CA2976753A1 - Hovercycle - Google Patents
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- CA2976753A1 CA2976753A1 CA2976753A CA2976753A CA2976753A1 CA 2976753 A1 CA2976753 A1 CA 2976753A1 CA 2976753 A CA2976753 A CA 2976753A CA 2976753 A CA2976753 A CA 2976753A CA 2976753 A1 CA2976753 A1 CA 2976753A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
- B62M7/00—Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
- B62H1/00—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles
- B62H1/06—Extensible stands, e.g. with telescopic parts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
- B62H1/00—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles
- B62H1/10—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles involving means providing for a stabilised ride
- B62H1/12—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles involving means providing for a stabilised ride using additional wheels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
- B62K11/00—Motorcycles, engine-assisted cycles or motor scooters with one or two wheels
- B62K11/007—Automatic balancing machines with single main ground engaging wheel or coaxial wheels supporting a rider
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a self balancing cycle defined as the "hovercycle", a term developed from the word "hoverboard". Instead of having two wheels arranged side-by-side as in a hoverboard, the hovercycle consists of two wheels arranged one behind the other as in a cycle (i.e. motorcycle). Instead of having two small platforms between the wheels on which the rider stands as in the case of a hoverboard, the hovercycle has one platform or middle rider section on which the rider(s) is (are) seated. This middle rider section is hinged onto front and the back wheel sections which steers and propels the hovercycle. Self-balancing is achieved by using ballast moving laterally mounted on the wheel sections utilising the technology from the hoverboard. Gyroscopic devices within this self-balancing technology of the hoverboard adjustments to the ballast maintaining an upright equilibrium position.
Description
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This invention relates to self-balanced single track vehicles supported by two wheels arranged one behind the another to allow for lateral movement about a roll axis passing through the points of contact of the wheels with the ground. By way of example and without any intent to limit this incomplete patent application, the invention is herein illustrated and described in vehicle configurations designed to aid in transporting people and goods on restricted roadway widths. The invention also finds usefulness in motorcycles, two-wheeled automobiles, monorails and other vehicles supported normally in unstable equilibrium.
In the first embodiment of the invention, chosen for illustration, shows a three part chassis consisting of a front wheel section, a middle rider section and a rear wheel section. The front wheel section is connected to the middle rider section using a hinge system. The middle rider section is also connected to the rear wheel section using a similar hinge system. The middle rider section consists of a platform with two seats, a steering column, a gear shift, break peddle, an accelerator peddle and a self-balancing mechanism. The front wheel section contains a wheel for steering the vehicle. The rear wheel section contains the motor, transmission, and a drive shaft for propelling the vehicle. The movement of the middle rider section in relationship to the two wheel sections use motors mounted on the middle rider section with arms connected to the front and rear wheel sections allows for the initial balance of vehicle. In order to provide the vehicle with a secondary self-balancing mechanism about the vehicles roll axis, ballast is moved laterally using the self-balancing mechanism obtained from the hoverboard. The hoverboard typically consist of two wheels arranged side-by-side with two small platforms between the wheels on which the rider stands. The hoverboard is controlled by the riders feet standing on gyroscopic controlled pads.
This hoverboard was dismantled so that its two motorised wheels could be installed in the front and back ends of the middle rider section. These motorised wheels were attached to sprockets with chains and pulleys and connected to ballast mounted on top of the front and back wheel sections of the hovercycle.
The amount of lateral movement about the hovercycle roll axis in maintaining an upright equilibrium position depends on the moment of force developed by the self-balancing mechanism to overcome the gravitational force acting on the hovercycle. Looking at the dynamics of rotation, the horizontal forces acting to move the ballast are equal to the horizontal forces from the pulleys acting to move this ballast. (Newtons law of equal and opposite forces apply). It is only the vertical forces of gravity from the lateral movement of the ballast that counteracts the gravitational forces acting on the hovercycle.
The main objective of the present invention is to develop a self-balancing single track vehicle for transporting people (and goods) equal in comfort to that provided by a dual track vehicle. In doing so, another objective of the invention is to the reduce the resources required in the manufacturing and the operation of the vehicle. Cost savings can be obtained through less weight since less materials would be required to manufacture a single track vehicle verses a dual track vehicle.
