An electric kayak

Abstract

The application discloses an electric kayak, which comprises a body and an electric propulsion assembly installed on the body; the electric propulsion assembly is provided with a propeller arranged below the body and a multifunctional battery arranged on the top surface of the body; the multifunctional battery is detachably installed in a slot on the top surface of the electric propulsion assembly and is in movable electrical connection with the propeller; the multifunctional battery is provided with a multifunctional handle and a plurality of power supply parts; the multifunctional handle can be unfolded or stored on the top surface of the multifunctional battery, and a functional guide rail is concavely arranged on the multifunctional handle. The multifunctional battery can not only be used for supplying power to the propeller on the kayak, but also can be quickly detached from the top surface of the body, so that the multifunctional battery can be used as an outdoor battery when a user goes to the shore and carries out outdoor activities, and the use scene of the multifunctional battery can be greatly expanded; and the user can use the power supply parts to provide power support for outdoor camping lighting, audio and video entertainment and mobile devices.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the technical field of kayaks, and in particular to an electric kayak. Background Technology

[0002] Kayaking is a common sport used for outdoor tourism and leisure. Ordinary kayaks are propelled by paddling with a long paddle on both sides of the boat, which is quite strenuous. Therefore, some kayaks are equipped with a foot pedal drive system. The kayaker pushes the pedals of the foot pedal drive system with both feet to turn the paddle blades at the bottom of the boat to assist in propelling the boat forward. However, physical fatigue can still occur after prolonged use.

[0003] Therefore, electric kayaks have also appeared on the market, which can achieve automatic propulsion by using an electric propulsion system. For example, Chinese patent CN 208053598 U describes a propeller for kayaks, in which a battery box is fixed with screws, using electrical energy to drive the blades to rotate and generate thrust; however, the battery box is only used to power the propeller. Another example is the propulsion system and electric kayak disclosed in Chinese patent CN 121626394 A, in which the battery is installed inside the casing, and can only power the motor on the boat or power external devices on the boat that require electrical connection through wiring terminals. The function is limited and the application scenarios are restricted. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an electric kayak that can solve the problem of limited application scenarios for onboard batteries, and whose batteries have the advantages of being multifunctional and versatile.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the solution of the present invention is: An electric kayak includes a hull and an electric propulsion assembly mounted on the hull; The electric propulsion assembly has a thruster located below the hull and a multi-functional battery located on the top surface of the hull; The multi-functional battery is detachably mounted in a slot on the top surface of the electric propulsion assembly and is electrically connected to the thruster. The multi-functional battery is equipped with a multi-functional handle and several power supply units; the multi-functional handle can be unfolded or stored on the top surface of the multi-functional battery, and a functional guide rail is recessed on the multi-functional handle.

[0006] Furthermore, the hull has a through-hole in front of the seat for installing the electric propulsion assembly; the electric propulsion assembly includes a housing, the propeller and the multi-functional battery; the housing is detachably installed in the mounting hole, the top of the housing has the slot, the bottom of the housing has the propeller, and the propeller is located below the mounting hole.

[0007] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the slot is recessed into a receiving groove, which contains a power supply line electrically connected to the thruster; the bottom of the multi-functional battery is provided with a connector that connects to the plug of the power supply line.

[0008] Furthermore, the upper side of the mounting port is provided with an annular snap-fit ​​step. A fixed limiting piece is provided on the upper front side of the annular snap-fit ​​step, and a movable limiting knob is provided on the upper rear side. The limiting knob has a limiting part that rotates to extend into or out of the upper part of the annular snap-fit ​​step. The outer periphery of the top of the housing has a snap-fit ​​flange that is embedded in the annular snap-fit ​​step from top to bottom, and the snap-fit ​​flange is supported by the annular snap-fit ​​step and limited by the fixed limiting piece and the limiting part.

[0009] Furthermore, the power supply unit includes a recessed wireless charging area, a power connector, and a power interface; the top surface of the multi-functional battery is also provided with an adjustment knob for controlling the speed of the thruster.

