Mobility vehicle hub

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11833871-B2
Application number	US-202217698183-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2022
Priority date	Jul 1, 2021
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A mobility vehicle hub configured to function as a terminal for an air mobility vehicle, a ground mobility vehicle, or a water mobility vehicle, includes a plurality of layers through a combination of: a water layer connected to the surface of water and having an entrance for a water mobility vehicle; a port layer having a take-off and landing pad for an air mobility vehicle; or a ground layer configured to be connected to a ground and having an entrance for a ground mobility vehicle, wherein an elevation passage is provided between the layers, the elevation passage has an internal space extending in an up-down direction of the mobility vehicle hub, the internal space is connected to each of the water, port and ground layers, and the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle is lifted or lowered through the internal space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobility vehicle hub configured to function as a terminal for an air mobility vehicle, a ground mobility vehicle, or a water mobility vehicle, the mobility vehicle hub having a plurality of layers comprising:
a water layer configured to be connected to a surface of water and having an entrance for the water mobility vehicle;
a port layer having a take-off and landing pad for the air mobility vehicle; or
a ground layer configured to be connected to a ground and having an entrance for the ground mobility vehicle,
wherein an elevation passage is provided between each of the water, port and ground layers, the elevation passage has an internal space extending in an up-down direction of the mobility vehicle hub, the internal space is connected to each of the water, port and ground layers, and
wherein the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle is lifted or lowered through the internal space.

2. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 ,
wherein the air mobility vehicle includes:
a cabin room in which passengers ride; and
a flight module provided on a top portion of the cabin room and configured to fly in the air, and

wherein the cabin room and the flight module are detachably coupled to each other.

3. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein the ground mobility vehicle includes:
a cabin room in which passengers ride; and
a traveling module provided on a bottom portion of the cabin room and configured to travel on the ground,
wherein the cabin room and the traveling module are detachably coupled to each other.

4. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein the water mobility vehicle includes:
a cabin room in which passengers ride; and
a navigation module provided on a bottom portion of the cabin room and configured to navigate on water,
wherein the cabin room and the navigation module are detachably coupled to each other.

5. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 ,
wherein an elevation portion is provided in the internal space of the elevation passage and is configured to be coupled to the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle, and when the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle is coupled to the elevation portion, the elevation portion lifts or lowers the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle in the elevation passage to a predetermined location.

6. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle, lifted or lowered through the elevation passage, is changed to an air mobility vehicle, a ground mobility vehicle, or a water mobility vehicle depending on a use of each layer which the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle reaches through upward or downward movement in the elevation passage.

7. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of take-off and landing pads of the port layer, a plurality of entrances of the ground layer, or a plurality of entrances of the water layer are provided at spaced points on respective water, port and ground layers.

8. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein the water layer is provided on water, and provides, to passengers, an activity space extending into water from a bottom portion of the water layer.

9. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein an extension portion is provided on an external wall of the water layer and is movable to form a portion of the ground layer, so that the extension portion is connected to the ground.

10. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 9 , further including a magnetic force portion provided at an end portion of the extension portion, wherein the magnetic force portion is configured to lock the extension portion to the ground by magnetic force thereof.

11. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 10 , wherein the magnetic force portion includes:
an elastic member elastically supporting an end of the magnetic force portion; and
a permanent magnet and an electromagnet magnetically engaged to the permanent magnet selectively.

12. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 11 , wherein the magnetic force portion further includes a rotary permanent magnet rotatably mounted between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet and selectively rotatable according to change of direction of magnetic flux in the electromagnet.

13. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 9 , including:
a first hub and a second hub, wherein a first extension portion provided on a water layer of the first hub and a second extension portion provided on a water layer of the second hub are opened toward each other to be connected to each other, thereby connecting a ground layer of the first hub to a ground layer of the second hub.

14. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 13 , wherein each of the first extension portion and the second extension portion includes a magnetic force portion including:
an elastic member elastically supporting an end of the magnetic force portion; and
a permanent magnet and an electromagnet magnetically engaged to the permanent magnet selectively,
wherein the first extension portion and the second extension portion are locked to each other through each magnetic force portion when being brought into contact with each other.

15. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 14 , wherein each magnetic force portion further includes a rotary permanent magnet rotatably mounted between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet and selectively rotatable according to change of direction of magnetic flux in the electromagnet.

16. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 , wherein a propulsion portion is provided on a bottom portion of the water layer, and the propulsion portion is configured to propel the mobility vehicle hub in water so that the mobility vehicle hub is moved.

17. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 16 , wherein the propulsion portion includes at least one screw, and the at least one screw is configured to rotate to propel the mobility vehicle hub in a plurality of directions.

18. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 16 , further including a control server configured to monitor a traffic volume of mobility vehicles in each of the water, port and ground layers in each mobility vehicle hub, wherein the control server is configured to control the propulsion portion so that a position of the mobility vehicle hub is moved according to the traffic volume of mobility vehicles in each mobility vehicle hub.

19. The mobility vehicle hub of claim 1 ,
wherein each of the water, port and ground layers is formed in a shape of a circle,
wherein a propulsion portion is provided on a bottom portion of the water layer, and the propulsion portion is configured to propel the mobility vehicle hub in water so that the mobility vehicle hub is moved, and
wherein the propulsion portion includes a plurality of screws mounted along a circumference direction of the water layer, and the plurality of screws is configured to rotate to propel the mobility vehicle hub in a plurality of directions.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Hwang Jin Ho
• Cha Dong Eun
• Lee Sang Heon

Classifications

• B64F1/22

  for handling aircraft · CPC title

• B60F5/02 Primary

  convertible into aircraft (convertible aircraft B64C37/00; convertible unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV]-type aircraft, e.g. convertible into land vehicles, B64U10/70) · CPC title

• B64C37/00 Primary

  Convertible aircraft · CPC title

• B60F5/003

  Off the road or amphibian vehicles adaptable for air or space transport · CPC title

• B62D63/025

  Modular vehicles (superstructures for busses having modular sections B62D31/025) · CPC title