Inflatable electric vehicle
OwnerYi Panginventor
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Abstract
An electric vehicle for personal transportation has an inflatable body that can be deflated and the electric vehicle collapsed to a storage or transport configuration that is compact and light-weight. At least one front wheel and one rear wheel are attached to the inflatable body. An electric motor is attached to a wheel and preferably there is an electric motor for each rear wheel to power and brake the vehicle. A battery pack provides vehicle propulsion and provides structural support. An electronic control unit controls the electric motor and also provides structural support. A steering assembly includes the front wheel that is structurally connected to a rear wheel by the inflatable body, a steering column, handle bars, and braking and speed controls operable by a person sitting on the inflatable body.
Claims12
An electric vehicle for personal transportation comprising:
- (a) an inflatable body;
- (b) two rear wheels;
- (c) an electric motor attached to a rear wheel;
- (d) two support plates wherein each support plate is configured to attach a rear wheel to the inflatable body.
- (e) a battery pack configured to be removably attached between the two support plates to structurally join the two rear wheels, and further configured such that removal of the battery pack from between the support plates is required for the vehicle to form into a collapsed state;
- (f) an electronic control unit powered by the battery pack that controls the electric motor;
- and,
- (g) a steering assembly comprising a front wheel structurally connected to the rear wheels by the inflatable body, steering column, handle bars, and braking and speed controls operable by a person sitting on the inflatable body, wherein such speed controls are connected to the electric motor through the electronic control unit.
An electric vehicle for personal transportation comprising:
- (a) an inflatable body comprising a front, a rear, two sides, a seating area;
- (b) a plurality of wheels connected to the inflatable body wherein a wheel is connected to the front and a wheel is connected to the rear of the inflatable body and wherein the inflatable body forms the only structural connection between the front wheel and the rear wheel of the vehicle;
- (c) an electric motor attached to a wheel;
- (d) a battery pack;
- (e) an electronic control unit powered by the battery pack that controls the electric motor and,
- (f) a steering assembly comprising a front wheel, steering column connected to the front wheel through a columnar passage through the inflatable body, a steering mechanism, and braking and speed controls operable by a person sitting on the inflatable body, wherein such speed controls are connected to the electric motor through the electronic control unit;
- wherein the battery pack and the electronic control unit are mounted on the rear of the inflatable body;
- and,
- wherein the mounting of the battery pack and the electronic control unit are configured to support a rear wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.