Cost savings should also occur through the use of greater aerodynamic designs and though the use of electric motors to propel the vehicle. Another objective is to reduce the costs in constructing narrower roadways since less surface area would be required. This would allow for elevated roadways and monorail systems.
Another objective would be provide greater safety on the highways since less surface area would be exposed at the front of a single track vehicle compared to a dual track vehicle. Less damage would be incurred if the accident causes the vehicle to roll. Another objective of the present invention is to reduce the amount of room required for parking since the overall space of a single track vehicle would be less than a dual track vehicle.
These objectives of the invention will become readily apparent from the accompanying description and drawing in which:
FIGURE 1 is the top view of the first embodiment of the invention showing the front wheel section, the middle rider section, and the rear wheel section.
FIGURE 2 is the side view of the invention.
FIGURE 3 is the rear view of the invention.
FIGURE 4 is the front view of the invention.
The first embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, is a single track vehicle consisting of three sections, a rear wheel section 1, a middle rider section 2, and a front wheel section 3. The rear wheel section 1 connects to the middle rider section 2 through frame 4 using hinges 8,9,10,11 and through frame 5 using hinges 12,13,14,15. The front wheel section 3 connects to the middle rider section 2 through frame 6 using hinges 16,17,18,19 and through frame 7 using hinges 20,21,22,23. This allows for the initial balancing of the vehicle by adjusting the middle rider section relative to the front and rear wheel sections through the use of motors and arms 41 and 42.
The second embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, are two motorised wheels 24 and 25 (obtained from the hoverboard) mounted in front and in back of the middle rider section 2. Mounted on these motorised wheels are two sprockets connected by chains to two more sprockets mounted on a shaft 26. The purpose of this shaft, sprockets and chains is to synchronise the two motorised wheels 24 and 25 so that they rotate together at the same time and in the same direction. A second sprocket mounted on the motorised wheel 24 is connected via a chain 27 through pulleys 29 & 30 and pulleys 31 & 32 mounted on the rear of the middle rider section 2 to the ballast 37, that swivels laterally, and is mounted on the front of the rear wheel section. Likewise, a second sprocket mounted on the motorised wheel 25 is connected via a chain 28 through pulleys & 34 and pulleys 35 & 36 mounted on the front of the rider section 2 to the ballast 38 that swivels laterally and is mounted on the rear of the front wheel section. This embodiment provides a secondary balancing system utilising the self-balancing mechanism adopted from the hoverboard.
The third embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, is a pair of outer casters 39 and 40 mounted on the rear of the middle rider section.
These casters keep the vehicle upright while not in use and assists in the distribution of weight in the initial balancing of the vehicle. Motors are used to adjust the casters up and down.
The forth embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, is the installation of a steering wheel along with seats, a gear shift, a break peddle, accelerator peddle, an emergency break typical to that of an ordinary car.
These may all be housed in a cab along with the use of doors, windows, a heating and cooling system etc. similar to any ordinary car.
This invention relates to self-balanced single track vehicles supported by two wheels arranged one behind the another to allow for lateral movement about a roll axis passing through the points of contact of the wheels with the ground. By way of example and without any intent to limit this incomplete patent application, the invention is herein illustrated and described in vehicle configurations designed to aid in transporting people and goods on restricted roadway widths. The invention also finds usefulness in motorcycles, two-wheeled automobiles, monorails and other vehicles supported normally in unstable equilibrium.
