Motor vehicle for a person with reduced mobility, which is easier to get into/out of

2- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises stabilizing means for stabilizing the motor vehicle during movement of the at least one movable portion between the high and low positions.

3- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the at least one movable portion forms part, in the high position, of the section of the platform where the driving position of the motor vehicle is located.

4- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle is a tricycle.

5- The motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the at least one movable portion forms part, in the high position, of a section of the platform intended to accommodate a passenger of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising two front wheels and at least two rear wheels.

6- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle comprises two folding sides, located on either side of the platform, and two movable portions.

7- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the at least one folding side constitutes, in the raised position, a side door of the motor vehicle.

8- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor further comprises at least two side doors, located on either side of the platform and capable of being opened and closed, each of the at least one folding side extending, in the raised position, opposite a respective side door, on an interior side of the vehicle, each of the least one folding side being capable of being moved to the lowered position after opening the respective side door.

9- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises, for each of the at least one folding side, a non-manual actuator able to move the respective folding side between the raised position and the lowered position.

10- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of the at least one folding side is connected in a freely pivotable manner to the respective movable portion of the platform, there being further provided, for each of the at least one folding side, manual raising means for raising the respective folding side from the lowered position to the raised position, as well as stopping means for stopping the respective folding side in the lowered position and locking means for locking the respective folding side in the raised position.

11- The motor vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the manual raising means comprise, for each of the at least one folding side, a horizontal handrail mounted so as to be pivotable about a vertical axis, the handrail being further connected to an edge of the respective folding side by a belt or a strap.

12- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the chassis frame is configured such that the at least one movable portion is, in the high position, inscribed in and protected by the chassis frame.

13- The motor vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the motor vehicle is a tricycle, and wherein the chassis frame comprises a central portion and, on each side thereof, a front lateral extension and a rear lateral extension, the chassis frame thus being H-shaped, a space being formed between the front and rear lateral extensions located on a same side of the central portion, in which space a respective movable portion of the platform is placed when in the high position.

14- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the means for controlling the vertical movement of the at least one movable portion are able to ensure a continuous vertical movement of the at least one movable portion and to stop this vertical movement at any height lower than that of the movable portion in the high position.

15- (canceled)

16- The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the means for controlling the vertical movement of the at least one movable portion comprise, for each of the at least one movable portion, at least one non-manual actuator.

17- The motor vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the means for controlling the vertical movement of the at least one movable portion comprise, for each of the at least one movable portion:

• an actuator formed by a stand foldable under the respective movable portion and able to be unfolded downwards from the respective movable portion, the stand being motorized by motorization means;
• and
• means for guiding in translation the respective movable portion with respect to the chassis frame.

18- The motor vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the stand comprises a main arm and a secondary arm, the main arm having a first end articulated to a part that can be moved in translation and is located inside a hollow longitudinal member belonging to the respective movable portion, and a second end capable of coming to bear on a ground after the stand has been unfolded, the secondary arm being foldable inside the main arm and having a first end articulated to the main arm and a second end articulated to a bearing fixed inside said longitudinal member, and wherein the motorization means comprises said part and means for driving said part in translation in two opposite directions of translation.

19- The motor vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the part is a sleeve and the means for driving said part in translation comprise a shaft extending through said sleeve and along the inside of said longitudinal member and means for rotating the shaft that are able to rotate the shaft in two opposite directions of rotation, the sleeve and the shaft being connected by a helical connection such that a rotation of the shaft causes a translation of the sleeve.

20- (canceled)

21- (canceled)

22- (canceled)

23- (canceled)

25- The motor vehicle according to claim 24, wherein the motor vehicle comprises a forward drive system which comprises a motor means for forward drive, located forward of the rear wheel assembly and having a driving shaft connected by a belt to a drivetrain which comprises a drive shaft rotated by the belt and driving the wheel axle in forward drive rotation, the drive shaft extending outwardly so that an end section thereof lies beyond said belt, the selective coupling means being connected to said end section of the drive shaft.