INVERTED VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An inverted vehicle comprising:
- wheel;
a base that holds the wheel so as to be able to drive the wheel;
a step cover on which a rider rides, the step cover being connected to an upper portion of the base;
an elastic element that is connected to the upper portion of the base and elastically supports the step cover;
a detection portion that is provided between the base and the step cover and detects a pressing force applied from the step cover when the rider is riding on the inverted vehicle and the elastic element is elastically deformed to thereby depress the step cover; and
a control portion that drives the wheel and performs an inverted control based on the detection of the pressing force by the detection portion,wherein the step cover is connected to the base with a hinge.
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Abstract
An inverted vehicle according to the present invention includes: wheel; a base that holds the wheel; a step cover on which a rider rides, the step cover being connected to an upper portion of the base; an elastic element that is connected to the upper portion of the base and elastically supports the step cover; a detection portion that is provided between the base and the step cover and detects a pressing force applied from the step cover when the rider is riding on the inverted vehicle and the elastic element is elastically deformed to thereby depress the step cover; and a control portion that drives the wheel based on the detection of the pressing force by the detection portion. The step cover is connected to the base with a hinge.
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1. An inverted vehicle comprising:
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wheel; a base that holds the wheel so as to be able to drive the wheel; a step cover on which a rider rides, the step cover being connected to an upper portion of the base; an elastic element that is connected to the upper portion of the base and elastically supports the step cover; a detection portion that is provided between the base and the step cover and detects a pressing force applied from the step cover when the rider is riding on the inverted vehicle and the elastic element is elastically deformed to thereby depress the step cover; and a control portion that drives the wheel and performs an inverted control based on the detection of the pressing force by the detection portion, wherein the step cover is connected to the base with a hinge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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