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Electrically driven children's vehicle

  • US 4,560,022 A
  • Filed: 07/12/1984
  • Issued: 12/24/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrically driven children'"'"'s vehicle comprising:

  • a vehicle body having front wheels, rear wheels, a steering wheel for steering said front wheels, and a seat formed on top of said vehicle body, an electric motor mounted in said vehicle body for rotatively driving said front or rear wheels, said electric motor having respective power input terminals, a clutch lever attached to said vehicle body for turning on and off the transmission of torque from said motor to the front or rear wheels, a forward travel pedal means operable for rotating said front or rear wheels in the forward direction, a backward travel pedal means operable for rotating said front or rear wheels in the backward direction, said forward and backward travel pedal means being attached to the vehicle body and positioned relative to each other so that a forward travel pedal is located forwardly of a backward pedal at a place where said pedals can be operated by a foot, and a motor drive circuit including circuit switch means responsive to said forward and backward pedal means so that when said forward or backward travel pedal means is depressed, said motor rotates forwardly or backwardly, respectively, and so that said motor is stopped when the two pedals are simultaneously depressed, said circuit switch means comprising forward and backward travel changeover switches having common terminals connected to said electric power terminals of said electric motor, said changeover switches having normally closed contact means connected together, and normally open contact means also connected together, an electric power source connected between said normally closed contact means and said normally open contact means of said two changeover switches, and means operatively arranged between said forward and backward travel pedal means and the respective one of said contact means for keeping said normally closed contact means closed when said forward or backward travel pedal is not depressed, and for changing one of said contact means from a normally closed state to the normally open state when one of said pedals is depressed for supplying power to said electric motor from said electric power source.

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