Skate board

• US 20060170174A1
• Filed: 07/30/2004
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (Yamaha Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (Yamaha Corporation)
• Inventors: Hiramatsu, Yuji
• Application Number:
  US10/539,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20060170174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/87.41
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/0033 with a castor wheel, i.e. a swiveling follow-up wheel
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/01 Skateboards A63C17/02 - A63C17/28 take precedence; rolling devices on skis A63C5/035
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/016 with wheels arranged in one track
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/12 with driving mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/223 Wheel hubs
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/24 with ball-shaped or spherical running surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 2203/12 Electrically powered or heated

Abstract

A skateboard is constructed to provide a natural ride and good operability without adversely influencing a motor controller and batteries. The skateboard includes a board, wheels provided on a bottom side of the board at front and rear regions thereof, a motor controller for supplying the wheels with rotary power, a case provided on a bottom side of the board and housing the motor controller, and fixing bolts fixing an approximately central region of the case to the board, leaving front and rear end regions of the case free.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A skateboard comprising:

a board;

wheels provided on a bottom surface of the board, at front and rear regions thereof;

a motor controller arranged to supply at least one of the wheels with rotary power;

a case provided on the bottom surface of the board and housing the motor controller; and

at least one fixing element arranged to fix a substantially central region of the case to the board so as to leave front and rear end regions of the case free.

8. The skateboard according to claim 7, further comprising a weight transfer detection sensor arranged to detect a weight transfer of a rider riding on the board, wherein the motor controller is arranged to receive a detection signal from the weight transfer detection sensor and supply said at least one wheel with the rotary force in accordance with the detection signal received from the weight transfer detection sensor.

9. The skateboard according to claim 7, wherein the board is made of a flexible structural material.

10. The skateboard according to claim 7, wherein the motor controller includes at least one of a motor drive controller and a battery.

11. The skateboard according to claim 10, wherein the controller includes a plurality of batteries, the batteries being electrically connected with each other.

12. The skateboard according to claim 7, wherein the case is fixed directly to the bottom surface of the board.

13. The skateboard according to claim 7, wherein the case is slidingly attached to the bottom surface of the board.

14. The skateboard according to claim 7, wherein the case is suspended from the bottom surface of the board.

15. The skateboard according to claim 7, wherein the fixing element includes at least one of a plurality of bolts and an adhesive.

16. The skateboard according to claim 11, wherein said at least one of the motor drive controller and the battery are spaced from the bottom surface of the board.

17. A skateboard comprising:

a board;

wheels provided on a bottom surface of the board, at front and rear regions thereof;

a motor controller arranged to supply at least one of the wheels with rotary power;

a case provided on the bottom surface of the board and housing the motor controller; and

a support arranged to support the case on the bottom surface of the board, and being arranged to move longitudinally along the board at least when a load is applied on the board.

18. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the case includes elongated holes and fixing element located within the elongated holes to enable the case to move in a direction along a length of the elongated holes when a load is applied on the board.

19. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the support includes at least one guide rail and at least one guide member arranged to move along the at least one guide rail.

20. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the board is made of a flexible structural material.

21. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the motor controller includes at least one of a motor drive controller and a battery.

22. The skateboard according to claim 21, wherein the controller includes a plurality of batteries, the batteries being electrically connected with each other.

23. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the case is fixed directly to the bottom surface of the board.

24. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the case is slidingly attached to the bottom surface of the board.

25. The skateboard according to claim 17, wherein the case is suspended from the bottom surface of the board.

26. The skateboard according to claim 21, wherein said at least one of the motor drive controller and the battery are spaced from the bottom surface of the board.