Handle device and mobile apparatus including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12325482-B2
Application number	US-202217970767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2022
Priority date	Jun 29, 2022
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

A handle device may include a handle upper region, a handle lower region disposed below the handle upper region, and a shaft member configured to penetrate the handle upper region and the handle lower region in a region in which the handle upper region and the handle lower region face each other. A screw thread region provided on an outer surface of the shaft member may be configured to be screw-coupled to the handle upper region and/or the handle lower region at a portion where the shaft member penetrates the handle upper region and the handle lower region. The handle upper region may include an upper concave-convex part, and the handle lower region may include a lower concave-convex part. The lower concave-convex part may have a shape corresponding to the upper concave-convex part so that the handle lower region is able to contact the handle upper region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handle device comprising:
a handle upper region;
a handle lower region disposed towards an end of the handle upper region and such that a second surface of the handle lower region faces a first surface of the handle upper region;
a shaft member configured to penetrate the handle upper region through a first portion of the first surface and the handle lower region through a second portion of the second surface of the handle lower region; and,
a support member coupled to a lower surface of a lower end of the handle upper region,
wherein a screw thread region is provided on an outer surface of the shaft member,
wherein the screw thread region is capable of being screw-coupled to one or more of the handle upper region or the handle lower region at one or more of the first portion or the second portion,
wherein the handle upper region comprises an upper concave-convex part comprising one or more concave-convex shapes disposed peripherally to the first portion,
wherein the handle lower region comprises a lower concave-convex part comprising one or more concave-convex shapes disposed peripherally to the second portion, wherein the one or more concave-convex shapes of the lower concave-convex part are shaped corresponding to the one or more concave-convex shapes of the upper concave-convex part so that the second surface of the handle lower region is able to be in close contact with the first surface, and
wherein the support member comprises a rubber material, and
wherein a surface of the support member is exposed by a rotation of the handle upper region such that the exposed surface of the support member is able to contact a ground surface.

2. The handle device of claim 1 , wherein the upper concave-convex part comprises a plurality of protruding portions protruding outward from the handle upper region and disposed along a periphery of the first portion, the lower concave-convex part comprises a plurality of recessed portions recessed inward into the handle lower region and disposed peripherally to the second portion, and wherein a shape of the plurality of protruding portions correspond to a shape of the plurality of recessed portions.

3. The handle device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more concave-convex shapes of the upper concave-convex part each have a shape having a width, in a circumferential direction C relative to the first portion, that increases in a radial direction R away from the first portion.

4. The handle device of claim 1 , wherein the upper concave-convex part comprises a plurality of recessed portions recessed inward into the handle upper region and disposed peripherally to the first portion, the lower concave-convex part comprises a plurality of protruding portions protruding outward from the handle lower region and disposed along a periphery of the second portion, and wherein a shape of the plurality of recessed portions correspond to a shape of the plurality of protruding portions.

5. The handle device of claim 1 , wherein the screw thread region provided on the outer surface of the shaft member is capable of being screw-coupled to the handle upper region.

6. The handle device of claim 1 , wherein the screw thread region provided on the outer surface of the shaft member is capable of being screw-coupled to the handle lower region.

7. The handle device of claim 1 , further comprising a nut member provided separately from the handle upper region and the handle lower region and capable of being screw-coupled to the screw thread region.

8. The handle device of claim 7 , wherein the handle upper region comprises a recessed region configured to be able to accept the nut member into the recessed region.

9. The handle device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lever member coupled to an end of the shaft member, wherein the lever member comprises:
a lever body region coupled to the shaft member; and
a lever extension region extending in a direction away from a side of the lever body region.

10. The handle device of claim 9 , wherein the lever body region is configured to be on a first side of the handle lower region relative to the handle upper region when the shaft member penetrates the handle upper region and the handle lower region.

11. The handle device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a spring member inserted into the handle upper region and the handle lower region and configured to surround the outer surface of the shaft member when the shaft member penetrates the handle upper region and the handle lower region.

12. The handle device of claim 11 , wherein a first recessed space having a shape recessed inward is formed by a surface of the handle upper region, a second recessed space having a shape recessed inward is formed by a surface of the handle lower region,
wherein the first recessed space and the second recessed space are configured to form an internal space when the handle upper region is coupled to the handle lower region via the shaft member, and
wherein the internal space is capable of accommodating the spring member.

13. The handle device of claim 12 , wherein the internal space is capable of causing the spring member to be compressed.

14. The handle device of claim 12 , wherein the spring member is in a compressed state in the internal space formed when the handle upper region and the handle lower region are in contact with each other.

15. A mobile apparatus comprising:
the handle device according to claim 1 ; and
a body to which the handle device is coupled.

16. The mobile apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising:
a cap member provided at a second end of the handle lower region and having a screw thread region provided on an inner surface thereof.

17. The mobile apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the body comprises a locking part provided in a region in which the handle device is coupled, the locking part having a space into which the second end of the handle lower region is insertable.

18. The mobile apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a screw thread region, provided on an outer surface of the locking part, has a shape corresponding to the inner surface of the cap member.

19. An apparatus comprising:
a body comprising a plurality of wheels; and
a handle device coupled to the body,
wherein the handle device comprises:
a handle upper region;
a handle lower region coupled to the body and the handle upper region, wherein a first surface of the handle upper region faces a second surface of the handle lower region;
a shaft member configured to penetrate the handle upper region through a hole of a first portion of the handle upper region and the handle lower region through a hole of a second portion of the handle lower region; and
a support member coupled to a lower surface of a lower end of the handle upper region,
wherein a screw thread region is provided on an outer surface of the shaft member,
wherein the screw thread region is capable of being screw-coupled to one or more of the first portion or the second portion,
wherein the handle upper region comprises one or more first concave-convex shapes disposed peripherally to the first portion,
wherein the handle lower region comprises one or more second concave-convex shapes disposed peripherally to the second portion, wherein the one or more second concave-convex shapes are shaped corresponding to the one or more first concave-convex shapes so that the second surface of the handle lower region is able to be in close contact with the first surface, and
wherein the support member comprises an elastic material,

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Kim Do Kon

Classifications

• B62K15/00

  Collapsible or foldable cycles · 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

• B62B9/20

  Handle bars; Handles · CPC title

• B62B5/067

  Stowable or retractable handle bars · CPC title

• B62K15/006

  the frame being foldable · CPC title