Children's ride-on vehicles having battery charge indicator assemblies
First Claim
1. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
- a body having at least one seat sized for 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 sitting on the at least one seat, and a steering linkage adapted to convey the steering inputs to the at least one steerable wheel;
a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive the rotation of the at least one driven wheel, wherein the drive assembly comprises;
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 at least one seat and adapted to actuate the motor assembly, anda battery assembly adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly and including at least one battery; and
a charge indicator assembly in communication with the drive assembly and adapted to selectively receive an input voltage from the battery assembly, the charge indicator assembly comprising;
an electronic circuit adapted to assess an input voltage to the circuit, andan indicator adapted to provide an output representative of the input voltage, the indicator including a visual display disposed on the body in a location visible to the child sifting in the at least one seat.
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Abstract
Children'"'"'s ride-on vehicles having charge indicator assemblies that are adapted to provide at least a visual indication of the state of charge of the ride-on'"'"'s battery assembly. The vehicles are reduced-scale vehicles, often formed substantially from molded plastic, that are sized for use by children and which include battery-powered motor assemblies. The vehicles include a charge indicator assembly that is adapted to selectively assess an input voltage from the battery assembly and provide an output representative of the relative state of charge of the battery assembly. In some embodiments, the charge indicator assembly includes a charge indicator module that is mounted on the vehicle'"'"'s body, optionally in a position to be accessed by a child operating the ride-on, and which includes a button or other actuator adapted to cause the charge indicator assembly to assess the state of charge of the battery assembly.
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19 Claims
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1. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
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a body having at least one seat sized for 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 sitting on the at least one seat, and a steering linkage adapted to convey the steering inputs to the at least one steerable wheel; a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive the rotation of the at least one driven wheel, wherein the drive assembly comprises; 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 at least one seat and adapted to actuate the motor assembly, and a battery assembly adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly and including at least one battery; and a charge indicator assembly in communication with the drive assembly and adapted to selectively receive an input voltage from the battery assembly, the charge indicator assembly comprising; an electronic circuit adapted to assess an input voltage to the circuit, and an indicator adapted to provide an output representative of the input voltage, the indicator including a visual display disposed on the body in a location visible to the child sifting in the at least one seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A children'"'"'s ride-on vehicle, comprising:
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a body having at least one seat sized for 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 sitting on the at least one seat, and a steering linkage adapted to convey the steering inputs to the at least one steerable wheel; a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive the rotation of the at least one driven wheel, wherein the drive assembly comprises; 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 at least one seat and adapted to actuate the motor assembly, and a battery assembly adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly and including at least one rechargeable battery; and a charge indicator assembly in communication with the drive assembly, the charge indicator assembly comprising; an electronic circuit adapted to assess an input voltage to the circuit from the battery assembly, a visual indicator disposed on the body in a location visible to the child sitting in the at least one seat, and adapted to display an output representative of the input voltage, and an actuator disposed on the body adjacent the indicator and accessible to a child sitting in the at least one seat, the actuator being adapted to actuate the electronic circuit and the visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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