Electric scooter

Abstract

The invention provides an electric scooter which comprises a scooter body assembly, a pedal assembly and a battery bin, and the battery bin comprises a bin body and a bin cover installed in a pivoted mode; the front wheel assembly is mounted at one end of the vehicle body assembly; the rear wheel assembly is mounted at the other end of the vehicle body assembly; the electric scooter further comprises a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprises a sliding rod, a second lock catch piece arranged on the bin cover and a driving piece for driving the sliding rod to slide, and the sliding rod is provided with a first lock catch piece. When the sliding rod is in the first state, the first locking fastener and the second locking fastener are separated from each other; and when the driving piece drives the sliding rod to slide to the second state, the first locking piece is matched with the second locking piece. Compared with the prior art, the electric scooter is provided with the sliding rod, the first lock catch piece, the second lock catch piece and the driving piece, so that the bin cover can be switched between the unlocking state and the locking state by controlling the driving piece.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an electric scooter, in particular to an electric scooter capable of preventing a pedal from being deformed so as to cause difficulty in closing a compartment cover. Background Art

[0002] Existing electric scooters are usually equipped with specially designed battery assemblies, which are usually a whole piece, and are very large and inconvenient to carry. In addition, the battery assemblies of electric scooters are fixedly installed in the frame of the scooter and are not easy to disassemble, which makes it extremely inconvenient to charge the electric scooter. Therefore, R&D personnel designed a battery compartment for electric scooters to facilitate the installation, removal, and replacement of battery assemblies. The cover of the battery compartment is pivotally installed and can be opened and closed. However, the pedals of electric scooters are relatively long and easily deformed, which causes problems with the opening and closing of the compartment cover, or even the inability to close the compartment cover.

[0003] In view of the above problems, it is necessary to provide an electric scooter to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide an electric scooter, which is provided with a slide bar slidably mounted on a vehicle body assembly, a first locking member arranged on the slide bar, a second locking member arranged on a compartment cover, and a driving member for driving the slide bar to slide, so that the compartment cover can be switched between an unlocked state and a locked state by operating the driving member; and, since the slide bar is mounted on the vehicle body assembly, the strength of the pedal can be strengthened by the slide bar, so as to avoid deformation of the pedal due to excessive length, thereby preventing the compartment cover from being jammed when opened or closed.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an electric scooter, comprising: a body assembly, the body assembly comprising a pedal and a battery compartment mounted on the pedal, the battery compartment comprising a compartment body fixedly mounted on the pedal and a compartment cover pivotally mounted on the body assembly; a front wheel assembly, the front wheel assembly being directly or indirectly fixedly mounted on one end of the body assembly; and a rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly being directly or indirectly fixedly mounted on the other end of the body assembly; wherein the electric scooter further comprises a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprising a slide bar slidably mounted on the body assembly, a second lock fastener provided on the compartment cover, and a driving member driving the slide bar to slide, the slide bar being provided with a first lock fastener matched with the second lock fastener; when the slide bar is in a first state, the first lock fastener and the second lock fastener are disengaged, and the compartment cover is in an unlocked state; when the driving member drives the slide bar to slide to a second state, the first lock fastener and the second lock fastener match, and the compartment cover is in a locked state.

[0006] As a further improvement of the present invention, the bin body or the pedal is provided with a guide rail; the sliding rod is fixed to the guide rail and slides along the guide rail.

[0007] As a further improvement of the present invention, the compartment cover is pivotally mounted on the vehicle body assembly via a pivot; and the sliding direction of the slide bar is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the pivot.

