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Auto-balancing device with longitudinally disposed and movable platform sections

a technology of longitudinal disposed and movable platform, which is applied in the direction of propulsion by batteries/cells, sport apparatus, bicycle equipment, etc., can solve the problems of disadvantage of devices (and others like them), difficult to turn, and dangerous exposed wheels, and achieve the effect of more responsive turning

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-09-10
CHEN SHANE +1
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is an auto-balancing transportation device that allows for skateboard-style riding and smoother turns. Its technical effects include improved stability and responsiveness.

Problems solved by technology

This device (and others like it) is disadvantageous in several aspects.
One is that it is difficult to turn.
Other disadvantageous aspects include that the exposed wheel is dangerous, throws rain water, and restricts foot movement.

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[0011]FIGS. 1-2 are bottom and top perspective views, respectively, of one embodiment of a transportation device in accordance with the present invention.

[0012]FIGS. 3-4 illustrate another embodiment of an auto-balancing device with a longitudinally disposed platform 115 in accordance with the present invention.

[0013]FIGS. 5-6 illustrate yet another embodiment of an auto-balancing device with a longitudinally disposed platform in accordance with the present invention.

[0014]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an auto-balancing device in accordance with the present invention in which the drive wheels extend through the platform.

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[0015]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, bottom and top perspective views of a first embodiment of a transportation device 10 in accordance with the present invention are respectively shown.

[0016]Device 10 preferably includes a longitudinally disposed foot platform ...

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Abstract

An auto-balancing transportation device configured for being ridden in a foot forward or sideways standing position. The rider platform has front and rear foot platform areas and two connecting members, located on opposite lateral sides of the device, that couple the front and rear platform areas. Two drive wheels are located under or through the platform. The front and / or rear platform areas are movable or twistable so as to alter the fore-aft tilt of one or more of the connecting members. Position sensors associated with each connecting member are used to drive a corresponding drive wheel. In this manner, differences in fore-aft tilt angle of the two connecting members achieves a turning of the device.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 790,301, filed Jan. 9, 2019, entitled Self-Balancing Personal Vehicles, and having Ywanne Ying Chen as inventor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The prior art includes several auto-balancing transport devices. These include the Segway, developed by Kamen et al and disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,302,230 (among others), the Solowheel, by Chen (U.S. Pat. No. 8,807,250) and Hovertrax, also by Chen (U.S. Pat. No. 8,738,278). The prior art also includes the Hovershoe, disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 338,387. These three patents and the Hovershoe application are hereby incorporated by reference as though disclosed in their entirety herein.[0003]The above patents disclose devices that are typically ridden with a rider standing facing forward, hips towards the line of direction of travel. In a conventional skateboard, however, a rider stands sideways. For peo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63C17/12B62K11/00A63C17/01B62J45/415
CPCB60L2240/22B62K11/007B60L2200/16A63C17/014B60L2260/34B62J45/4151A63C2203/18A63C17/12A63C2203/12B62J43/10B62J43/28B60L50/66B60L2200/24A63C2203/24A63C2203/40A63C2203/42Y02T10/70B62J43/20B62J43/16B62M7/12
Inventor CHEN, SHANECHEN, YWANNE
Owner CHEN SHANE