Riding vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11807288-B2
Application number	US-202017022552-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2020
Priority date	Sep 27, 2019
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A riding vehicle includes: a main body portion supporting a wheel; a seat stay erected on the main body portion and configured to be switched between a riding state in which a person rides and a cart state in which a person does not ride; a seat fixed to an upper side of the seat stay; a frame provided on the seat stay and configured to hold luggage in the riding state and the cart state; a steering stay erected on the main body portion at an interval with respect to the seat stay in a traveling direction; and a handle provided on the steering stay, in which the frame, in the cart state, exists in a region closer to the handle as compared with that in the riding state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A riding vehicle comprising:
a main body portion supporting a wheel;
a seat stay erected on the main body portion and configured to select and be switched between a riding state in which a person rides and a cart state in which a person does not ride;
a seat fixed to an upper side of the seat stay;
a frame provided on the seat stay movable with respect to the main body portion and configured to hold luggage in both the riding state and the cart state;
a steering stay erected on the main body portion at an interval with respect to the seat stay in a traveling direction; and
a handle provided on the steering stay, wherein
the frame, in the cart state, exists in a region closer to the handle as compared with that in the riding state.

2. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the seat stay is switched between the riding state and the cart state by a link mechanism, and
while the riding state and the cart state are switched, the seat stay passes through a highest reaching point thereof in a vertical direction.

3. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
a fixing portion provided on the seat stay and connected to the main body portion extends toward the handle.

4. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the handle exists on a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the traveling direction and passes through a center of the wheel or on a substantially vertical plane.

5. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor configured to detect that the luggage is lifted;
a motor configured to raise and lower the frame; and
a control unit configured to control the motor, wherein
when the luggage is moved to outside of the riding vehicle, the frame is automatically lowered.

6. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the frame has an opening portion that allows the luggage to move in a horizontal direction.

7. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
a movable portion provided on the seat stay and configured to slide linearly along a fixing portion provided on the seat stay and connected to the main body portion.

8. The riding vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the riding vehicle is provided with a mechanism that holds the movable portion provided on the seat stay and configured to switch between the riding state and the cart state during switching between the riding state and the cart state.

9. The riding vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the riding vehicle has a luggage support that supports a bottom portion of the luggage.

10. The riding vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein
a state in which the luggage support is accommodated and a state in which the luggage support supports the luggage are switched in association with a switch provided on the frame.

11. A riding vehicle comprising:
a main body portion supporting a wheel;
a seat stay erected on the main body portion and configured to be switched between a riding state in which a person rides and a cart state in which a person does not ride;
a seat fixed to an upper side of the seat stay;
a frame provided on the seat stay and configured to hold luggage in the riding state and the cart state;
a steering stay erected on the main body portion at an interval with respect to the seat stay in a traveling direction;
a handle provided on the steering stay,
a sensor configured to detect that the luggage is lifted;
a motor configured to raise and lower the frame; and
a control unit configured to control the motor, wherein
the frame, in the cart state, exists in a region closer to the handle as compared with that in the riding state, and
when the luggage is moved to outside of the riding vehicle, the frame is automatically lowered.

12. A riding vehicle comprising:
a main body portion supporting a wheel;
a seat stay erected on the main body portion and configured to be switched between a riding state in which a person rides and a cart state in which a person does not ride;
a seat fixed to an upper side of the seat stay;
a frame provided on the seat stay and configured to hold luggage in the riding state and the cart state;
a steering stay erected on the main body portion at an interval with respect to the seat stay in a traveling direction;
a handle provided on the steering stay; and
a movable portion provided on the seat stay and configured to slide linearly along a fixing portion provided on the seat stay and connected to the main body portion, wherein
the frame, in the cart state, exists in a region closer to the handle as compared with that in the riding state.

Assignees

• Aisin Corp

Inventors

• Umehara Hideyuki
• Ishida Toshihiko

Classifications

• B62B7/12 Primary

  convertible, e.g. into children's furniture or toy (children's chairs convertible to pushchairs A47D1/06) · CPC title

• B62B3/02 Primary

  involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible · CPC title

• B62K13/08

  Frames · CPC title

• B62B2206/003

  with actuation mechanisms which drive the adjustment or conversion operation · CPC title

• B62J1/167

  Child seats attachable in front of the driver saddle · CPC title