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US 9,682,309 B2Granted
Powered wheeled board
AssigneeRazor USA LLC
InventorJoey Chih-Wei Huang
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Abstract
Various powered wheeled board vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes a deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion. At least one front wheel can be connected with the deck under the forward portion. The front wheel can be configured to swivel about a first axis and rotate about a second axis. A powered wheel can be connected with the rearward portion. In some configurations, the rear wheel comprises a hub motor.
Claims25
A powered board vehicle, comprising:
- a flexible deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion;
- at least one front wheel connected with the deck under the forward portion, the front wheel configured to swivel about a first axis and rotate about a second axis;
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- a powered rear wheel connected with the deck and in a fixed alignment relative to the deck, wherein the powered rear wheel comprises a hub motor configured to drive the powered rear wheel from a position laterally offset along an axis of rotation of the powered rear wheel such that the hub motor is disposed outside of the powered rear wheel and a longitudinal axis of the hub motor is generally collinear with the axis of rotation, wherein the powered rear wheel further comprises a central plane disposed along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and wherein the hub motor is laterally offset from the central plane;
- wherein the deck permits rotation of the forward portion relative to the rearward portion to permit a user to twist the forward portion relative to the rearward portion in alternating directions about a longitudinal axis of the deck.
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A powered personal mobility vehicle, comprising:
- a body having a deck, the deck being configured to support a user, the deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion;
- a caster assembly connected with the deck;
- at least one front wheel connected with the caster assembly and rotatable about a first axis;
- a rear wheel connected with the body and rotatable about a second axis;
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- a hub motor connected with the body and arranged to transfer rotational force to the rear wheel from a position laterally offset along the second axis of the rear wheel such that the hub motor is disposed outside of the rear wheel;
- wherein the forward and the rearward portions are spaced apart by a neck portion that is laterally narrower than both the forward portion and the rearward portion, thereby allowing the deck to twist or flex about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle that passes through the neck,
- wherein the rear wheel comprises a central plane disposed along a longitudinal axis of the powered personal mobility vehicle, and wherein the hub motor is laterally offset from the central plane.
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A powered board vehicle, comprising:
- a flexible deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion;
- at least one front wheel connected with the deck under the forward portion, the front wheel configured to swivel about a first axis and rotate about a second axis;
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- a powered rear wheel connected with the deck and in a fixed alignment relative to the deck, the powered rear wheel comprising a hub motor configured to drive the powered rear wheel from a position laterally offset along an axis of rotation of the powered rear wheel such that the hub motor is disposed outside of the powered rear wheel and such that a longitudinal axis of the hub motor is generally collinear with the axis of rotation;
- wherein the hub motor comprises a mount configured to support the hub motor, and wherein at least a portion of the hub motor is laterally offset inboard of the mount and at least a portion of the hub motor is laterally offset outboard of the mount;
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- wherein the deck permits rotation of the forward portion relative to the rearward portion to permit a user to twist the forward portion relative to the rearward portion in alternating directions about a longitudinal axis of the deck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.