Universal power plant for vehicles

Abstract

This utility model discloses a universal vehicle kit with a universal power unit, comprising multiple vehicles of different types and a power unit that provides power to the vehicles. Each vehicle has a mounting structure adapted to the power unit, and the power unit can be selectively installed onto the mounting structure of one of the vehicles. Since multiple vehicles of different types each have a mounting structure adapted to the power unit, only one power unit is needed to experience multiple vehicles. Users can selectively install the power unit onto the mounting structure of one of the vehicles according to their needs. For example, the vehicle kit includes both a boat and a surfboard: when experiencing boat functionality, the power unit can be installed onto the boat's mounting structure; when experiencing surfing functionality, the power unit can be installed onto the surfboard's mounting structure.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of vehicle technology, specifically to a vehicle kit with a universal power unit. Background Technology

[0002] Vehicles are typically equipped with a power unit that provides propulsion, enabling the vehicle to carry the user. Common vehicles include off-road vehicles, tracked vehicles, boats, surfboards, etc. Different types of vehicles are often equipped with different types of power units. If a user wants to experience multiple vehicles, they will need to have a variety of power units. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a vehicle kit with a universal power unit, so that users only need to equip one power unit to experience multiple vehicles.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a universal vehicle kit with a power unit, which includes multiple vehicles of different types and a power unit that provides power to the vehicles. Each vehicle is equipped with a mounting structure that is compatible with the power unit, and the power unit can be selectively installed on the mounting structure of one of the vehicles.

[0005] Furthermore, at least two of the multiple vehicles are electric vehicles, and the power unit includes a battery that provides power to the electric vehicles. The mounting structure of the electric vehicles includes a battery compartment, and the battery can be selectively installed in the battery compartment of one of the electric vehicles.

[0006] Furthermore, at least two of the multiple vehicles are water vehicles, and the power unit includes a propulsion unit that provides thrust to the water vehicles. The propulsion unit can be selectively mounted on the mounting structure of one of the water vehicles to propel the water vehicle.

[0007] Furthermore, the propulsion unit is a water jet propulsion unit, and the mounting structure includes a mounting slot on the water vehicle. The mounting slot has a lower slot and a rear slot. The propulsion unit is embedded in the mounting slot, draws water from the lower slot, and sprays the drawn water backward from the rear slot.

[0008] Furthermore, the lower slot serves as the mounting port, through which the pusher is inserted into the mounting slot from bottom to top.

[0009] Furthermore, the thruster is a bidirectional thruster. When the thruster switches to reverse thrust, it draws water from the rear slot and sprays the drawn water out from the lower slot.

[0010] Furthermore, the propulsion system is a water jet propulsion system, and the hull is equipped with a steering structure for changing the direction of the water jet from the propulsion system to achieve steering.

[0011] Furthermore, the steering structure includes a steering cowl and a rudder for human control. The steering cowl is detachably rotatably mounted at the propeller nozzle, and the rudder is connected to the steering cowl, which rotates to change the direction of the propeller's water jet.

[0012] Furthermore, the at least two electric vehicles are specifically at least two of the following: an off-road tracked vehicle, a boat hull, and a surfboard.

[0013] Furthermore, the at least two water vehicles are a boat hull and a surfboard.

[0014] Since multiple vehicles of different types are equipped with mounting structures compatible with their power units, only one power unit is needed to experience various vehicles. Users can selectively install the power unit onto the mounting structure of one of the vehicles according to their needs. For example, the vehicle kit includes both a boat and a surfboard: when experiencing the boat function, the power unit can be installed onto the boat's mounting structure; when experiencing the surfing function, the power unit can be installed onto the surfboard's mounting structure. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a ship's hull equipped with a propulsion system.

[0016] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of the image, showing a larger area. Figure 1 Part A.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing the steering cover after turning left.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion of the hull and battery.

[0019] Figure 5 This is an exploded schematic diagram of the hull, propeller, and steering cowling. Batteries are already installed on the hull in the diagram.

[0020] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A magnified view of a portion of the image, showing a larger area. Figure 5 Part B.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the connection between the thruster's power input port and the battery power supply port.

[0022] Figure 8 This is an explosion diagram of the stern of the hull and the steering cowling.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the propeller drawing water from the lower slot and spraying water from the rear slot.