[0010] Furthermore, the electric propulsion assembly is installed in front of the seat on the hull; the top surface of the multi-functional battery has an operating ramp on the side near the seat, and several ambient lights are also provided on the outer periphery of the top of the multi-functional battery; the operating ramp has a display panel, a control panel and the power supply unit, which is a USB interface, a Type C interface and / or a DC interface; the display panel is used to display the power level of the multi-functional battery, and the control panel is used to control the ambient lights.

[0011] Furthermore, the top surface of the multi-functional battery is recessed with a handle slot; the multi-functional handle rotates and is stored in the handle slot while keeping its upper surface flush with the top surface of the multi-functional battery when stored, and the upper surface when stored is recessed with the functional guide rail; the functional guide rail is used to detachably mount a camera bracket, fishing rod bracket or rope tie.

[0012] Furthermore, the multi-functional handle is hollow inside; the functional guide rail includes a guide groove disposed on the upper surface of the storage container and communicating with the inside of the multi-functional handle, and at least one end of the guide groove is provided with a relatively wide disassembly port.

[0013] Furthermore, the multi-functional handle includes two parallel and spaced connecting rods and a handle rod connected to one end of the two connecting rods in the same direction. The shape of the handle slot is adapted to the shape of the multi-functional handle. The other ends of the two connecting rods are respectively hinged to the side wall of the handle slot. When the multi-functional handle is rotated upward and lifted, it is located above the middle of the multi-functional battery.

[0014] After adopting the above technical solution, the multifunctional battery of the present invention can not only be used to power the propeller on the kayak, allowing the kayak to move forward automatically with less effort; it can also be easily and quickly removed from the top of the hull so that it can be used as an outdoor battery when the user goes ashore for outdoor activities. This can greatly expand its application scenarios. With the various power supply units set up, users can easily provide power support for outdoor camping lighting, audio-visual entertainment, mobile devices, etc.

[0015] Furthermore, when the multi-functional battery is installed on the boat, its power supply section can also charge handheld mobile devices for the crew. The multi-functional handle not only facilitates battery movement, but its functional rails can also be detachably mounted on existing camera brackets, fishing rod holders, or rope ties, allowing for easy fixation of cameras, fishing rods, etc., to the boat, freeing up the hands. Alternatively, the rope tie can be used to quickly tie and knot ropes, improving usability. Thus, this multi-functional battery not only has multiple uses but also functions as a charger, storage device, and auxiliary tying device. When not in use, the multi-functional handle can be folded away, ensuring the battery remains compact and doesn't take up too much space on the boat, while also meeting the needs for portable outdoor battery transport. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a partial exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the multifunctional battery according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the multifunctional handle in its unfolded state.

[0017] Labeling explanation: Hull 1, Mounting port 11, Snap-fit ​​step 111, Limiting plate 12, Limiting knob 13, Limiting part 131; Electric propulsion assembly 2, housing 21, slot 211, receiving groove 212, power supply line 213, plug 2131, snap-fit ​​flange 214, propeller 22, multi-functional battery 23, connector 231, operating ramp 232, ambient light 233, display panel 234, control panel 235, adjustment knob 236, handle slot 237, multi-functional handle 24, connecting rod 241, handle rod 242, power supply unit 25, wireless charging area 251, power supply connector 252, top current machine connector 2521, fish finder connector 2522, power supply interface 253, USB interface 2531, Type C interface 2532, DC interface 2533, functional guide rail 26, guide groove 261, disassembly port 262; 3. Camera bracket, 4. Fishing rod bracket, 5. Rope tie. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of this application described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, an electric kayak of this embodiment includes a hull 1 and an electric propulsion assembly 2 mounted on the hull 1.

[0020] The electric propulsion assembly 2 has a thruster 22 located below the hull 1 and a multi-functional battery 23 located on the top surface of the hull 1; the multi-functional battery 23 is pluggably installed in a slot 211 on the top surface of the electric propulsion assembly 2 and is electrically connected to the thruster 22; the thruster 22 can be existing technology and can mainly consist of a brushless motor and a propeller.

