Electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11524591-B2
Application number	US-201616317118-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Priority date	Jul 13, 2016
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle includes a body and a cover rotatably connected to the body. The vehicle further includes a control bar rotatably connected to the cover. The cover is rotatable onto the body to put the cover in the stowed position from an extended position. The bar is between the cover and the body when the bar is in the stowed position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a station including a platform forming a storage space;
an opening in the platform in communication with the storage space and designed to receive a vehicle through the opening into the storage space;
a pair of rails spaced from each other in the storage space, the pair of rails being fixed relative to the platform and disposed beneath the platform, the pair of rails being elongated into the storage space in a direction away from the opening; and
a pair of ramps fixed to the rails in the storage space and ramping upwardly in the direction away from the opening to the rails.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a power station in the storage space arranged to charge a battery of a vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the power station includes a photovoltaic solar cell.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the power station is arranged to electrically connect to a charging port of the vehicle.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the station includes a charging pad electrically connected to the power station, the charging pad arranged to wirelessly charge the battery.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the charging pad is disposed in the storage space beneath the rails.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a canopy covering the station.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising a photovoltaic solar cell supported on the canopy, and further comprising a power station in communication with the photovoltaic solar cell, the power station arranged to wirelessly charge a battery of a vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the storage space is arranged to store a plurality of vehicles stacked on each other.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the opening is designed to receive the vehicle in a stowed position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Barbosa Jr Jose Carlos
• Silva Narques
• Sugimoto Ricardo

Classifications

• H02J7/751

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• B62K15/006

  the frame being foldable · CPC title

• B62K2202/00

  Motorised scooters · CPC title

• B62H3/00 Primary

  Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles (cycle supports used during maintenance B25H; building aspects E04H) · CPC title

• B62K3/002

  without a seat, i.e. the rider operating the vehicle in a standing position, e.g. non-motorized scooters; non-motorized scooters with skis or runners · CPC title