[0024] Figure 10 yes Figure 9 A magnified view of a portion of the image, showing a larger area. Figure 9 Part C.

[0025] Figure 11 yes Figure 9 A magnified view of a portion of the image, showing a larger area. Figure 9 Part D.

[0026] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of a surfboard equipped with a motor. The viewpoint in the diagram is from the side of the surfboard looking towards it.

[0027] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of a surfboard equipped with a motor. The viewpoint in the diagram is from below the surfboard.

[0028] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the hull with the seats folded down in another embodiment.

[0029] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of an off-road vehicle equipped with a power unit according to the second embodiment.

[0030] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of a tracked vehicle equipped with a power unit according to the second embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0032] First embodiment:

[0033] The water vehicle kit includes two different types of water vehicles, namely... Figure 1 The hull 1 shown and Figure 12 The surfboard 2 shown is also equipped with a universal power unit 3. The hull 1 has a first mounting structure 10, and the surfboard 2 has a second mounting structure 20. Both mounting structures 10 and 20 are compatible with the same universal power unit 3 mentioned above. Therefore, users only need to equip themselves with one power unit 3 to experience various watercraft. Depending on actual needs, users can selectively install the power unit 3 on different types of vehicles: such as... Figure 1 When one wishes to experience the boat's functions, the power unit 3 is installed on the first mounting structure 10 of the hull 1, using the power unit 3 to provide driving force to the hull 1; such as Figure 12 When the surfing function is desired, the power unit 3 is installed on the second mounting structure 20 of the surfboard 2, and the power unit 3 provides driving force to the surfboard 2.

[0034] Figure 1 The hull 1 shown and Figure 12The surfboards shown (2) are all electric vehicles, and the power unit (3) is as follows: Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, it includes a water-jet electric propulsion unit 32 and a battery 31.

[0035] See Figure 4 A seat 15 is detachably mounted on the hull 1, which is prior art. The first mounting structure 10 of the hull 1 includes a battery compartment 11 located above and a mounting slot 12 located below. A connecting opening 13 at the bottom of the battery compartment 11 connects to the mounting slot 12. The first mounting structure 10 of the hull 1 also includes a battery fixing cover 100 and a first bolt 101. When installing the battery 31 onto the hull 1, the user can first remove the seat 15 from the hull 1 (see...). Figure 1 To prevent the seat 15 from obstructing the installation operation, place the battery 31 into the battery compartment 11, and use the first bolt 101 to attach the battery fixing cover 100 to the top of the battery 31 to secure it. See below after fixing. Figure 5 , Figure 6 The power supply port 311 of battery 31 is aligned with the connection port 13.

[0036] See Figure 5 and Figure 6 The mounting slot 12 has a lower slot opening 121 and a rear slot opening 122. An electrical control slot 14 is formed on the front wall of the mounting slot 12. The hull 1 is equipped with an electrical control system, which is existing technology, and its electrical control interface is hidden in the electrical control slot 14. The propeller 32 has a controller 321 at the front, a motor 322 in the middle, and a water spray pipe 323 at the rear. A waterproof signal line 3211 extends forward from the controller 321, and the motor 322's drive shaft 3221 extends rearward to the front end of the water spray pipe 323 and is equipped with a propeller 324. The first mounting structure 10 of the hull 1 includes a second bolt 102, a support block 17, and a third bolt 103. The lower slot opening 121 serves as the mounting port. When installing the thruster 32, the user first inserts the waterproof signal wire 3211 of the thruster 32 into the electrical control slot 14 to connect to the electrical control interface of the electrical control system. Then, the thruster 32 is inserted into the mounting slot 12 from bottom to top through the lower slot opening 121. The thruster 32 is fixed with the second bolt 102, and the support block 17 is fixed to the hull 1 with the third bolt 103. The support block 17 supports the water jet pipe 323 of the thruster 32 at the lower rear of the mounting slot 12. After installation, the power input port 3212 of the controller 321 of the thruster 32 is inserted into the power supply port 311 of the battery 31 through the upward-facing connection port 13, drawing power from the battery 31 to provide power (i.e., power supply) to the motor 322 and the electrical control system of the hull 1. See Figure 7 A waterproof sealing ring 320 is sandwiched between the outer casings of the power supply port 311 and the power take-off port 3212 to prevent external water from wetting the internal battery cell. The water spray pipe 323 has a water inlet 3231 at its front end (see...). Figure 9The lower opening 121 of the mounting groove 12 is connected. The rear end of the water spray pipe 323 extends from the rear opening 122 of the mounting groove 12 to the outside of the mounting groove 12, and is provided with a water spray nozzle 3232. See Figure 1 and Figure 9 The electronic control system of the hull 1 includes a pedal 162. When the user presses the pedal 162, the electronic control system sends an electrical signal to the controller 321 of the propeller 32. The controller 321 controls the motor 322 to drive the propeller 324 to rotate, drawing water from the lower slot 121 and spraying the drawn water at high speed from the rear slot 122, thereby generating thrust to propel the hull 1 forward on the water surface. The greater the depth of the user's press on the pedal 162, the faster the motor 322 of the propeller 32 is controlled by the electronic control system to rotate, and the greater the thrust generated.

