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US 2025/0136236 A1Published application
Braking device for a personal mobility vehicle
AssigneeRazor USA LLC
InventorsRobert Hadley, Robert Chen
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Abstract
A personal mobility vehicle, such as a scooter, includes at least one battery and motor for powering at least one driven wheel. The vehicle also includes a braking assembly configured to isolate the motor from the at least one driven wheel such that power is terminated from the motor to the at least one wheel in response to a user engaging a braking assembly of the vehicle. The vehicle can include a switch or position sensor that interacts with the braking assembly to initiate the isolation of the motor from the at least one driven wheel and the switch or position sensor preferably is inaccessible to the foot of the user.
Claims20
(canceled)
A scooter comprising:
- a deck configured to support a user, the deck comprising a front end, a rear end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a lateral centerline between the first and second lateral sides;
- a steering assembly connected with the front end of the deck, the steering assembly comprising a handlebar and a front wheel;
- a rear wheel connected with the rear end of the deck;
- an electric motor configured to drive the rear wheel;
- a battery configured to provide power to the electric motor;
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- a brake assembly connected with the rear end of the deck, the brake assembly comprising:
- a fender comprising a foot actuator portion and a friction surface, the foot actuator portion accessible by the foot of the user to move the fender between a braking position and a release position, the friction surface configured to contact the rear wheel when the fender is in the braking position thereby braking the rear wheel;
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- a switch configured to output a brake signal in response to the fender being moved toward the braking position, the switch positioned in front of the foot actuator portion of the fender and on the lateral centerline of the deck.
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A scooter comprising:
- a deck configured to support a user, the deck comprising a front end and a rear end a first lateral side, and a second side lateral opposite the first lateral side;
- a steering assembly connected with the front end of the deck, the steering assembly comprising a handlebar and a front wheel;
- a rear wheel connected with the rear end of the deck;
- an electric motor configured to drive the rear wheel;
- a battery configured to provide power to the electric motor;
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- a brake assembly connected with the rear end of the deck, the brake assembly comprising:
- a fender configured to be rotated about an axis of rotation by a foot of the user between a braking position and a release position, the fender comprising a friction surface configured to contact the rear wheel when the fender is in the braking position thereby braking the rear wheel;
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- a switch configured to output a brake signal in response to the fender being moved toward the braking position, the switch positioned above the axis of rotation of the fender and centered between the first and second lateral sides of the deck.
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A scooter comprising:
- a deck configured to support a user, the deck comprising a front end and a rear end a first lateral side, and a second side lateral opposite the first lateral side;
- a steering assembly connected with the front end of the deck, the steering assembly comprising a handlebar and a front wheel;
- a rear wheel connected with the rear end of the deck, the rear wheel rotatable about a rotation axis;
- an electric motor configured to drive the rear wheel;
- a battery configured to provide power to the electric motor;
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- a brake assembly connected with the rear end of the deck, the brake assembly comprising:
- a fender configured to be rotated about an axis of rotation by a foot of the user between a braking position and a release position, the fender comprising a switch release member and a friction surface, the friction surface configured to contact the rear wheel when the fender is in the braking position thereby braking the rear wheel;
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- a switch configured to output a brake signal in response to the fender being moved toward the braking position, the switch positioned above the axis of rotation of the fender, forward of the rotation axis of the rear wheel, and rearward of the electric motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.