Personal mobility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11999432-B2
Application number	US-202117510619-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2021
Priority date	Jan 26, 2021
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

An embodiment personal mobility includes a main body including a footrest on an upper surface of the main body, a steering device provided in front of the main body, a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device, a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body, and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A personal mobility comprising:
a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body;
a steering device provided in front of the main body;
a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device;
a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and
a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises
a plurality of expansion members having one end connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body; and
a stopper configured to protrude upward from a free end of each of the expansion members in the unfolded state or to be accommodated in each of the expansion members in the folded state.

2. The personal mobility according to claim 1 , wherein, for each of the expansion members, the one end is rotatably connected to the side surface of the main body, and wherein the expansion members are configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating and being spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main body.

3. The personal mobility according to claim 1 , wherein each of the expansion members comprises a magnet configured to be attached to the main body in the folded state.

4. The personal mobility according to claim 1 , wherein:
the front wheel comprises a first front wheel and a second front wheel installed side by side in a state in which rotation centers thereof coincide, wherein the first front wheel and the second front wheel are configured to be adjusted to approach or separate from each other in a width direction; and
the steering device comprises:
a steering shaft rotatably installed on the main body; and
a wheel support device installed below the steering shaft to support the first front wheel and the second front wheel and configured to adjust an interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel.

5. The personal mobility according to claim 4 , wherein the wheel support device comprises:
a sliding block coupled to a lower end of the steering shaft;
a first sliding member and a second sliding member coupled to the sliding block and configured to move in the width direction of the front wheel and to move oppositely to opposite sides from the sliding block;
a first wheel support member provided to support the first front wheel and coupled to the first sliding member;
a second wheel support member provided to support the second front wheel and coupled to the second sliding member; and
a wheel interval adjusting device configured to move the first wheel support member and the second wheel support member to adjust the interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel.

6. The personal mobility according to claim 5 , wherein the wheel interval adjusting device comprises:
a first screw shaft fastened to the first wheel support member;
a second screw shaft fastened to the second wheel support member and having a spiral direction opposite to that of the first screw shaft; and
a driving unit configured to simultaneously rotate the first screw shaft and the second screw shaft.

7. A personal mobility comprising:
a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body;
a steering device provided in front of the main body;
a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device;
a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and
a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state, wherein the cargo loading unit comprises:
a plurality of expansion members having one end rotatably connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main body; and
a plurality of width expansion parts slidably coupled to the plurality of expansion members, respectively, wherein the width expansion parts are configured to expand a width of the expansion members in the lateral direction of the main body in the unfolded state.

8. A personal mobility comprising:
a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body;
a steering device provided in front of the main body;
a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device;
a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and
a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state,
wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of expansion members having one end rotatably connected to a side surface of the main body and configured to be unfolded in the lateral direction of the main body by rotating and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main body; and
wherein the main body comprises a plurality of accommodating grooves provided on opposite sides of the main body and configured to accommodate each of the expansion members in the folded state.

9. A personal mobility comprising:
a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body;
a steering device provided in front of the main body;
a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device;
a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body; and
a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state,
wherein the cargo loading unit comprises a plurality of expansion plates rotatably connected to opposite side ends of the main body and configured to be folded by rotating from the opposite sides of the main body to cover the upper surface of the main body or to be unfolded by rotating from the opposite sides of the main body;
wherein each of the expansion plates comprises a stopper configured to protrude upward from a free end of the expansion plate in the unfolded state; and
wherein the main body comprises a stopper accommodating groove configured to accommodate the stoppers in the folded state.

10. The personal mobility according to claim 9 , wherein the main body comprises an expansion plate loading surface provided lower than the footrest in a region where the expansion plates are placed so that surfaces of the expansion plates and a surface of the footrest are maintained at a same height in the folded state.

11. A personal mobility comprising:
a main body comprising a footrest on an upper surface of the main body;
a first front wheel and a second front wheel installed at a lower end of a steering device provided in front of the main body, the first front wheel and the second front wheel being configured to be adjusted to approach or separate from each other, wherein the steering device comprises:
a steering shaft rotatably installed on the main body; and
a wheel support device installed below the steering shaft to support the first front wheel and the second front wheel and configured to adjust an interval between the first front wheel and the second front wheel; and

a rear wheel installed at a rear end of t

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Song Ilsun
• Seok Donghee
• Oh Juyoung
• Kim Duck Young
• Ro Hee Jin
• Jang Yocheol

Classifications

• B62K19/46 Primary

  Luggage carriers forming part of frame (luggage carriers per se B62J7/00) · CPC title

• B62J7/02 Primary

  characterised by the arrangement thereof on cycles · CPC title

• B62J25/04

  Floor-type foot rests · CPC title

• B62K21/00

  Steering devices · CPC title

• B62K7/04

  having a carrying platform (article-carrying accessories B62J7/00 - B62J11/00) · CPC title