[0008] As a further improvement of the present invention, the first locking component is one of the locking groove and the locking arm, and the second locking component is the other of the locking groove and the locking arm; when the sliding rod is driven to slide so that the first locking component and the second locking component cooperate with each other, the locking arm enters the locking groove.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, a clearance groove is provided on one side of the second locking member; when the sliding rod is in the first state, the first locking member is located in the clearance groove.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, the lock assembly also includes an elastic member; one end of the elastic member abuts against the sliding rod, and the other end abuts against the bin body or the pedal; when the sliding rod slides to the second state, the elastic member undergoes elastic deformation under the action of the sliding rod; when the sliding rod slides to the first state, the elastic member is reset.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, the driving member is a cam; the lock assembly also includes a lock body installed on the compartment cover, and the cam is installed on the lock body; the sliding rod is provided with a lock catch seat matching the cam; when the key is inserted into the lock body and turned, the cam rotates with the key and abuts against the lock catch seat to drive the sliding rod to slide.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, the lock seat is U-shaped, including a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall located on both sides of the bottom wall; the cam is located between the first side wall and the second side wall.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, when the sliding rod is in the second state, the cam abuts against the first side wall; in the direction of the rotation axis of the cam, the width of the first side wall is greater than the width of the second side wall.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, when the sliding rod is in the second state, the cam abuts against the first side wall; and at least one of the first side wall and the cam is provided with a guide surface.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the electric scooter of the present invention is provided with a slide bar slidably mounted on the vehicle body assembly, a first locking member arranged on the slide bar, a second locking member arranged on the compartment cover, and a driving member driving the slide bar to slide, so that the compartment cover can be switched between an unlocked state and a locked state by operating the driving member; and, since the slide bar is mounted on the vehicle body assembly, the strength of the pedal can be strengthened by the slide bar, so as to avoid deformation of the pedal due to excessive length, thereby preventing the compartment cover from being jammed when opened or closed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electric scooter of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a body assembly of the electric scooter is shown.

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the vehicle body assembly shown from another angle.

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 The three-dimensional schematic diagram of the vehicle body assembly shown is shown without the pedals.

[0020] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 The shown is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the vehicle body assembly without the pedals, slide rods and elastic parts.

[0021] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram when the compartment cover and the lock assembly are in the first state.

[0022] Figure 7 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the compartment cover and the lock assembly when they are in the second state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0024] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3As shown, the present invention discloses an electric scooter 100, comprising a body assembly 110, a front wheel assembly 120, a rear wheel assembly 130 and a lock assembly 140. The front wheel assembly 120 is directly or indirectly fixedly mounted on one end of the body assembly 110. The rear wheel assembly 130 is directly or indirectly fixedly mounted on the other end of the body assembly 110. In this embodiment, the front wheel assembly 120 is indirectly fixedly mounted on one end of the body assembly 110 through a front fork 121, and the rear wheel assembly 130 is directly mounted on the other end of the body assembly 110.

[0025] See also Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 As shown, the vehicle body assembly 110 includes a pedal 111, a battery compartment 112 mounted on the pedal 111, and an anti-skid pad 113 mounted on the pedal 111. The anti-skid pad 113 is located above the pedal 111, and the battery compartment 112 is located below the pedal 111. The battery compartment 112 is used to accommodate a battery assembly (not shown), and includes a compartment body 1121 fixedly mounted on the pedal 111 and a compartment cover 1122 pivotally mounted on the vehicle body assembly 110. The compartment body 1121 is provided with a plurality of battery accommodating cavities 11211 to accommodate the battery assembly.

[0026] Preferably, the housing 1121 is further provided with a battery guide rail 11212 to guide the battery assembly into the battery receiving chamber 11211. The housing cover 1122 can be pivotally mounted on the housing 1121 or on the pedal 111. In this embodiment, the housing cover 1122 is pivotally mounted on the housing 1121 or on the pedal 111. Figure 6 The battery compartment cover 1122 is pivotally mounted on the compartment body 1121. The compartment cover 1122 cooperates with the battery receiving cavity 11211 to seal the battery assembly in the battery receiving cavity 11211.

