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Solar powered vehicle

  • US 4,592,436 A
  • Filed: 08/19/1982
  • Issued: 06/03/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A solar powered vehicle comprising:

  • an electric motor for propelling the vehicle;

    a plurality of electric storage batteries mounted within the vehicle for providing electrical power to the electric motor; and

    solar panel means mounted on the exterior of the vehicle and electrically connected to the storage batteries for converting incident solar radiation into electricity for charging the batteries;

    the solar panel means comprising a lower panel mounted on the vehicle and at least a first upper panel pivotally mounted on a side of the lower panel and movable between a first inboard position overlaying the lower panel and a second outboard position in-line with the lower panel in which the lower panel and the first upper panel are disposed for receiving incident solar radiation, andreleasable interlocking means, mounted on the lower panel and the first upper panel, for releasably interconnecting the lower panel and the first upper panel in a secure, spacedapart position when the first upper panel is disposed in a first inboard position overlaying the lower panel.

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