Tiltable three-wheeled vehicle

Abstract

The present invention provides, as a task thereof, a tiltable three-wheeled vehicle which exhibits the excellent turning performance and can be self-standing in accordance with a driver's intension.On a center frame 11 which extends in the fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle, a rotary member 12 is mounted in a state that the rotary member 12 is rotatable about an axis of the center frame 11, a floor plate 19 which allows the riding of a rider thereon and a cross shaft 13 which crosses the center frame 11 at a right angle are fixed to the rotary member 12, the left and right front wheels 14L, 14R are mounted on left and right ends 13a, 13b of the cross shaft 13, one rear wheel 18 is mounted on a rear portion 11b of the center frame 11 by way of a power unit 17, a manipulating member 15 which the rider manipulates is erected on a front portion 11a of the center frame 11, the front wheels 14L, 14R maintain a zero camber, and the center frame 11 and the rear wheel 18 constitute a tiltable portion with respect to the front wheelsand the floor plate 19 by way of the rotary member 12.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a swinging three-wheeled vehicle which utilizes the camber of the rear wheels (meaning that the wheels are tilted when viewed from the front) and the steering of the front wheels to perform the turning action. Background technique [0002] An existing known swinging three-wheeled vehicle uses the camber of the wheels to tilt the wheels so as to perform a turning action. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1) [0003] Patent Document 1: Specification of US Patent No. 1505224 ( figure 1 ) [0004] of Patent Document 1 figure 1 , is a perspective view of a swinging vehicle, a swinging vehicle 12 (symbols continue to use the same symbols as in the gazette. The following are the same.) This tricycle has side pressure rings 90, 92 erected from the left and right longitudinal arms 56, 58 extending in the front-rear direction. , The front wheel 34 and the rear wheel 72, 74 installed on the vehicle frame 104 via the bell crank 94...

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[0005] However, the engine 36 as a power plant is mounted on the front wheel 34 as the control portion, so the inertial mass of the control portion is large.

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