114 results about "Personal mobility" patented technology

A personal mobility device includes a deck, wheels positioned at opposing ends of the deck, a pole extending at a proximal end from a first wheel of the wheels, and a handle located at a distal end of the pole. The deck includes a deck hinge located between a first deck end and a second deck end, and a deck latch operably connected to the deck hinge to retain the deck in an extended position, and configured such that releasing of the deck latch allows for folding of the deck about the deck hinge toward a folded position.

In one embodiment, a method includes determining vibration signals detected by a personal mobility vehicle, determining that the vibration signals correspond to an unexpected event occurred to the personal mobility vehicle, generating a feedback signal corresponding to the unexpected event, and transmitting the feedback signal corresponding to the unexpected event.

A personal mobility system with multiple adjustments is presented. The personal mobility system may comprise one or more elastic stabilizer mechanisms. The adjustments may comprise a telescoping adjustment system for multiple handles, to adjust height and position of handles. The personal mobility system presents handles at a variety of positions, and of different types, to assist a user in moving from sitting to standing to walking, and to and from other positions, and presents a seat. The personal mobility system with elastic stabilizer mechanisms stabilizes the system against tipping over, improving user safety by reducing the occurrence of tips and falls. The elastic stabilizer mechanisms may be engaged by all handles and grip surfaces, or by a subset thereof, of the personal mobility system when a user begins to tip. The personal mobility system presents improvements in folding, convenience, and useability.

A safety device storage kit for a personal mobility apparatus can safely store a user-wearable airbag module of a personal mobility apparatus from the risk of theft and loss, and can improve the safety by indicating the fact that the personal mobility apparatus is running in the form of a light beam and / or sound from a speaker.

An embodiment server includes a communication device, a memory configured to store information about personal mobility vehicles and user information about users, and a control device electrically connected to the communication device and the memory, the control device being configured to receive a first authentication request of a first user of an electronic device from the electronic device through the communication device, receive an authentication request of a first personal mobility vehicle of the plurality of personal mobility vehicles from the first personal mobility vehicle through the communication device, authenticate the first authentication request of the first user, authenticate the authentication request of the first personal mobility vehicle, and transmit unlock information of the first personal mobility vehicle to the first personal mobility vehicle through the communication device based on both authentications.

A personal mobility / utility system includes a housing, first and second dual-shaft electric motors within the housing with each having respective inboard and outboard shafts, first and second traction wheels rotatably attached to the first and second output shafts via first and second wheel clutches, first and second module gears rotatably attached to the first and second inboard shafts via respective first and second module clutches, first and second vertical apertures having respective top openings at a top of the housing and respective bottom openings adjacent the first and second module gears, a sensor array, and a controller for controlling the electric motors and clutches to provide propulsion, steering and braking of the system, extension, retraction and / or rotation of a module inserted into one or both of the vertical apertures, and maintaining the system in an upright position.

A personal mobility device (PMD) has a footboard unit including a footboard, a front wheel disposed on the footboard, and a rear wheel disposed behind the front wheel on the footboard. The PMD also has a steering unit including a steering axle, a fixation unit that connects one end of the steering axle to the footboard unit, and a grip disposed on the other end of the steering axle. The PMD also has a side guard disposed on each side of the footboard unit and extending along an axial direction of the footboard.

A server is provided to recommend suitable personal mobility based on a recommended route. The server includes a communicator and a controller that determines a first route to an intermediate destination reachable by a vehicle or a public transport based on departure information and destination information received from an external device, and a second route from the intermediate destination reachable by foot or a personal mobility to a final destination. The controller determines a recommended personal mobility based on environment information of the second route and operates the communicator to transmit information about each of the first route, the second route, and the recommended personal mobility to the external device.

A personal mobility assistance device includes a frame that includes a first ridged component moveable relative to a second ridged component by a linkage mechanism. The first rigid frame component has a first light emitter mounted in a first opening in the first rigid frame component and the second rigid frame component has a second light emitter mounted in a second opening in the second rigid frame component. The first light emitter is connected to a first component conductor portion of a conductor within the first rigid component and the second light emitter connected to a second component conductor portion of the conductor within the second rigid component. A conductor connection mechanism within the linkage mechanism includes a plurality of contacts that electrically connect the second component conductor portion to the first conductor portion when the linkage mechanism is in at least one position.

