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Electric motor driven vehicle having driver controlled variable speed drive

  • US 3,202,234 A
  • Filed: 06/01/1962
  • Issued: 08/24/1965
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1962
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. AN ELECTRIC POWERED INDUSTRIAL TYPE CART INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, TRACTION WHEELS;

  • AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID TRACTION WHEELS, ELECTRIC BATTERIES;

    A POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FROM SAID BATTERIES TO SAID MOTOR;

    A SWITCH UNIT IN SAID SUPPLY CIRCUIT OPERABLE TO A POSITION OPENING OR TO A POSITION CLOSING SAID SUPPLY CIRCUIT;

    SAID SUPPLY CIRCUIT CONSTRUCTED TO SUPPLY THE FULL VOLTAGE OUTPUT OF SAID BATTERIES TO SAID MOTOR WHEN SAID CIRCUIT IS CLOSED BY SAID SWITCH UNIT;

    SAID MOTOR HAVING A MOTOR SHAFT DRIVEN THEREBY;

    AN INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE UNIT CONNECTED WITH SAID MOTOR SHAFT AND DRIVEN THEREBY;

    A DRIVE MECHANISM CONNECTED WITH SAID TRACTION WHEELS FOR DRIVING SAID WHEELS;

    SAID DRIVE MECHANISM INCLUDING A DRIVEN SHAFT MEMBER CONNECTED WITH SAID VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE UNIT AND DRIEN THEREBY TO DRIVE SAID DRIVE MECHANISM AND TRACTION WHEELS;

    SAID INFINITELY ARIABLE SPEED DRIVE UNIT INCLUDING A VARIABLE PITCH DIAMETER DRIVING SHEAVE MEMBER MOUNTED ON AND DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR SHAFT, A VARIABLE PITCH DIAMETER DRIVEN SHEAVE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVEN MEMBER OF SAID DRIVE MECHANISM, AND

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