Snow removing vehicle

A snow removing vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body frame having a front part and a rear part;
• a snow removing member connected directly to the front part of the vehicle body frame for removing snow from a ground surface, the snow removing member having a generally arc-shaped portion curved concavely rearward from the front part of the vehicle body frame;
• a single wheel axle rotatably mounted on the vehicle body frame and disposed in a widthwise central portion thereof so that the vehicle body frame is pivotally movable about the single wheel axle;
• at least one wheel mounted on the single wheel axle;
• a drive source disposed on the vehicle body frame for generating an assisting power to rotate the wheel;
• and a pair of operational handles connected directly to the rear part of the vehicle body frame so that upward and downward movement of the operational handles relative to the ground surface pivots the vehicle body frame relative to the single wheel axle;
• wherein the snow removing member is disposed on the vehicle body frame relative to the wheel such that when the operational handles are moved upward during removal of snow by the snow removing member, the vehicle body frame and the snow removing member pivot about the single wheel axle so that the front part of the vehicle body frame is inclined downwardly relative to the ground surface and both the wheel and a lower end portion of the snow removing member contact the ground surface or a surface of the snow and a chord of the arc-shaped portion extends generally perpendicular to the surface of the ground.

A snow removing vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body frame having a front part and a rear part;
• a single wheel axle rotatably mounted on the vehicle body frame and disposed in a widthwise central portion thereof so that the vehicle body frame is pivotally movable about the single wheel axle;
• at least one wheel mounted on the single wheel axle;
• a drive source disposed on the vehicle body frame for generating an assisting power to rotate the wheel to drive the vehicle body frame in a forward direction;
• a pair of operational handles connected directly to the rear part of the vehicle body frame so that upward and downward movement of the operational handles relative to the ground surface pivots the vehicle body frame relative to the single wheel axle;
• and a snow removing member connected directly to the front part of the vehicle body frame and having a generally arc-shaped snow removing portion having a curved surface for removing snow from a ground surface by pushing the snow forwardly when the vehicle body frame is driven in the forward direction, the snow removing portion having a lower end for contacting the surface of the ground during snow removal and an upper end, and the curved surface of the snow removing portion having a radius of curvature sufficiently small so that snow falls downwardly from the curved surface and does not reach the upper end of the snow removing portion as the snow is pushed forwardly by the snow removing portion;
• wherein the snow removing member is disposed on the vehicle body frame relative to the wheel such that when the operational handles are moved upward during removal of snow by the snow removing member, the vehicle body frame and the snow removing member pivot about the single wheel axle so that the front part of the vehicle body frame is inclined downwardly relative to the ground surface and both the wheel and a lower end of the snow removing member contact the ground surface or a surface of the snow.