Traveling apparatus
First Claim
1. A traveling apparatus including at least, with respect to a traveling direction, a front wheel and a rear wheel and on which a user rides when traveling, the traveling apparatus comprising:
- a front wheel supporting member configured to rotatably support the front wheel;
a rear wheel supporting member configured to rotatably support the rear wheel;
a driving unit configured to drive at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel;
an adjusting mechanism including a rotation part configured to rotate the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member in relation to each other, the adjusting mechanism being configured to adjust a wheel base length between the front wheel and the rear wheel by force generated from an action of the user being transmitted to the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member, thereby changing an angle formed by the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member; and
a control unit configured to control the driving unit based on the angle changing in conjunction with the wheel base length so that a speed of the traveling apparatus varies continuously or in a stepwise fashion in accordance with a continuous change of the angle.
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Abstract
Provided is a traveling apparatus including at least, with respect to a traveling direction, a front wheel and a rear wheel and on which a user rides when traveling. The traveling apparatus includes a driving unit configured to drive at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, an adjusting mechanism including a rotation part configured to rotate a front wheel supporting member and a rear wheel supporting member in relation to each other, the adjusting mechanism being configured to adjust a wheel base length between the front wheel and the rear wheel by an action of the user being transmitted, thereby changing an angle formed by the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit based on a parameter, the parameter changing in conjunction with the wheel base length.
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1. A traveling apparatus including at least, with respect to a traveling direction, a front wheel and a rear wheel and on which a user rides when traveling, the traveling apparatus comprising:
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a front wheel supporting member configured to rotatably support the front wheel; a rear wheel supporting member configured to rotatably support the rear wheel; a driving unit configured to drive at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel; an adjusting mechanism including a rotation part configured to rotate the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member in relation to each other, the adjusting mechanism being configured to adjust a wheel base length between the front wheel and the rear wheel by force generated from an action of the user being transmitted to the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member, thereby changing an angle formed by the front wheel supporting member and the rear wheel supporting member; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit based on the angle changing in conjunction with the wheel base length so that a speed of the traveling apparatus varies continuously or in a stepwise fashion in accordance with a continuous change of the angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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