movable relative to each other to expand and contract a wheel base H. The seating part 21 is movable backward and forward respectively by movement of the leg part 22, 322 in association with relative movement of the front base 13, 213, 313 and the rear base 14, 214, 314 for expansion and contraction of the wheel base H.

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Dependent claims

A mobile object comprising:

a moving base including a front base and a rear base, the front base having a front wheel, the rear base being located rearward with respect to the front base and having a rear wheel;
and
a seat including a seating part and a leg part and being located on the moving base, the seating part having a seating surface, the leg part supporting the seating part, wherein
the front base and the rear base are configured so as to be movable relative to each other such that a wheel base between the front wheel and the rear wheel can be expanded and contracted,
the seating part is configured so as to be moved forward by movement of the leg part associated with relative movement of the front base and the rear base for contraction of the wheel base, and
the seating part is further configured so as to be moved backward by movement of the leg part associated with relative movement of the front base and the rear base for expansion of the wheel base.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/593,052Filed 4 Oct 2019
Priority: JP 2018-2066611 Nov 2018
Published: 7 May 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

B60P 3/423
Convertible from one use to a different one: from transport of persons to transport of goods
A61G 5/0833
Characterised by a particular folding direction: folding front to back, e.g. reducing or expanding the overall depth of the wheelchair
B62D 21/14
Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted: of adjustable length or width
A61G 5/04
Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs: motor-driven

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