[0027] See also Figure 2 , Figure 3 as well as Figure 4As shown, the lock assembly 140 includes a slide bar 141 slidably mounted on the vehicle body assembly 110, a second lock catch 142 disposed on the compartment cover 1122, and a driving member 143 driving the slide bar 141 to slide. The slide bar 141 is provided with a first lock catch 1411 that matches with the second lock catch 142. When the slide bar 141 is in a first state, the first lock catch 1411 and the second lock catch 142 are disengaged, and the compartment cover 1122 is in an unlocked state, and the user can open the compartment cover 1122. When the driving member 143 drives the slide bar 141 to slide to a second state, the first lock catch 1411 and the second lock catch 142 match, and the compartment cover 1122 is in a locked state, and the user cannot open the compartment cover 1122.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the electric scooter 100 of the present invention is provided with a slide bar 141 slidably mounted on the vehicle body assembly 110, a first locking member 1411 disposed on the slide bar 141, a second locking member 142 disposed on the compartment cover 1122, and a driving member 143 driving the slide bar 141 to slide, so that the compartment cover 1122 can be switched between an unlocked state and a locked state by manipulating the driving member 143; and, since the slide bar 141 is mounted on the vehicle body assembly 110, the strength of the pedal 111 can be strengthened by the slide bar 141, so as to avoid deformation of the pedal 111 due to excessive length, thereby preventing the compartment cover 1122 from being jammed when opened or closed.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the sliding direction of the slide bar 141 is substantially parallel to the pivot 1123. Here, substantially parallel means that the angle between the sliding direction of the slide bar 141 and the pivot 1123 is less than 10°. Preferably, the angle between the sliding direction of the slide bar 141 and the pivot 1123 is less than 5°.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment, the housing 1121 or the pedal 111 is provided with a guide rail. The slide bar 141 is fixed to the guide rail and slides along the guide rail. In this embodiment, the guide rail is a guide cavity 1101 provided on the pedal 111. The slide bar 141 is fixed in the guide cavity 1101 and can slide along the guide cavity 1101.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment, the first locking member 1411 is one of a locking groove and a locking arm, and the second locking member 142 is the other of the locking groove and the locking arm. When the driving member 143 drives the slide bar 141 to slide so that the first locking member 1411 and the second locking member 142 cooperate with each other, the locking arm slides into the locking groove. At this time, due to the cooperation between the locking arm and the locking groove, the compartment cover 1122 is in a locked state. When the slide bar 141 slides to the first state, the locking arm slides out of the locking groove, and at this time, the locking arm and the locking groove are out of cooperation, and the compartment cover 1122 is in an unlocked state. Preferably, the first locking member 1411 is a locking arm, and the second locking member 142 is a locking groove. Preferably, a clearance groove 1102 is provided on one side of the second locking member 142. When the slide bar 141 is in the first state, the first locking member 1411 is located in the clearance groove 1102.

[0032] In a preferred embodiment, the driving member 143 may be a handle. One end of the handle is fixedly mounted on the slide bar 141. When the handle is pushed, the slide bar 141 slides along with the handle.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment, the lock assembly 140 further includes an elastic member 144. One end of the elastic member 144 abuts against the slide bar 141, and the other end abuts against the bin body 1121 or the pedal 111. In this embodiment, the other end of the elastic member 144 abuts against the pedal 111. When the driving member 143 drives the slide bar 141 to slide to the second state, the elastic member 144 elastically deforms under the action of the slide bar 141. When unlocking, the slide bar 141 is reset under the action of the elastic member 144.

[0034] In a preferred embodiment, the driving member 143 is a cam. The lock assembly 140 further includes a lock body 145 mounted on the compartment cover 1122. The cam is mounted on the lock body 145. The slide bar 141 is provided with a lock catch seat 1412 that matches the cam. When a key is inserted into the lock body 145 and the key is turned, the cam rotates with the key and abuts against the lock catch seat 1412 to drive the slide bar 141 to slide.

[0035] The lock seat 1412 is U-shaped, including a bottom wall 14121 and a first side wall 14122 and a second side wall 14123 located on both sides of the bottom wall 14121. The cam is located between the first side wall 14122 and the second side wall 14123. Preferably, when the slide bar 141 is in the second state, the cam abuts against the first side wall 14122; in the direction of the cam rotation axis, the width of the first side wall 14122 is greater than the width of the second side wall 14123.

[0036] Such a configuration can not only reduce the length of the lock seat 1412, but also conveniently design the stroke of the slide bar 141 according to the needs. Further, at least one of the first side wall 14122 and the cam is provided with a guide surface, so that the cam can slide against the first side wall 14122. In this embodiment, the cam and the first side wall 14122 are both provided with a guide surface 1401.

