Foot-operated personal vehicle
First Claim
1. A foot-operated personal vehicle (10), comprising:
- a chassis (12) having a length (L12) that extends along a longitudinal axis (AL), a width (W12) extending along a transverse axis (AT), and a height (H12) extending along a vertical axis (AV);
a front set (14) of wheels mounted at a front (16) of the chassis;
a rear set (18) of wheels mounted at a rear (20) of the chassis;
a seat (22) mounted on the chassis;
at least one motor that drives in rotation at least one wheel of at least one of the front and rear sets of wheels;
means (24) for controlling a speed of the vehicle (10) and for guiding the vehicle (10) in a direction of travel, comprising right (PD) and left (PG) pedals, each of said left and right pedals having a surface for accommodating a user'"'"'s feet,at least one of said pedals constituting a speed pedal that is mounted to rotate in relation to the chassis (12) around a tilting axis that is perpendicular to the vertical axis (AV) of the chassis (12), a rotation of the speed pedal around the tilting axis configured to control a speed of the vehicle (10), andat least one of said pedals constituting a guide pedal mounted to rotate in relation to the chassis (12) around a pivoting axis that is parallel to the vertical axis (AV) of the chassis (12), whereby a rotation of the guide pedal around the pivoting axis is configured to guide the direction of travel of the vehicle (10).
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Abstract
Disclosed is a foot-operated private vehicle, the vehicle including a chassis that extends heightwise along a vertical axis, the vehicle also including a front set of wheels mounted at the front of this chassis, a rear set of wheels mounted at the rear of this chassis, and a unit for controlling the speed and direction of the vehicle, taking the form of a right-hand pedal and a left-hand pedal, the private vehicle being characterized in that at least one pedal, known as the steering pedal, is mounted in a rotatable manner with respect to the chassis about a pivot axis parallel to the vertical axis of the chassis of the vehicle, a rotation of this steering pedal about its pivot axis being used to control the direction of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A foot-operated personal vehicle (10), comprising:
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a chassis (12) having a length (L12) that extends along a longitudinal axis (AL), a width (W12) extending along a transverse axis (AT), and a height (H12) extending along a vertical axis (AV); a front set (14) of wheels mounted at a front (16) of the chassis; a rear set (18) of wheels mounted at a rear (20) of the chassis; a seat (22) mounted on the chassis; at least one motor that drives in rotation at least one wheel of at least one of the front and rear sets of wheels; means (24) for controlling a speed of the vehicle (10) and for guiding the vehicle (10) in a direction of travel, comprising right (PD) and left (PG) pedals, each of said left and right pedals having a surface for accommodating a user'"'"'s feet, at least one of said pedals constituting a speed pedal that is mounted to rotate in relation to the chassis (12) around a tilting axis that is perpendicular to the vertical axis (AV) of the chassis (12), a rotation of the speed pedal around the tilting axis configured to control a speed of the vehicle (10), and at least one of said pedals constituting a guide pedal mounted to rotate in relation to the chassis (12) around a pivoting axis that is parallel to the vertical axis (AV) of the chassis (12), whereby a rotation of the guide pedal around the pivoting axis is configured to guide the direction of travel of the vehicle (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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