Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1998-01-28
2000-08-22
Dickson, Paul N.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280 93504, 280 99, B62D 1500
Patent
active
06105982&
ABSTRACT:
A children's ride-on vehicle is provided with a chassis having a seat configured to accommodate a driver. The chassis includes a generally vertical, cylindrical channel extending therethrough. A handlebar is disposed in front of the seat and is operable by the driver to steer the vehicle. A steering column, connected to the handlebar, is pivotal in the channel about a first vertical axis. A motor and gear train housing is coupled to the steering column for rotation with the steering column about the first vertical axis and the housing supports a battery, an electric motor powered by the battery, and a gear train operatively coupled to the motor. A front axle is captured in the housing nominally transverse the vehicle and two front wheels are rotatably held on the front axle and coupled to the gear train for driving the vehicle. A keyway in the channel and a mating structure on the steering column limit the pivoting of the steering column to about 7.degree. from the nominal position in each direction. A bracket is pivotally mounted adjacent the rear of the chassis for rotation about a second vertical axis. A rear axle is mounted to the bracket transverse the vehicle. Two wheels are mounted to the second axle for rotation about an axis transverse the vehicle. A steering linkage is coupled between the front axle and the bracket for coordinated pivoting of the front axle and the rear axle for steering the vehicle.
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Howell William R.
Huntsberger Kurt J.
Avery Bridget
Dickson Paul N.
Mattel Inc.
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