In the first embodiment of the invention, chosen for illustration, shows a three part chassis consisting of a front wheel section, a middle rider section and a rear wheel section. The front wheel section is connected to the middle rider section using a hinge system. The middle rider section is also connected to the rear wheel section using a similar hinge system. The middle rider section consists of a platform with two seats, a steering column, a gear shift, break peddle, an accelerator peddle and a self-balancing mechanism. The front wheel section contains a wheel for steering the vehicle. The rear wheel section contains the motor, transmission, and a drive shaft for propelling the vehicle. The movement of the middle rider section in relationship to the two wheel sections use motors mounted on the middle rider section with arms connected to the front and rear wheel sections allows for the initial balance of vehicle. In order to provide the vehicle with a secondary self-balancing mechanism about the vehicles roll axis, ballast is moved laterally using the self-balancing mechanism obtained from the hoverboard. The hoverboard typically consist of two wheels arranged side-by-side with two small platforms between the wheels on which the rider stands. The hoverboard is controlled by the riders feet standing on gyroscopic controlled pads.
This hoverboard was dismantled so that its two motorised wheels could be installed in the front and back ends of the middle rider section. These motorised wheels were attached to sprockets with chains and pulleys and connected to ballast mounted on top of the front and back wheel sections of the hovercycle.
The amount of lateral movement about the hovercycle roll axis in maintaining an upright equilibrium position depends on the moment of force developed by the self-balancing mechanism to overcome the gravitational force acting on the hovercycle. Looking at the dynamics of rotation, the horizontal forces acting to move the ballast are equal to the horizontal forces from the pulleys acting to move this ballast. (Newtons law of equal and opposite forces apply). It is only the vertical forces of gravity from the lateral movement of the ballast that counteracts the gravitational forces acting on the hovercycle.
The main objective of the present invention is to develop a self-balancing single track vehicle for transporting people (and goods) equal in comfort to that provided by a dual track vehicle. In doing so, another objective of the invention is to the reduce the resources required in the manufacturing and the operation of the vehicle. Cost savings can be obtained through less weight since less materials would be required to manufacture a single track vehicle verses a dual track vehicle.
Cost savings should also occur through the use of greater aerodynamic designs and though the use of electric motors to propel the vehicle. Another objective is to reduce the costs in constructing narrower roadways since less surface area would be required. This would allow for elevated roadways and monorail systems.
Another objective would be provide greater safety on the highways since less surface area would be exposed at the front of a single track vehicle compared to a dual track vehicle. Less damage would be incurred if the accident causes the vehicle to roll. Another objective of the present invention is to reduce the amount of room required for parking since the overall space of a single track vehicle would be less than a dual track vehicle.
These objectives of the invention will become readily apparent from the accompanying description and drawing in which:
FIGURE 1 is the top view of the first embodiment of the invention showing the front wheel section, the middle rider section, and the rear wheel section.
FIGURE 2 is the side view of the invention.
FIGURE 3 is the rear view of the invention.
FIGURE 4 is the front view of the invention.
The first embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, is a single track vehicle consisting of three sections, a rear wheel section 1, a middle rider section 2, and a front wheel section 3. The rear wheel section 1 connects to the middle rider section 2 through frame 4 using hinges 8,9,10,11 and through frame 5 using hinges 12,13,14,15. The front wheel section 3 connects to the middle rider section 2 through frame 6 using hinges 16,17,18,19 and through frame 7 using hinges 20,21,22,23. This allows for the initial balancing of the vehicle by adjusting the middle rider section relative to the front and rear wheel sections through the use of motors and arms 41 and 42.
The second embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, are two motorised wheels 24 and 25 (obtained from the hoverboard) mounted in front and in back of the middle rider section 2. Mounted on these motorised wheels are two sprockets connected by chains to two more sprockets mounted on a shaft 26. The purpose of this shaft, sprockets and chains is to synchronise the two motorised wheels 24 and 25 so that they rotate together at the same time and in the same direction. A second sprocket mounted on the motorised wheel 24 is connected via a chain 27 through pulleys 29 & 30 and pulleys 31 & 32 mounted on the rear of the middle rider section 2 to the ballast 37, that swivels laterally, and is mounted on the front of the rear wheel section. Likewise, a second sprocket mounted on the motorised wheel 25 is connected via a chain 28 through pulleys & 34 and pulleys 35 & 36 mounted on the front of the rider section 2 to the ballast 38 that swivels laterally and is mounted on the rear of the front wheel section. This embodiment provides a secondary balancing system utilising the self-balancing mechanism adopted from the hoverboard.