Various powered mobility systems, such as scooters and wheeled boards, are disclosed. The powered mobility system can be a drive assembly, which can include a motor, transmission assembly, driving wheel, and power supply. The drive assembly can be detachable from the rest of the personal mobility vehicle.

A charging station for a personal mobility device, which is a station for receiving a personal mobility device including a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a charging module, comprises: a plurality of power transfer modules each of which includes a wireless transmission coil; a frame in which the plurality of power transfer modules are accommodated; a control unit which is mounted to the frame; and a wheel slope which is disposed at the frame and on which the front wheel of the personal mobility device is seated, wherein, when the front wheel of the personal mobility device is positioned on the wheel slope, the power transfer modules and the charging module come into contact with each other. The charging station can safely store personal mobility devices.

1. Name of the product in this design: Mobility Scooter (LGD-001). 2. Purpose of this design: A personal mobility vehicle for commuting purposes. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

This utility model discloses a chassis protection frame in the field of personal mobility scooter technology, including a chassis, a mounting frame on the underside of the chassis, a mounting groove on the outer side of the mounting frame, multiple sets of protective frames inside the mounting groove, two sets of positioning blocks fixedly mounted on the upper side of each set of protective frames, and two positioning grooves for mating the positioning blocks on the upper side of the mounting groove. The positioning blocks are movably inserted into the positioning grooves. Mounting holes are provided through the outer sides of the mounting frame and positioning blocks, and fixing rods are movably inserted into the inner side of the mounting holes. The outer sides of the fixing rods, located on both sides of the mounting frame, are provided with threaded surfaces, and locking nuts are threaded onto the outer sides of both sets of threaded surfaces. This utility model, through its simple installation structure, facilitates the assembly and disassembly of the protective frame, improves the ease of installation and disassembly, reduces workload, and increases work efficiency. Furthermore, it allows for easy replacement of damaged parts, effectively reducing maintenance costs and avoiding resource waste. Its practical effect is excellent and worthy of promotion and use in the current market.

A hub lock includes a lock body fixedly mounted on a rear fork and a lock disc connected to the hub, the lock body includes a lock pin movable in a first direction between first and second critical positions, the lock disc has a lock slot and a guiding face capable of opposing the lock pin in the first direction, the lock pin is fitted in the lock slot at the first critical position, the lock pin is slidingly fitted to the guiding face during a movement from the second critical position towards the first critical position, the lock slot has first and second limiting faces opposite each other along a circumferential direction of the hub and both connected to the guiding face, a size of the first limiting face is greater than a size of the second limiting face in a depth direction of the lock slot.

1. Name of the product in this design: Mobility Scooter. 2. Purpose of this design: A personal mobility vehicle. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: 3D view 1.

The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying a personal mobility vehicle that is available to reserve for a trip, determining that at least one metric for a level of maintenance for the personal mobility vehicle indicates a need for performing the maintenance on the personal mobility vehicle, determining at least one metric for an operations effort for performing the maintenance at a current location of the personal mobility vehicle, and blocking use of the personal mobility vehicle, to facilitate the operations effort for the performing of the maintenance, based at least in part on the metric for the level of maintenance and at least in part on the metric for the operations effort indicating an advantage to performing the maintenance at the current location. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Disclosed are a parking system and a parking control method of a personal mobility. The parking system of the personal mobility includes a first parking stand and a second parking stand having one end rotatably installed at a lower end of a main body of the personal mobility and configured to be rotated downward to be unfolded to opposite sides of the main body or rotated upward to be folded, a parking motor configured to operate the first and second parking stands, and a power transmission device configured to transmit a rotational force of the parking motor to shafts of the first and second parking stands to simultaneously rotate the first and second parking stands in opposite directions.

To provide a new type of personal mobility.SOLUTION: A rear wheel support arm 61 of an electric kick scooter 1 is configured to pivot on a fulcrum, which is an attachment 61c to a vehicle body 10, such that a rear wheel 51 is displaced in a separation direction away from the road surface and in a grounding direction toward the road surface. A shock absorber 62 is connected between a pressing device 63 and the rear wheel support arm 61, and is displaceable in conjunction with the rear wheel support arm 61. The pressing device 63 is fixed to the rear portion of the vehicle body 10, and presses the shock absorber 62 displaced by the pivoting of the rear wheel support arm 61 back toward its pre-displacement position thereby pushing the rear wheel support arm 61 back in the grounding direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A system and method for monitoring personal mobility vehicles in urban environments, comprising a double magnetic coil (1), disposed at an area of personal mobility vehicle traffic, and connected to an oscillator circuit (2), a phase-locked loop (3), a signal conditioning circuit (4) and a signal processor (5); where the signal processor (5) is configured to calculate the temporal variation in voltage (V(t), V′(t)) produced in the phase-locked loop (3) and due to a variation in the oscillation frequency of the double magnetic coil (1) when at least one personal mobility vehicle passes said double magnetic coil (1); and to establish the type, speed, direction of travel and length of the personal mobility vehicle that has generated the variation in the oscillation frequency of the double magnetic coil (1).

