Housing structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9914499-B2
Application number	US-201514947580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2015
Priority date	Dec 3, 2014
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

A housing structure for forming a body of a vehicle is provided. The housing structure comprises a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a plate-like central part, a front end, a rear end, and a first bonding part formed on each of the lateral sides of the plate-like central part. The upper portion comprises a central part and a front part. The central part has a first end, a second end, and a second bonding part formed on each of the lateral sides of the central part. By fixing the first bonding part and the second bonding part together, the lower and upper portions are adapted to form the body of the vehicle.

First claim

I claim:

1. A housing structure, adapted to form a body of a vehicle, comprising:
a lower portion, having:
a plate-like central part having a front end and rear end, the front end being formed with a through hole configured to accommodate a handle bar of the vehicle, the rear end being configured to be coupled with a rear wheel of the vehicle; and
a first bonding part formed on each of the lateral sides of the plate-like central part; and

an upper portion, having:
a central part having a second bonding part configured to be coupled with the first bonding part, the second bonding part being formed on each of the lateral sides of the central part; and
a front part positioned adjacent to the central part and formed corresponding to the front end of the lower portion, the front part being formed with a through spaced configured to accommodate the handle bar of the vehicle;

wherein the upper portion and the lower portion together provide structural support to the handle bar and the rear wheel.

2. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein by bonding the first bonding part of the lower portion with the second bonding part of the upper portion, a chamber is formed between the central parts of the lower and upper portions.

3. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the lower and upper portions are made of a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum (Al) and alloys thereof.

4. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle or a tricycle vehicle.

5. The housing structure of claim 4 , wherein the lower portion further comprises a through hole, and a handle bar structure or a fork structure of the two-wheeled vehicle or the tricycle vehicle is adapted to pass through the through hole.

6. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the front part is adapted to receive a handle bar structure of the vehicle.

7. The housing structure of claim 1 , further comprises a rear part disposed opposite to the front part and adjacent to the second end of the central part of the upper portion, and the rear part is adapted to receive a seat cushion structure of the vehicle.

8. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the front part and central part of the upper portion are formed separately.

9. The housing structure of claim 8 , wherein the central part comprises a first front piece and a second front piece, wherein the first front piece and the second front piece are bonded together.

10. The housing structure of claim 9 , wherein the central part comprises two front pieces, wherein the two front pieces are bonded together.

11. The housing structure of claim 10 , wherein the central part further comprises a rear piece, wherein the two front pieces and the rear piece are bonded together.

12. The housing structure of claim 8 , wherein the front part and central part of the upper portion are bonded together by an adhesive, a rivet, a screw, or a combination thereof.

13. The housing structure of claim 9 , wherein the first front piece and the second front piece are bonded together by an adhesive, a rivet, a screw, or a combination thereof.

14. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the rear end of the lower portion is formed with a battery recess configured to accommodate a battery.

15. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the upper portion and the lower portion together provide structure support to the handle bar and the rear wheel without a tubular structure positioned between the handle bar and the rear wheel system.

16. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the upper portion and the lower portion together enable a force to be directly transferred from the rear wheel to the handle bar.

Assignees

• Gogoro Inc

Inventors

• Tu Hsing Lei

Classifications

• B62K5/06

  Frames for tricycles · CPC title

• B62K11/10

  characterised by the engine being over or beside driven rear wheel · CPC title

• B62K2202/00

  Motorised scooters · CPC title

• B62J17/02 Primary

  shielding only the rider's front · CPC title

• B62K21/12

  Handlebars; Handlebar stems · CPC title