The third embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, is a pair of outer casters 39 and 40 mounted on the rear of the middle rider section.
These casters keep the vehicle upright while not in use and assists in the distribution of weight in the initial balancing of the vehicle. Motors are used to adjust the casters up and down.
The forth embodiment of the invention, illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 4, is the installation of a steering wheel along with seats, a gear shift, a break peddle, accelerator peddle, an emergency break typical to that of an ordinary car.
These may all be housed in a cab along with the use of doors, windows, a heating and cooling system etc. similar to any ordinary car.
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1. A self-balanced single track vehicle supported by two wheels arranged one behind the another to allow for lateral movement about a roll axis passing through the points of contact of the wheels with the ground consisting of three sections, a front wheel section, a middle rider section and a rear wheel section.
2. A vehicle defined in Claim 1 having the front wheel section and the rear wheel section connected to the middle rider section with a front and back hinge system that allows the wheels to remain in alignment while the middle rider section provides initial lateral balance. This initial lateral balance of the middle rider section allows for a better distribution of the vehicles weight over the front and back wheels before using a secondary self-balancing mechanism.
3. A vehicle defined in Claim 1 having motors mounted on the front and back of the middle rider section and connected with arms to the back of the front wheel section and the front of the back wheel section to provide the initial lateral movement of the middle rider section in relationship to the two wheel sections.
4. A vehicle defined in Claim 1 having a secondary self-balancing system utilising the self-balancing mechanism from the hoverboard with a sprocket, pulley and chain system to adjust ballast in maintaining an upright equilibrium position.
5. A vehicle defined in Claim 4 having a shaft with two sprockets connected with chains to two sprockets mounted on the two motorised wheels for synchronisation.
This is necessary so that the two motorised wheels are synchronised so that they rotate in the same direction at the same time.
This is necessary so that the two motorised wheels are synchronised so that they rotate in the same direction at the same time.
6. A vehicle defined in Claim 1 having two side casters attached to the rear sides of the middle rider section in keeping the vehicle upright while not in use and in assisting in the distribution of weight in the initial balancing of the vehicle. Motors are used to adjust the casters up and down.
7. A vehicle defined in Claim 1 having a steering wheel and column mounted on the middle rider section with cables wrapped around the steering column and connected to the front wheel mounting fork.
8. A vehicle defined in Claim 4 having ballast mounted on swivel arms attached to the top of the front and rear wheel sections so that the ballast can move laterally.
These ballast can be of concrete, of iron or of battery packs in the case of electric vehicles. Front and back ballast (rather that one ballast) is used in providing better distribution of weigh over the vehicle and to provide greater safety.
These ballast can be of concrete, of iron or of battery packs in the case of electric vehicles. Front and back ballast (rather that one ballast) is used in providing better distribution of weigh over the vehicle and to provide greater safety.
9. A vehicle defined in Claim 4 having a second set of sprockets attached to the two motorised wheels with chains extending to four pulleys mounted on the upper rear and front sides of the middle rider section, through four pulleys on the opposite side of the middle rider section and connected to the swivel arms holding the ballast. This is to provide the secondary self-balancing mechanism.
10. A vehicle defined in Claims 1 with special inflated tires having a lower pressure than normal inflated tires to aide in stabilising the vehicle.
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| CA2976753A CA2976753A1 (en) | 2017-10-30 | 2017-10-30 | Hovercycle |
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| WO2022125406A1 (en) * | 2020-12-08 | 2022-06-16 | Bryant Engineering & Development, LLC | Self-stabilizing two-wheeled vehicle |
| US11952072B2 (en) | 2020-12-08 | 2024-04-09 | Bryant Engineering & Development, LLC | Self-stabilizing vehicle |
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| WO2022125406A1 (en) * | 2020-12-08 | 2022-06-16 | Bryant Engineering & Development, LLC | Self-stabilizing two-wheeled vehicle |
| US11952072B2 (en) | 2020-12-08 | 2024-04-09 | Bryant Engineering & Development, LLC | Self-stabilizing vehicle |
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