[0021] The multi-functional battery 23 is provided with a multi-functional handle 24 and several power supply units 25; the multi-functional handle 24 can be unfolded or stored on the top surface of the multi-functional battery 23, and a functional guide rail 26 is recessed on the multi-functional handle 24.

[0022] Therefore, the multi-functional battery 23 on the electric kayak can not only power the propeller 22 on the kayak, allowing the kayak to move forward automatically with little effort; it can also be easily removed and pulled out from the top of the hull 1. When the hull 1 is floating on the water and swaying significantly, the multi-functional handle 24 can be easily unfolded and pulled out (or inserted) so that it can be used as an outdoor battery when the user goes ashore for outdoor activities. This greatly expands its usage scenarios. The various power supply units 25 can also be used to provide power for outdoor camping lighting, audio-visual entertainment, mobile devices, etc.

[0023] Furthermore, when the multi-functional battery 23 is installed on the hull 1 for use, its power supply unit 25 can also charge handheld mobile devices for the crew. Moreover, the functional rail 26 on the multi-functional handle 24 of the multi-functional battery 23 can be detachably mounted with existing camera brackets 3, fishing rod brackets 4, or rope ties 5, etc., so as to fix cameras, fishing rods, etc. to the hull 1 to free up the hands, or to quickly tie ropes with the rope tie 5, improving the convenience of use. Thus, the multi-functional battery 23 not only has multiple uses in various scenarios, but also realizes multiple functions such as charging, storage, and auxiliary binding. Moreover, when not in use, the multi-functional handle 24 can be stored to ensure that the multi-functional battery 23 is small in size, avoids taking up too much space on the hull 1, and can also meet the needs of portable outdoor battery movement.

[0024] In this embodiment, a vertically penetrating mounting port 11 for installing the electric propulsion component 2 may be provided in front of the seat of the hull 1; the electric propulsion component 2 may be installed through the hull 1 at a forward position to facilitate the propulsion of the kayak.

[0025] In this embodiment, the electric propulsion assembly 2 may include a housing 21, a thruster 22, and a multi-functional battery 23; the housing 21 is detachably installed in the mounting port 11, the top of the housing 21 is provided with the slot 211, the bottom of the housing 21 is provided with the thruster 22, and the thruster 22 is located below the mounting port 11.

[0026] The bottom surface of the slot 211 of the housing 21 may be recessed into a receiving groove 212, which may contain a power supply line 213 electrically connected to the thruster 22. One end of the power supply line 213 may pass downward through the receiving groove 212 (ensuring waterproof sealing) and be electrically connected to the motor of the thruster 22, and the other end may have a plug 2131. The bottom of the multi-functional battery 23 may be provided with a connector 231 that connects to the plug 2131 of the power supply line 213. Thus, when inserting the multi-functional battery 23, the plug 2131 of the power supply line 213 can be pre-connected to the multi-functional battery 23. The connector 231 is plugged in and waterproofed, allowing the multi-functional battery 23 to be electrically connected to the thruster 22. The multi-functional battery 23 can then be directly inserted into the slot 211 and fixed against the bottom surface of the slot 211 of the housing 21, ensuring that the multi-functional battery 23 can be stably installed. The power supply line 213 can be stored in the slot 212 to prevent interference. After the multi-functional battery 23 is removed, the plug 2131 of the power supply line 213 is disconnected, allowing the multi-functional battery 23 to be completely separated from the housing 21 and the hull 1, making it easy to use as an outdoor battery out of water.

[0027] The connector 231 of the multi-functional battery 23 may be equipped with a protective cover to protect the top connector 231 when used as an outdoor battery.

[0028] The housing 21 is detachably installed on the hull 1 and can drive the propeller 22 and the multi-functional battery 23 to detach from the hull 1 simultaneously when needed.