[0037] See Figure 8 The propeller 32 has two locking posts 325 and 326 at the rear end of the water jet nozzle 323 of the water jet pipe 323. The hull 1 is equipped with a metal steering cowl 18, and the front end of the steering cowl 18 has two locking holes 181 and 182 (see...). Figure 5 After installing the thruster 32, the user installs the steering cover 18 onto the rear spray nozzle 3232 of the water spray pipe 323, allowing the upper and lower locking posts 325 and 326 to engage with the upper and lower locking holes 181 and 182 of the steering cover 18, respectively. The top of the upper locking post 325 is as shown... Figure 10 As shown, it protrudes upwards above the steering cover 18, and the bottom of the lower locking post 326 is as follows. Figure 11 As shown, it protrudes downwards to the bottom of the steering cover 18. At this time, the user screws two fourth bolts 104 to the top of the upper locking post 325 and the bottom of the lower locking post 326 respectively. The heads of the two fourth bolts 104 are respectively blocked on the outside of the steering cover 18 to prevent the steering cover 18 from accidentally falling off due to external force.

[0038] See Figure 1 and Figure 8 The steering cowl 18 has two cable connection parts 183 and 184 extending to the left and right sides, respectively. The left and right cable connection parts 183 and 184 have left and right cable through holes 185 and 186, respectively. The hull 1 is equipped with an existing rudder 191, which is connected to two cables 193 and 194. The ends of the cables 193 and 194 extend rearward to the rear of the hull 1 and are fitted with latches 195 and 196. After installing the steering cowl 18, the user removes the latches 195 and 196 from the cables 193 and 194, allowing the ends of the two cables 193 and 194 to pass rearward through the left and right cable through holes 185 and 186 on the left and right cable connection parts 183 and 184 of the steering cowl 18, and then reinstalls the latches 195 and 196. Figure 2 .

[0039] See Figure 1and Figure 2 The steering cowl 18, rudder 191, and cables 193 and 194 together form a steering structure for changing the direction of the water jet from the propeller 32. To turn the vessel to left, the user turns the rudder 191 to the left, which pulls the left cable 193 forward and releases a section of the right cable 194 backward. See [link / description]. Figure 3 The left-side cable 193, through its locking buckle 195, drives the steering cover 18 around the locking posts 325 and 326 (see...). Figure 8 When the steering cowl 18 rotates to the left, the right-side cable 194 is simultaneously stretched. After the steering cowl 18 rotates, it directs the water sprayed from the rear end of the water jet pipe 323 to the left side of the hull 1, changing the direction of the water jet from the propeller 32, thereby providing a leftward steering force to the hull 1 and achieving a left turn. When it is necessary to return to center or turn right, the user turns the rudder 191 to the right. The rudder 191 pulls the right-side cable 194 forward and releases a section of the left-side cable 193 backward. The right-side cable 194, through the latch 196, causes the steering cowl 18 to deflect to the right, achieving the return to center or right turn operation. The principle is the same as described above and will not be repeated here.

[0040] See Figure 1 and Figure 5 The propeller 32 is a bidirectional propeller. The electronic control system includes a gear shift button 163. When the user needs to reverse, they press button 163, and the electronic control system sends an electrical signal to the controller 321 of the propeller 32, controlling the propeller 32 to switch to reverse propulsion mode. In this mode, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 9 The motor 322 of the thruster 32 drives the propeller 324 to reverse, and draws water from the rear slot 122 to generate suction, which moves the hull 1 backward on the water surface. The water drawn by the thruster 32 is sprayed out from the front end of the spray pipe 323 and then sprayed out from the lower slot 121 to the outside.