[0037] In addition, it should be noted that the cooperation between the driving member 143 and the lock seat 1412 can also solve the problem of failure of the lock body 145. Figure 6 As shown, under normal circumstances, the force on the lock body 145 is at the position of the slide bar 141, so that the force on the lock body 145 in the rotation direction will cause the lock core to be compressed, and the key cannot be inserted, causing the lock body 145 to fail; in the present invention, when the compartment cover 1122 is locked, the elastic member 144 is in a compressed state and transmits the force to the slide bar 141; the setting of the U-shaped lock seat 1412 can transmit the force on the slide bar 141 to the first side wall 14122. At this time, the force is a force perpendicular to the axis of the lock body 145, which will not cause the lock core to rotate, avoid the force on the force arm of the lock body 145, and can solve the problem of failure of the lock body 145.

[0038] In summary, the electric scooter 100 of the present invention is provided with a slide bar 141 slidably mounted on the vehicle body assembly 110, a first locking member 1411 disposed on the slide bar 141, a second locking member 142 disposed on the compartment cover 1122, and a driving member 143 driving the slide bar 141 to slide, so that the compartment cover 1122 can be switched between an unlocked state and a locked state by manipulating the driving member 143; and, since the slide bar 141 is mounted on the vehicle body assembly 110, the strength of the pedal 111 can be strengthened by the slide bar 141, so as to avoid deformation of the pedal 111 due to being too long, thereby preventing the compartment cover 1122 from being jammed when being opened or closed.

[0039] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electric scooter, characterized in that: include: A vehicle body assembly, the vehicle body assembly comprising a pedal and a battery compartment mounted on the pedal, the battery compartment comprising a compartment body fixedly mounted on the pedal and a compartment cover pivotally mounted on the vehicle body assembly; A front wheel assembly, the front wheel assembly being directly or indirectly fixedly mounted on one end of the vehicle body assembly; as well as A rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly being directly or indirectly fixedly mounted on the other end of the vehicle body assembly; The electric scooter further comprises a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprising a slide bar slidably mounted on the body assembly, a second lock catch member arranged on the compartment cover, and a driving member driving the slide bar to slide, the slide bar being provided with a first lock catch member cooperating with the second lock catch member; When the slide bar is in the first state, the first locking member and the second locking member are disengaged, and the compartment cover is in an unlocked state; When the driving member drives the slide bar to slide to the second state, the first locking member and the second locking member cooperate with each other, and the compartment cover is in a locked state.

2. The electric scooter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bin body or the pedal is provided with a guide rail; the slide bar is fixed to the guide rail and slides along the guide rail.

3. The electric scooter according to claim 2, characterized in that: The compartment cover is pivotally mounted on the vehicle body assembly via a pivot; the sliding direction of the slide bar is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the pivot.

4. The electric scooter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first locking component is one of the locking groove and the locking arm, and the second locking component is the other of the locking groove and the locking arm; when the sliding rod is driven to slide so that the first locking component and the second locking component cooperate with each other, the locking arm enters the locking groove.

5. The electric scooter according to claim 4, characterized in that: A clearance groove is arranged on one side of the second locking member; when the sliding rod is in the first state, the first locking member is located in the clearance groove.

6. The electric scooter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lock assembly also includes an elastic member; one end of the elastic member abuts against the sliding rod, and the other end abuts against the bin body or the pedal; when the sliding rod slides to the second state, the elastic member undergoes elastic deformation under the action of the sliding rod; when the sliding rod slides to the first state, the elastic member resets.

7. The electric scooter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving member is a cam; the lock assembly also includes a lock body mounted on the compartment cover, and the cam is mounted on the lock body; the slide rod is provided with a lock catch seat matching the cam; when the key is inserted into the lock body and turned, the cam rotates with the key and abuts against the lock catch seat to drive the slide rod to slide.

8. The electric scooter according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lock seat is U-shaped, including a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall located on both sides of the bottom wall; the cam is located between the first side wall and the second side wall.

9. The electric scooter according to claim 8, characterized in that: When the slide bar is in the second state, the cam abuts against the first side wall; in the direction of the rotation axis of the cam, the width of the first side wall is greater than the width of the second side wall.

10. The electric scooter according to claim 8, characterized in that: When the slide bar is in the second state, the cam abuts against the first side wall; and at least one of the first side wall and the cam is provided with a guide surface.

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