[0029] Specifically, participation Figure 3 and Figure 4 The mounting port 11 of the hull 1 may be provided with an annular locking step 111 on the upper side. The front upper side of the annular locking step 111 is provided with a fixed limiting piece 12, and the rear upper side is provided with a movable limiting knob 13. The limiting knob 13 can be rotatably fitted to the upper edge of the mounting port 11, and has a limiting part 131 that can rotate into or out of the annular locking step 111. The outer periphery of the top of the shell 21 has a locking flange 214 that is embedded from top to bottom into the annular locking step 111, and the locking flange 214 is supported by the annular locking step 111 and limited by the fixed limiting piece 12 and the limiting part 131. During installation, the limiting knob 13 can be rotated so that the limiting part 131 moves out above the annular snap-fit ​​step 111. Then, the front end of the snap-fit ​​flange 214 of the housing 21 is first placed between the fixing limiting piece 12 and the front side of the annular snap-fit ​​step 111. Then, the rear end of the snap-fit ​​flange 214 is snapped onto the rear side of the annular snap-fit ​​step 111. Finally, the limiting knob 13 is rotated so that the limiting part 131 is snapped against the top of the rear end of the snap-fit ​​flange 214 of the housing 21, thereby achieving quick limiting and fixing of the housing 21.

[0030] In this embodiment, as Figure 5 As shown, the power supply unit 25 may include a recessed wireless charging area 251, a power connector 252, and a power interface 253.

[0031] The wireless charging area 251 can be recessed in the middle of the top surface of the multi-functional battery 23, which can conveniently wirelessly charge mobile devices such as mobile phones, providing better ease of use. Moreover, the recessed design can prevent mobile devices from falling out of the wireless charging area 251 when the kayak is rocking.

[0032] The power supply connector 252 may include a top flow machine connector 2521 and a fish finder connector 2522, which facilitates power supply to the top flow machine and the fish finder.

[0033] The top surface of the multi-functional battery 23 near the seat may be provided with an operating ramp 232; the outer periphery of the top of the multi-functional battery 23 protruding from the slot 211 may also be provided with several ambient lights 233.

[0034] The operating ramp 232 may be equipped with a display panel 234, a control panel 235 and multiple power supply units 25 for the convenience of the user on the seat.

[0035] The multiple power supply units 25 can be power supply interfaces 253 such as a USB interface 2531, a Type C interface 2532, and / or a DC interface 2533. The actual type structure of the power supply unit 25 can be selected and configured as needed to meet the requirements of different charging devices. Among them, the DC interface can be reserved as the charging port of a solar charging device, and the multifunctional battery 23 can be charged and energy stored by the solar charging device, effectively improving the endurance.

[0036] The display panel 234 can be used to display information such as the power of the multifunctional battery 23. The control panel 235 can be used to control the atmosphere lamp 233.

[0037] In this embodiment, an adjustment knob 236 for controlling the rotation speed of the thruster 22 is further provided on the top surface of the multifunctional battery 23, which can conveniently adjust the rotation speed of the thruster 22 and thus control the forward speed of the kayak.

[0038] In this embodiment, a handle slot 237 may be recessed on the top surface of the multifunctional battery 23. The multifunctional handle 24 is rotationally stored in the handle slot 237 and the upper surface during storage is flush with the top surface of the multifunctional battery 23 to reduce the volume, prevent protrusion, and ensure a smooth and beautiful appearance.

[0039] The functional guide rail 26 is recessed on the upper surface of the multifunctional handle 24 during storage. Specifically, the multifunctional handle 24 is hollow inside. The functional guide rail 26 includes a guide groove 261 provided on the upper surface during storage and communicating with the inside of the multifunctional handle 24, and at least one end of the guide groove 261 is provided with a disassembly and assembly port 262 with a larger width for convenient clamping.

[0040] In this embodiment, the multifunctional handle 24 is taken as an example in the shape of "冂", but it is not limited thereto.

[0041] The multifunctional handle 24 may include two connecting rods 241 arranged in parallel at intervals and a handle rod 242 connected to the same-direction ends of the two connecting rods 241. The shape of the handle slot 237 is adapted to the shape of the multifunctional handle 24. The other ends of the two connecting rods 241 are respectively hinged to the side walls of the handle slot 237. When the multifunctional handle 24 is rotated upward and lifted, it is located above the middle of the multifunctional battery 23.

