AU4742199A - Cee bike - Google Patents

Description

CEE BIKE (Civilized bicycle motorcycle This invention is aimed at improvement to present concept of bicycle and motorcycle in the ease of use, improvement in handling by lowering center of gravity ,lowering wind drag ,built in more protection for the rider and passenger /s which in turn which in turn improve safety and protection against increment of all weather.

Since the inception of bicycle and later on motorcycle little has changed from original concept.

Rider sit high in the seat which relatively uncomfortable and has to support the vehicle with one or both feet at slowing down and stopping and no practical solution ever attempted to protect them against the elements This invention will be the first practical attempt to eliminate most of disadvantages whilst still retaining the advantages of bicycle motorcycle by add on devices fitted and a series of modifications to the current concept ofbicyle motorcycle to a new and improved version which it will give broader appealwhich in turn will create a new niche in the personal transportation.

The objective of the invention is to give protection for the rider and passenger against all elements like the occupants of the motor car enjoyed, easier to handle, easing off the need for the rider to use hisher legs to support the vehicle at stopping and low speed while at the same time reduce the disadvantageof difficulties the smaller built rider in handling heavier motorbike, which tend to discourage a lot of *people- to own and to use.

The proposed devices are at least a pair of smaller wheels in the same course to main vehicle wheels .each of which suspend to one end of one set of articulated arms and the other end fixed to the frameon each lateral side of the vehicle ,with a set of flexiblejoints which enable each wheel to retract and extend on and off the ground and sufficiently strong enough to support and keep the vehicle and its occupants upright by mechanical hydraulic, electrical or any other mean and by remotely controlledby the rider or activated automatically at predetermined conditions S"By extending the wheels to the ground they will help balance and control of the vehicle, support andprevent the vehicle from falling to its side during slow speed and stopping or even during comrneringwhen it needed without the need of the rider passenger intervention by employing their lower limbs for S the support as they customary do.

The seat ,sitting position and seat height will be set to the level where the rider /passenger-s will seat much lower to the ground and in semi recumbent position with legs extended and back resting against backrest built with the seat, set low between two main wheels ,and with an engine in front or behind the the rider and passenger which for this arrangement the vehicle will have to have longer wheel base than comparable motorbike The steering, thle brake, the gear and other devices assisting to control of the vehicle have to be modified and reposition to adapt to new sitting position There will be bodyshells fabricated of sheetmetal glass reinforced plastic or any appropriate material which enclosed the rider and passenger giving more protection as well as give additional strength and structural rigidity for the vehicle with provision for opening for thdie door if needed and front and rear windscreen and windows made of transparent material.

The upper section of the bodyshell can be fixed or removable to make open top vehicle if it needed or can be made of softer fabric material to form soft top which can be folded down The other option is a fixed hardtop made up of section of panels which opened up, fold and slide into-.

a compartment in the rear of the vehicle to form open top vehicle and reverse the process to put thetop back on The motor and gear box or any other type of running gear can be located between two main wheels with rider and passengers sit either belind thle motor with die motor between the legs or the motor behind the rider passengers or motor at one side of front or back wheels and gear box on tie other side driving front or rear wheel or any possible combination considered practical.

The vehicle created by this invention will ride mostly on two wheels but some or all accessory wheels can be employed part time or permanently if required. The vehicle created will lean into the corner, generally handle and ride just like motorcycle with same control and running gear with improved ease due to lower center of gravity and longer wheelbase, morecomfortable, less tiring on long trip, all weather and wind protection due to armchair like sitting position and fully enclosed rider and passenger within bodywork and it will be more fuel efficient compare to motorbike with same specification due to lower- profile more aerodynamic smooth and enclosed bodywork compare to motorbike.

To assist with the understanding with the invention references now will be made to the accompanying drawing which show one example of the invention In the drawings, FIG. land 2 shows example of one of each of a of two versions of accessory wheels with basic principal of articulated arms and their attachment Fig 1B and 2B show accessory wheels in retracted state where the wheels cleared off the ground and folded closer to the centre line of the vehicle and sufficiently high enough not to foul the ground when the vehicle lean when cornering.

Fig IA and 2A show accessory wheels in extended state where the wheels firmly on the ground and extend far enough laterally to give stability and support to the vehicle.

FIG. 6 show a sketch of a version of a CEE BIKE with fully extended accessory wheels which in full retracted state will be covered by a panel which continues as part of and flushed with the body work of the vehicle which will reduce drag and opened up when the wheels extended and form as wheel cover.

