Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Having only three wheels
Patent
1997-09-04
1999-10-05
Mai, Lanna
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Having only three wheels
180 60, 180 651, 180298, 280124116, 280124128, 296901, B62D 6106, B62D 2900, B60K 100
Patent
active
059609010
ABSTRACT:
A three-wheeled, battery-powered personal vehicle has a single rear wheel at the end of a swing arm pivotally supported on the vehicle chassis. A motor, also pivotally supported on the chassis, pivots about the same axis as the swing arm, pivots and powers the rear wheel through a endless drive member. The chassis is provided by a lightweight, synthetic resin tub with substantial structural rigidity. The upper body is a separate synthetic resin tub which can be nested within the chassis for shipment and readily assembled thereto at the point of sale. The assembled chassis and upper body define a generally ovoidal configuration. Batteries are carried in a front compartment and provide crash protection for frontal impacts and other batteries are located beneath the vehicle seat to provide a low center of gravity. Transversely extending chassis members provide structural stiffness as well as support elements for the assembly.
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Brooks Jason S.
Corbin Pacific Inc.
Mai Lanna
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