Movement and locking device for a seat and a personal mobility vehicle, comprising: a base plate (100) with a plurality of position guide grooves (101) and a plurality of locking holes (102), which are formed on the base plate (100) in rows and columns; a motion device (300) installed in a frame (200) of the seat or a frame (200) of the personal mobility vehicle, wherein the motion device (300) is seated in one of the position guide grooves (101) selected from the plurality of position guide grooves (101) by rolling and moving it along the base plate (100); and a locking device (400) which is installed in the frame (200) to be movable upwards and downwards and to be releasably locked and engaged with one of the locking holes (102) selected from the plurality of locking holes (102).

A mobile apparatus includes a motion action portion. The motion action portion including a frame portion, at least part of the frame portion including a structural battery, the structural battery including one or more energy storage devices. Each of the one or more energy storage devices having at least one anode core of a continuous carbon fiber, an electrolyte arranged on the at least one continuous carbon fiber core, and a cathode layer arranged to the at least one continuous carbon fiber core on the electrolyte, and at least one interface electrically connected to the structural battery, the interface for inputting power for charging the structural battery and for outputting power.

A personal mobility device comprises a footboard, wheels arranged at opposite ends of the footboard, a bar extending at a proximal end from a first wheel, and a handle located at a distal end of the bar. The footboard includes a footboard hinge situated between a first footboard end and a second footboard end, and a footboard lock functionally connected to the footboard hinge to hold the footboard in an extended position and configured such that releasing the footboard lock allows the footboard to fold around the footboard hinge into a folded position.

A computer-implemented method is disclosed for managing personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) across a geographic region. One or more sensor-equipped vehicles traverse the region and collect sensor data, which is used by a computing system to determine the respective state and location of PMVs. Based on these determinations, the system generates a utilization value for the PMVs and compares it to a predefined utilization metric reflecting desired deployment levels. The system then provides instructions to reposition PMVs within the region to satisfy the utilization metric, enabling automated, demand-responsive fleet balancing and reduced reliance on manual monitoring.

A method for positioning a personal mobility system using an augmented reality device is disclosed. The method includes receiving location data corresponding to the positioning of the personal mobility system; determining a relative position between the augmented reality device and the positioning of the personal mobility system; and causing the augmented reality device to display an augmented reality effect based on the relative position between the augmented reality device and the positioning of the personal mobility system.

1. Name of this design product: Frame of a personal mobility vehicle. 2. Purpose of this design: This product is used as the main frame of a personal mobility vehicle. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

Endless belts, such as for use with e-bikes and other personal mobility systems such as standard bicycles, wheelchairs, scooters including electric scooters, and other systems that utilize a belt for transmitting power to impart motion to the system. The belts are particularly suited for inhibiting “tooth jumping” during use. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the teeth of the belt are formed from a different material than the body of the belt, the material of the teeth having a higher modulus than the material of the body. The belts can utilize load carrying cords, such as carbon cords.

1. Name of the product in this design: Mobility Scooter (S2030). 2. Purpose of this design: This design is intended as a mobility aid for the elderly and those with weak constitutions. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: 3D view 1.

In particular embodiments, a computing system may collect, for each ride of a plurality of rides, first ride data associated with a user riding a personal mobility vehicle during a certain time period. The system may calculate, for each ride, an approximate load on the personal mobility vehicle based on at least the first ride data. The system may calculate a user profile of the user based on the approximate loads. The system may collect, for a subsequent ride, second ride data associated with the user riding a current personal mobility vehicle after the certain time period. The system may calculate, for the subsequent ride, a second approximate load on the current personal mobility vehicle based on at least the second ride data. The system may compare the second approximate load to the user profile and classify the subsequent ride as individual or tandem based on the comparison.