Four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle

• US 9,956,474 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shengen Zhou, Zhiyong Sha
• Original Assignee: Shengen Zhou, Zhiyong Sha
• Inventors: Zhou, Shengen, Sha, Zhiyong
• Primary Examiner(s): Shriver, II, James A
• Assistant Examiner(s): JOHNS, HILARY LYNN
• Application Number:
  US15/329,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20170259163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/0033 with a castor wheel, i.e. a swiveling follow-up wheel
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/014 Wheel arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/12 with driving mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/223 Wheel hubs
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/24 with ball-shaped or spherical running surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 2203/12 Electrically powered or heated
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 2203/18 Measuring a physical parameter, e.g. speed, distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 2203/24 Processing or storing data, e.g. with electronic chip
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 2203/42 Details of chassis of ice or roller skates, of decks of skateboards
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0438 Arrangement under the floor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2007/0038 the motor moving together with the wheel axle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2007/0092 the motor axle being coaxial to the wheel axle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 7/0007 the motor being electric
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/00 Methods, circuits, or devices for controlling the traction-motor speed of electrically-propelled vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/20 for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/26 Vehicle weight
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/60 using power supplied by batteries in combination with fuel cells B60L50/75
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/126 Scooters
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 2202/00 Motorised scooters
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 23/08 : foot actuated
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 7/12 : with the engine beside or within the driven wheel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

A four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle having a base and a control box installed with a battery and a control panel; two driving wheels are installed at the bottom surface of the base close to the front edge of the base, and two universal wheels are installed at the bottom surface of the base close to the rear edge of the base. The driving wheel has a hub assembled with a hub motor assembly of a motor. The base is installed with four weighing sensors at four corners, the first weighing sensor and the third weighing sensor respectively correspond to the fore sole and rear sole of the left foot, the second weighing sensor and the fourth weighing sensor respectively correspond to the fore sole and the rear sole of the right foot. The control panel is connected with the motor and the weighing sensors.

Claims

1. A four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle, characterized in that:

the four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle comprises a rectangular tabulate base (5), of which the bottom surface is installed with a control box (9);

a battery and a control panel are installed in the control box (9);

two driving wheels are symmetrically installed at the position of the bottom surface of the base (5) close to the front edge of the base (5);

two universal wheels (11) are symmetrically installed at the position of the bottom surface of the base (5) close to the rear edge of the base (5);

the driving wheel is a hub, which is assembled with a hub motor assembly (7) of a motor that drives the hub to rotate;

the base (5) is installed with four weighing sensors, which respectively are a first weighing sensor (1), a second weighing sensor (2), a third weighing sensor (3) and a fourth weighing sensor (4);

the four weighing sensors are located at four corners of the rectangle;

the first weighing sensor (1) and the third weighing sensor (3) respectively correspond to the positions of the fore sole and the rear sole of the left foot of a user;

the second weighing sensor (2) and the fourth weighing sensor (4) respectively correspond to the positions of the fore sole and the rear sole of the right foot of the user; and

the battery is connected with the control panel, the control panel is connected with the motor of the hub motor assembly (7), and the control panel is further connected with the weighing sensors;

the hub motor assembly (7) is installed on the bottom surface of the base (5) through a hub motor bracket (8);

at least one of the two universal drive wheels is installed on the bottom surface of the base (5) through a universal wheel bracket (10);

the four weighing sensors of the base (5) are located in-between the base (5) and the bracket of the wheel; and

both the front end of the base (5) and the rear end of the base (5) are bent downwards.

2. The four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the control panel is integrated with a CPU and an operational amplifier circuit; and

the operational amplifier circuit is connected with the weighing sensor.

3. The four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the diameter of the driving wheel is 2.5 to 2.8 inches; and

the diameter of the universal wheel is 2 to 2.5 inches.

4. The four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the distance between the first weighing sensor (1) and the third weighing sensor (3) is 18 to 22 cm; and

the distance between the second weighing sensor (2) and the fourth weighing sensor (4) is 18 to 22 cm.

5. The four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the surface of the base (5) is provided with an indicator lamp (6).

6. The four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the hub motor assembly (7) comprises a hub housing (711) used for installing a tyre;

the motor of the hub motor assembly (7) comprises a motor shaft (701), a motor outer rotor (703) and a motor stator (702) assembled with a coil;

the motor shaft (701) is fixedly installed, the motor stator (702) is fixed with the motor shaft (701);

the motor outer rotor (703) is connected with the motor shaft (701) through a bearing (731); and

the hub housing (711) is rotatably installed on the motor shaft (701) through a bearing (731).

7. The four-wheel sensor controlled vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that:

two ends of the motor shaft (701) are fixedly installed on the hub motor bracket (8), and the hub motor bracket (8) is installed on the bottom surface of the base (5).