[0042] The functional guide rail 26 can be provided on both the connecting rod 241 and the handle rod 242.

[0043] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions falling within the scope of the present invention's concept are within the scope of protection of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, equivalent changes and modifications without departing from the principle of the present invention should still fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0044] In the description of the embodiments of this application, it should be understood that the indicated orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships commonly used when the product is in use, or the orientations or positional relationships commonly understood by those skilled in the art. These are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application. In the description of this application, "a plurality of" and "several" mean two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

Claims

1. An electric kayak, characterized in that: Including the hull and the electric propulsion components mounted on the hull; The electric propulsion assembly has a thruster located below the hull and a multi-functional battery located on the top surface of the hull; The multi-functional battery is detachably mounted in a slot on the top surface of the electric propulsion assembly and is electrically connected to the thruster. The multi-functional battery is equipped with a multi-functional handle and several power supply units; the multi-functional handle can be unfolded or stored on the top surface of the multi-functional battery, and a functional guide rail is recessed on the multi-functional handle.

2. The electric kayak according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hull has a through-hole in front of the seat for installing the electric propulsion assembly; the electric propulsion assembly includes a housing, the propeller and the multi-functional battery; the housing is detachably installed in the mounting hole, the top of the housing has the slot, the bottom of the housing has the propeller, and the propeller is located below the mounting hole.

3. An electric kayak according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the slot is recessed into a groove, and the groove contains a power supply line that is electrically connected to the thruster; the bottom of the multi-functional battery is provided with a connector that is connected to the plug of the power supply line.

4. An electric kayak according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper side of the mounting port is provided with an annular snap-fit ​​step. A fixed limiting piece is provided on the upper front side of the annular snap-fit ​​step, and a movable limiting knob is provided on the upper rear side. The limiting knob has a limiting part that can rotate to extend into or out of the upper part of the annular snap-fit ​​step. The outer periphery of the top of the housing has a snap-fit ​​flange that is embedded in the annular snap-fit ​​step from top to bottom, and the snap-fit ​​flange is supported by the annular snap-fit ​​step and limited by the fixed limiting piece and the limiting part.

5. An electric kayak according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power supply unit includes a recessed wireless charging area, a power connector, and a power interface; the top surface of the multi-functional battery is also equipped with an adjustment knob for controlling the speed of the thruster.

6. An electric kayak according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric propulsion assembly is installed in front of the seat on the hull; the top surface of the multi-functional battery has an operating ramp on the side near the seat, and several ambient lights are also provided on the outer periphery of the top of the multi-functional battery; the operating ramp has a display panel, a control panel and the power supply unit, which is a USB interface, a Type C interface and / or a DC interface; the display panel is used to display the power level of the multi-functional battery, and the control panel is used to control the ambient lights.

7. An electric kayak according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the multi-functional battery is recessed with a handle slot; the multi-functional handle rotates and is stored in the handle slot, keeping its upper surface flush with the top surface of the multi-functional battery when stored, and the upper surface when stored is recessed with the functional guide rail; the functional guide rail is used to detachably mount a camera bracket, fishing rod bracket or rope tie.

8. An electric kayak according to claim 7, characterized in that: The multi-functional handle is hollow inside; the functional guide rail includes a guide groove located on the upper surface of the storage container and connected to the inside of the multi-functional handle, and at least one end of the guide groove has a wide disassembly port.

9. An electric kayak according to claim 7, characterized in that: The multi-functional handle includes two parallel and spaced connecting rods and a handle rod connected to one end of the two connecting rods in the same direction. The shape of the handle slot is adapted to the shape of the multi-functional handle. The other ends of the two connecting rods are respectively hinged to the side wall of the handle slot. When the multi-functional handle is rotated upward and lifted, it is located above the middle of the multi-functional battery.

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