[0041] See Figure 1 and Figure 12 The second mounting structure 20 of the surfboard 2 is similar to the first mounting structure 10 of the hull 1, and the mounting method of the electric propeller 32 is also basically the same. The main differences between the two are as follows:

[0042] (1) Since the hull 1 is equipped with a seat 15, the seat 15 must be removed to make room for operation when installing the battery 31; while the surfboard 2 itself is not equipped with a seat, so there is no need to do such an operation.

[0043] (2) Support block 17 of hull 1 (see Figure 5 (This is only used to support the water jet pipe 323; while the support block 27 for the surfboard 2 is shown below.) Figure 13 In addition to having the same support function, it also serves as a tail wing mounting block, on which the tail wing 28 is fixedly mounted.

[0044] Surfboard 2 also has an electronic control system, which is also existing technology. The difference between it and the electronic control system of hull 1 is that:

[0045] See Figure 1 and Figure 5 The electrical control system of hull 1 includes a pedal 192 and a button 193. The user presses the pedal 192 to control the thrust of the propeller 32, and presses the button 193 to switch the propulsion mode of the propeller 32. See [link / description]. Figure 12 and Figure 13 The surfboard 2's electronic control system includes a handle 29. While surfing, the user holds the handle 29 and controls the propeller 32 by operating the trigger 291 on the handle 29 (see...). Figure 13 Thrust magnitude. Since the thruster 32 only needs to propel the surfboard 2 forward during surfing, there is no need for an operating component on the handle 29 to switch the thruster 32 to reverse propulsion mode. Since the user generally adjusts the forward direction of the surfboard 2 by changing their center of gravity during surfing, there is no need for a steering structure on the surfboard 2 to change the direction of the thruster 32's water jet. When the user modifies the thruster 32, which is already mounted on the hull 1, to the surfboard 2, they need to install the steering shield 18 (see...). Figure 2 Removed from the rear end of thruster 32.

[0046] This embodiment is shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 The seat 15 is detachably mounted on the hull 1. Before installing the battery 31 onto the hull 1, the user must remove the seat 15 to create operating space. See other embodiments. Figure 14 The seat 15 is rotatably connected to the hull 1. Normally, the seat 15 is locked to the hull 1 and cannot be rotated backward relative to the hull 1. Before installing the battery 31 into the hull 1, the user first unlocks the seat 15 and then rotates it backward to fold it down, thus freeing up operating space without removing the seat 15.

[0047] Second embodiment:

[0048] The second embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, except for the following differences:

[0049] The vehicle kit of the first embodiment includes Figure 1 The hull 1 shown and Figure 12 The surfboard shown is one of two electric vehicles, both of which are water vehicles. See mounting structures 10 and 20 for details. Figure 4 , Figure 5 Both include a battery compartment 11 for mounting the battery 31 and a mounting slot 12 for mounting the thruster 32. In use, the battery 31 supplies power to the thruster 32, and the thruster 32 provides power to the water vehicle.

[0050] The vehicle kit of the second embodiment includes Figure 1The hull shown is 1. Figure 12 Surfboard 2 shown Figure 15 The off-road vehicle shown is 5 and Figure 16 The four types of electrically powered tracked vehicles 6 are shown. Off-road vehicles 5 and 6, being existing land vehicles, do not rely on propeller 32 during operation (see [link]). Figure 5 The battery 31 provides power to the vehicle's own electric motor (not shown in the figure), which in turn provides power. Therefore, the mounting structures 50 and 60 of both the off-road vehicle 5 and the tracked vehicle 6 include the battery compartment 11 but not the mounting slot 12 (see [reference]). Figure 5 The mounting structures 50 and 60 of the off-road vehicle 5 and the tracked vehicle 6 are adapted to the battery 31 of the power unit 3. The power input port of the electric motor is located at the bottom of the battery compartment 11.

