CHILDREN'S RIDE-ON VEHICLES HAVING DETECTION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
- a body having a seat assembly configured to support a child;
a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one steerable wheel and at least one driven wheel; and
a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive rotation of the at least one driven wheel in a plurality of drive configurations, wherein the drive assembly includes;
a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor,at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child supported by the seat assembly and adapted to selectively actuate the motor assembly,a battery assembly including at least one battery adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly, anda detection system adapted to detect whether an accessory is coupled to the body, wherein the drive assembly is adapted to restrict driving of the at least one driven wheel to less than all drive configurations of the plurality of drive configurations based on the detection system detecting whether the accessory is coupled to the body.
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Abstract
A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include a body having a seat assembly configured to support a child; and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive rotation of at least one driven wheel in a plurality of drive configurations, and including a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor, at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child supported by the seat assembly and adapted to selectively actuate the motor assembly, a battery assembly adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly, and a detection system adapted to detect whether an accessory is coupled to the body. The drive assembly being adapted to restrict driving of the at least one driven wheel to less than all drive configurations of the plurality of drive configurations based on the detection system detecting whether the accessory is coupled to the body.
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21 Claims
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1. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
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a body having a seat assembly configured to support a child; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one steerable wheel and at least one driven wheel; and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive rotation of the at least one driven wheel in a plurality of drive configurations, wherein the drive assembly includes; a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor, at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child supported by the seat assembly and adapted to selectively actuate the motor assembly, a battery assembly including at least one battery adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly, and a detection system adapted to detect whether an accessory is coupled to the body, wherein the drive assembly is adapted to restrict driving of the at least one driven wheel to less than all drive configurations of the plurality of drive configurations based on the detection system detecting whether the accessory is coupled to the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
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a body having a seat assembly configured to support a child, the seat assembly including a seat configured to be selectively adjusted among a plurality of seat positions; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel; and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive rotation of the at least one driven wheel in a plurality of drive configurations, wherein the drive assembly includes; a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor, at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child sitting on the seat and adapted to selectively actuate the motor assembly, a battery assembly including at least one battery adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly, and a detection system adapted to detect at least one of seat position, seat usage, and weight supported by the seat, wherein the drive assembly is adapted to restrict driving of the at least one driven wheel to less than all drive configurations of the plurality of drive configurations based on at least one of the detected seat position, the detected seat usage, and the detected weight supported by the seat. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
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a body having a seat assembly configured to support a child; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one steerable wheel and at least one driven wheel; a steering assembly comprising a steering mechanism adapted to receive steering inputs from a child supported by the seat assembly, and a steering linkage adapted to convey the steering inputs to the at least one steerable wheel; and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive rotation of the at least one driven wheel in a plurality of drive configurations, wherein the drive assembly includes; a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor, at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child supported by the seat assembly and adapted to selectively actuate the motor assembly, the at least one user input device including a configuration input device adapted to receive user inputs selecting amongst the plurality of drive configurations, a battery assembly including at least one battery adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly, and a detection system adapted to detect whether an accessory is coupled to the body, wherein the drive assembly, responsive to the detection system detecting that the accessory is coupled to the body, is adapted to (1) restrict driving of the at least one driven wheel to less than all drive configurations of the plurality of drive configurations and (2) disengage the configuration input device from the motor assembly, the configuration input device being unable to selectively actuate the motor assembly when disengaged from the motor assembly, and the steering assembly is adapted to disengage the steering mechanism from the steering linkage responsive to the detection system detecting that the accessory is coupled to the body, the steering linkage being unable to convey the steering inputs from the steering mechanism to the at least one steerable wheel when the steering mechanism is disengaged from the steering linkage.
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