Small-sized vehicle

Abstract

A small-sized vehicle, comprising a pair of turnable right and left front wheels (2f, 2f), a handle column disposed between the both front wheels (2f, 2f) in a standing state and supporting a steering handle (3), a steering mechanism disposed between the both front wheels (2f, 2f) to interlock the steering handle (3) with the both front wheels (2f, 2f), a foot-resting part for a driver disposed at the rear of the handle column, and a seat for the driver disposed at the rear of the foot-resting part. A movable fender (35) which covers substantially half of the circumferential surface of the upper part of each of the front wheels (2f) and is capable of being turned together with each of the front wheels (2f) is disposed in such a way that at least one part of the fender comes into the view (A) of the driver (D) seated on the seat (6). The movable fender (35) is arranged on a knuckle (26). As a result, the small-sized vehicle does not provide an intimidating feeling to pedestrians while it travels on a sidewalk and the driver can always accurately recognize the state of the front wheels during the traveling.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a small vehicle that can run on sidewalks and is especially suitable for elderly people, etc., and particularly relates to the improvement of this small vehicle. The small vehicle has: a pair of left and right front wheels that can be steered; A handle column arranged between the two front wheels and supporting the steering handle; a steering mechanism arranged between the two front wheels for linkage between the steering handle and the two front wheels; a driver's seat arranged behind the handle column a footrest; and a driver's seat disposed behind the footrest. Background technique [0002] Such a small vehicle is known as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. [0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-315343 [0004] In conventional small vehicles, the fenders covering the left and right front wheels from above are formed integrally with the vehicle body as part of the vehicle b...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] In conventional small vehicles, the fenders covering the left and right front wheels from above are formed integrally with the vehicle body as part of the vehicle body, and the fenders have to be formed to cover a wide area of ​​the steering front wheels. wide, resulting in various undesirable situations

That is, the width of the vehicle body is increased by the above-mentioned fenders, and when driving on the pavement, it will give pedestrians a sense of oppression, and the driver cannot accurately recognize the state of the front wheels due to the hindrance of the above-mentioned fenders, and even in the future In the case of replacing the above-mentioned fender with a new part, not only the fender but also a part of the vehicle body connected to it must be replaced, resulting in an increase in replacement cost

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