Powered Board with Segmented Deck and Swivel Front Wheels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal mobility vehicles, such as skateboards, lack innovative designs that provide a new riding experience or unique functionality, particularly when incorporating a powered rear wheel and swivelable front wheels.
Innovation Solution
A powered board vehicle with a flexible deck, a powered rear wheel, and swivelable front wheels, where the deck allows rotation of the front portion relative to the rear portion, enabling users to twist and control the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a powered rear wheel and swivelable front wheels are combined in a personal mobility vehicle, then the vehicle provides a new riding experience and unique functionality, but the vehicle may suffer from insufficient controllability and stability
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle body is divided into a front portion and a rear portion that can rotate relative to each other about a longitudinal axis. This segmentation allows independent movement of the front section, enabling users to twist the forward portion to control the swivelable front wheels, thereby maintaining controllability while achieving a new riding experience
2Adaptability or versatility
If a powered rear wheel and swivelable front wheels are combined in a personal mobility vehicle, then the vehicle provides unique functionality, but the vehicle may suffer from insufficient stability
Solution Approach 1:
The front portion of the vehicle is designed to be dynamically rotatable relative to the rear portion about the longitudinal axis. This dynamic configuration allows the front section to adjust its orientation independently, providing stability through active adjustment while maintaining the unique functionality of the powered-rear-wheel/swivelable-front-wheel combination
Data Source
AI summary
Various powered wheeled board vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes a deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion. At least one front wheel can be connected with the deck under the forward portion. The front wheel can be configured to swivel about a first axis and rotate about a second axis. A powered wheel can be connected with the rearward portion. In some configurations, the rear wheel comprises a hub motor.