FIG.3 show low sitting position for the rider and passengers where the seat has backrest and the riderand passengers sit in semi recumbent position with extended legs with the passenger leg on each side of the rider seat.

Steering, gearbox any other control and instrument monitors for the vehicle operation will be relocated and modified ergonomically for ease of use for the rider in this sitting arrangement.

There will be multiple backrests if the vehicle is designed to carry more than one passengers and they can be can be fixed or removable and adjustable for rake if needed and at least the rider seat adjustable for squab Fig 4A ,B ,C and D show possible position of the motor and transmission.

Fig.4A the motor located in front and between the legs of the rider and the gearbox aft the motor, driving rear wheel.

Fig.4B the motor located behind the seat with the gearbox ahead of the motor and under the seat driving rear wheel Fig.4C and 4D the motor located on one side of the wheel and the gearbox on the other side on either front or rear wheel.

There are other possible location for the motor and gearbox and the vehicle can be designed to haveseparate location for the motor and gearbox instead of combine units Regardless of location of the motor and gearbox for this invention it can be rear or front wheel drive.

A and B show the vehicle with the enclosed bodyshell.

Fig. 5A show vehicle in open top version with the option of foldable and removable soft top or retractable multi panels hardtop show vehicle with hardtop fixed or removable

Claims (12)

1. 2. CEE BIKE of claim 1 power its motion manually by mean of rotating pedals which are pushed by the rider and through network of gear, chain and /or shaft transmit its power to the driving wheel.
2. 3. CEE BIKE of claim 1 power its motion by internal combustion engine and through transmission gears- mechanism via chain and /or shaft transmit its power to the driving wheel
3. 4. CEE BIKE of claim 1 power its motion by electrical power which is supplied by electrical power- storage device or electrical power generator device to drive electric motor which drive the driving- wheel. CEE BIKE of claim 1 to claim 4 can have power units to drive the front main wheel or rear main- wheel or both with the option with or without power drive to accessory wheels.
4. 6. CEE BIKE of claim l,claim3 claim4 and claim5 have engine and transmission located between the two main wheels with the engines either in front or behind the rider and passenger.
5. 7. CEE BIKE of claim I.claim3 claim4 and claim5 have engine on one side of main wheel and trans- misson on the otherside on the front or rear main wheel.
6. 8. CEE BIKE of claim 1 to claim7 have each of the pair of accessory wheels suspended to an articulated- arms coupled with joints which fastened securely to the part of the structures or extension of the- the frame located along each side of the vehicle which allow movement of the articulated arms to- extend the accessory wheels to the ground and to retract off the ground and tucked them out of the- way toward the bodywork
7. 9. CEE BIKE of claiml to claim7 have each of the pair of accessory wheels suspended to an articulated- arms coupled with joints fastened securely to the part of the structures of or extension of the osuspensions the front or rear or both on each side of the main wheels.
8. 10.CEE BIKE of claim8 and claim9 ,the movement of the articulated arms of the accessory wheels control manually by the rider by network of wire cables ,pulleys and lever with hands or foots operated. 11I.CEE BIKE of claim8 and claim9, the movement of the articulated arms of the accessory wheel- control hydraulically or pneumatically or electrically which activated manually by the rider by remote control or automatically at pre determined conditions.
9. 12.CEE BIKE of claiml to claim 11, all have body shell fabricated from sheet metal, glass re S. enforced plastic or any other appropriate material covering front part back part and lower part- of the vehicle with windscreen exposing the upper part of the rider and passengers with winds- screen in front of the rider.
10. 13.CEE BIKE of claiml2 have top part of the vehicle permanently fitted, fabricated from sheet metal, glass re-enforced plastic or any appropriate rigid material with apertures for windows and rear windscreen made of transparent material 14 CEE BIKE of claiml2 have top part of the vehicle permanently fitted made up of series of panels fabricated from sheet metals, glass reinforced plastic or any appropriate rigid materials S* fitted to framework with mechanism which are designed to fold and slide the panels back into each others and stored into a compartment at the rear of the vehicle CEE BIKE of claiml2 have a removable top part of the vehicle as specified on claiml3.
11. 16.CEE BIKE of claiml2 have a removable and foldable top part of the vehicle made of soft material- or fabric which is supported by articulated rigid frame which fold and stored the top on the rear of the vehicle.
12. 17.CEE BIKE as here in described with reference to the accompanying drawings. AN APPLICANT 6 h SEPTEMBER, 1999 DR .Ridwan SJARIF