Three-wheeled electric scooter
AssigneeBravo Sports
InventorsJack B. Lovley, II, Joseph C. Klingl, Mark Groenhuyzen, Kenneth Edlauer
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Abstract
A scooter having at least two front wheels, a rear wheel, a deck, a steering assembly that includes a handlebar and a steering tube, an electric motor configured to provide power, and a transmission configured to transfer the power provided by the electric motor. The transmission can be configured to transfer the power provided by the electric motor only to the rear wheel. In some configurations, the scooter includes a battery, a power switch, and a controller coupled to the power switch, the battery, and the electric motor. In response to receiving a signal from the power switch, the controller ramps up the voltage provided to the electric motor over an interval of time.
Claims18
A scooter comprising:
- at least two front wheels;
- a rear wheel;
- a steering assembly comprising a handlebar and a steering tube coupled to the at least two front wheels;
- a deck configured to support the weight of a child;
- an electric motor configured to provide power;
- a transmission configured to transfer power provided by the electric motor to the rear wheel;
- a battery;
- a power switch;
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- a controller coupled to the power switch, the battery, and the electric motor, wherein, in response to receiving an on-signal from the power switch, the controller is configured to ramp up a voltage provided to the electric motor over an interval of time, wherein the interval of time is at least one second.
A method of controlling an electric scooter, comprising:
- receiving an on-signal from a user control;
- ramping up a voltage applied to an electric motor over an interval of time in response to the on-signal;
- using power from the electric motor to drive a wheel of the scooter;
- wherein the interval of time is at least one second.
A scooter comprising:
- at least two front wheels;
- a rear wheel;
- a steering assembly comprising a handlebar and a steering tube coupled to the at least two front wheels;
- a deck;
- an electric motor configured to provide power to at least one of the wheels;
- and
- a controller configured to ramp up a voltage provided to the electric motor over an interval of time, wherein the interval of time is at least one second.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.