Electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11970199-B2
Application number	US-202217993840-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2022
Priority date	Jun 12, 2020
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

An electric vehicle is provided, including: a main body, traveling wheels, a drive assembly and a controller. The traveling wheels are arranged on the main body. The drive assembly is arranged on the main body and includes a hub motor. The hub motor is arranged on the traveling wheels. The controller is used to control the hub motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric vehicle comprising:
a main body;
traveling wheels, arranged on the main body;
a drive assembly, arranged on the main body, wherein the drive assembly includes a hub motor which is arranged on the traveling wheels;
a controller, used to control the hub motor; and
a control assembly comprising
a start button,
a lower left operation handle, and
a lower right operation handle;

when the lower left operation handle and the lower right operation handle are released, a braking structure of the electric vehicle will be activated within a set time;
wherein the control assembly further includes a left brake handle and a right brake handle, wherein the lower left operating handle and the lower right operating handle are arranged below or directly below a cross-bar part, and the left brake handle and the right brake handle are arranged in front of or directly in front of the cross-bar part.

2. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the main body includes:
a frame,
a body arranged on the frame,
a handle arranged on the body, and
the controller is arranged on the handle.

3. The electric vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a power supply assembly arranged at the rear or bottom of the body, wherein the power supply assembly includes
a battery pack accommodating part arranged on the body through a fixing part, and
a battery pack arranged in the battery pack accommodating part.

4. The electric vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the battery pack accommodating part includes a side wall and a bottom wall, and
the fixing part includes a mounting plate extending from the side wall to both sides and a fastener, wherein the fastener fixes the mounting plate on the body.

5. The electric vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
a key holder and a safety key are provided at an opening of the battery pack accommodating part, wherein the safety key is used to control the conduction and disconnection of the battery pack.

6. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller includes a switch button to control the start and stop of the hub motor,
the traveling wheels include drive wheels and supporting wheels, and
the hub motor is arranged on the drive wheels.

7. An electric vehicle comprising:
a main body;
traveling wheels, arranged on the main body;
a drive assembly, arranged on the main body, including a hub motor which is arranged on the traveling wheels; and
a control assembly, arranged on an armrest frame, to control the electric vehicle,
wherein the control assembly includes a control panel; wherein
the control assembly comprises:
a start button,
a lower left operation handle, and
a lower right operation handle, and

when the lower left operation handle and the lower right operation handle are released, a braking structure of the electric vehicle will be activated within a set time;
wherein the control assembly further includes a left brake handle and a right brake handle, wherein the lower left operating handle and the lower right operating handle are arranged below or directly below a cross-bar part, and the left brake handle and the right brake handle are arranged in front of or directly in front of the cross-bar part.

8. The electric vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the control panel includes
a power display area to display the power of the power supply assembly, or

a forward and a backward button to control the moving direction of the electric vehicle.

9. The electric vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the control panel further includes a membrane key assembly which is pasted on the control panel,
the control assembly includes a speed control button to adjust a moving speed of the electric vehicle.

10. The electric vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the lower left operating handle and the lower right operating handle are arranged on
the control assembly through a pivot shaft.

11. The electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein
the armrest frame includes
a frame body, including
a cross-bar part, and

a pair of arm parts formed by bending outwards from both ends of the cross-bar part, wherein an axis of the pivot shaft is perpendicular to a plane where the cross-bar part is located, and
a bar, arranged on the frame body.

12. The electric vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the lower left operating handle and the lower right operating handle are provided with a resisting arm.

13. The electric vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising,
a power supply assembly, which is arranged on the armrest frame, and includes
a battery pack to supply power to the drive assembly, the battery pack capable of being installed on other garden tools/electric tools to provide electrical energy.

14. The electric vehicle according to claim 11 , further comprising a quick clip lock, which arranges the power supply assembly on a side of the armrest frame away from the main body or a side of the armrest frame close to the main body.

15. The electric vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein
the quick clip lock includes
a connecting rod, passing through the power supply assembly and the corresponding arm part,
a knob, arranged at one end of the connecting rod, and
a quick clip handle, arranged at the other end of the connecting rod, wherein
the quick clip handle and the power supply assembly are arranged on a same side of the armrest frame.

16. The electric vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein
the quick clip lock further includes a spacer block arranged between the quick clip handle and the arm part, and
the quick clip handle includes an eccentric part that matches with the corresponding spacer block.

17. The electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein
the power supply assembly includes a bearing plate, and
the bearing plate includes
a plate-shaped part arranged between a pair of arm parts of the armrest frame, and
cooperating parts arranged at opposite ends of the plate-shaped part and matched with the corresponding arm parts.

18. The electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein
the power supply assembly includes at least two of the battery packs, and
the at least two of the battery packs are connected in series or in parallel to be electrically connected to the drive assembly, or
the at least two of the battery packs are capable of switchably and individually supply power to the drive assembly.

Assignees

• Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yu
• Xiao Yu
• Feng Shouchuan
• Liu Zhibing
• Jiao Wanchun

Classifications

• B62B5/0053 Primary

  Arrangements of batteries · CPC title

• B62B5/004 Primary

  in wheels · CPC title

• B62B5/06

  Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars (for cycles B62K11/14, B62K21/12) · CPC title

• B62B3/1476

  the main load support being a platform · CPC title

• B62B2203/05

  Rocking means for facilitating tilting of the cart, e.g. by loading · CPC title