[0051] When the user experiences the functions of the off-road vehicle 5, the battery 31 is installed into the battery compartment 11 of the off-road vehicle 5. After the battery 31 is installed, its power supply port (see...) Figure 6 The power supply port 31 of the battery 31 is connected to the power input port (not shown in the figure) of the electric motor on the off-road vehicle 5. The battery 31 then supplies power to the electric motor, which in turn supplies power to the electronic control system inside the off-road vehicle 5. When the user turns the ignition switch 51 on the handlebars of the off-road vehicle 5, the electronic control system controls the electric motor to drive the wheels 52 of the off-road vehicle, thus enabling the off-road vehicle 5 to move forward while carrying the user. Similarly, when the user is experiencing the functions of the tracked vehicle 6, the battery 31 is installed in the battery compartment 11 of the tracked vehicle 6 to supply power to the electric motor on the tracked vehicle 6. This will not be elaborated further.

[0052] Third embodiment:

[0053] The third embodiment is basically the same as the second embodiment, except for the following differences:

[0054] See Figure 4 and Figure 5 The power unit 3 in the second embodiment includes a battery 31 and a thruster 32, and the mounting structures 10 and 20 for the hull 1 and surfboard 2 (see...) Figure 12 and Figure 13 This includes the battery compartment 11 and the mounting slot 12, see Figure 15 and Figure 16 The mounting structures 50 and 60 of the off-road vehicle 5 and the tracked vehicle 6 include the battery compartment 11 but do not include the mounting slot 12.

[0055] See Figure 5 and Figure 13 In the third embodiment, both the hull 1 and the surfboard 2 are equipped with propellers 32, see [link / reference]. Figure 4 The power unit consists of three universal batteries (31). See also... Figure 4 , Figure 12 , Figure 15 and Figure 16 The mounting structures 10, 20, 50, and 60 of the four vehicles hull 1, surfboard 2, off-road vehicle 5, and tracked vehicle 6 are all battery compartments 11, and the battery 31 can be selectively installed in the battery compartment 11 of one of the vehicles.

[0056] The above description is merely an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the scope of patent protection. Any non-substantial changes or substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention will still fall within the scope of patent protection.

Claims

1. A vehicle kit with a universal power unit, characterized in that: It includes multiple vehicles of different types, as well as a power unit that provides power to the vehicles. Each vehicle is equipped with a mounting structure that is compatible with the power unit, and the power unit can be selectively installed on the mounting structure of one of the vehicles.

2. The vehicle kit according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least two of the multiple vehicles are electric vehicles, and the power unit includes a battery that provides power to the electric vehicles. The mounting structure of the electric vehicles includes a battery compartment, and the battery can be selectively installed in the battery compartment of one of the electric vehicles.

3. The vehicle kit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: At least two of the multiple vehicles are water vehicles, and the power unit includes a propulsion unit that provides thrust to the water vehicles. The propulsion unit can be selectively mounted on the mounting structure of one of the water vehicles to propel the water vehicle.

4. The vehicle kit according to claim 3, characterized in that: The propulsion unit is a water jet propulsion unit. The mounting structure includes a mounting slot on the water vehicle. The mounting slot has a lower slot and a rear slot. The propulsion unit is embedded in the mounting slot. Water is drawn from the lower slot and sprayed out from the rear slot.

5. The vehicle kit according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower slot serves as the mounting port, and the pusher is inserted into the mounting slot from bottom to top through the lower slot.

6. The vehicle kit according to claim 4, characterized in that: The thruster is a bidirectional thruster. When the thruster is switched to reverse thrust, water is drawn from the rear tank opening and sprayed out from the lower tank opening.

7. The vehicle kit according to claim 3, characterized in that: The propulsion system is a water jet propulsion system, and the hull is equipped with a steering structure to change the direction of the water jet from the propulsion system to achieve steering.

8. The vehicle kit according to claim 7, characterized in that: The steering structure includes a steering cowl and a rudder for human control. The steering cowl is detachably rotatably mounted at the propeller nozzle. The rudder is connected to the steering cowl and drives the steering cowl to rotate to change the direction of the propeller's water jet.

9. The vehicle kit according to claim 2, characterized in that: At least two electric vehicles are specifically at least two of the following: off-road tracked vehicles, boats, and surfboards.

10. The vehicle kit according to claim 3, characterized in that: At least two watercraft are a boat and a surfboard.

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