GB2450740A - Three-wheeled motor vehicle - Google Patents

Three-wheeled motor vehicle Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2450740A
GB2450740A GB0713071A GB0713071A GB2450740A GB 2450740 A GB2450740 A GB 2450740A GB 0713071 A GB0713071 A GB 0713071A GB 0713071 A GB0713071 A GB 0713071A GB 2450740 A GB2450740 A GB 2450740A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
vehicle
rocker arm
rear suspension
differential
opposite directions
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
GB0713071A
Other versions
GB0713071D0 (en
Inventor
Andrei Zavolnyi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to GB0713071A priority Critical patent/GB2450740A/en
Publication of GB0713071D0 publication Critical patent/GB0713071D0/en
Publication of GB2450740A publication Critical patent/GB2450740A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G21/00—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G21/00—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces
    • B60G21/007—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces means for adjusting the wheel inclination
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G21/00—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces
    • B60G21/02—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected
    • B60G21/04—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected mechanically
    • B60G21/05—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected mechanically between wheels on the same axle but on different sides of the vehicle, i.e. the left and right wheel suspensions being interconnected
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D9/00—Steering deflectable wheels not otherwise provided for
    • B62D9/02—Steering deflectable wheels not otherwise provided for combined with means for inwardly inclining vehicle body on bends
    • 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
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K5/02—Tricycles
    • B62K5/027—Motorcycles with three wheels
    • 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
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K5/02—Tricycles
    • B62K5/06—Frames for tricycles
    • 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
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K5/10—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels with means for inwardly inclining the vehicle body on bends
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
    • B60G2204/40—Auxiliary suspension parts; Adjustment of suspensions
    • B60G2204/419—Gears
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
    • B60G2300/12—Cycles; Motorcycles
    • B60G2300/122—Trikes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
    • B60G2300/45—Rolling frame vehicles
    • 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
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K2005/001—Suspension details for cycles with three or more main road wheels

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Axle Suspensions And Sidecars For Cycles (AREA)

Abstract

A three-wheeled motor vehicle with front steering wheel 5 and transversely spaced apart rear driving wheels 6,7 on controllable, with sufficient freedom of oscillation in opposite directions, suspension structure. The driver-operated pedals 22 manually change the geometrical configuration of the rear suspension and incorporate with computer control electromechanical gear motor power-assisted force of the pedals and provide ride-by-wire mode, controlling vehicle in vertical position. When the pedal 22 is depressed, a toothed pawl 17 slides along a bracket shaft 16, which is held in position by a return spring (fig 6, 20) and engages with a toothed plate on a rocker arm (fig 6, 9). The pivotal movement of the rocker arm (9) is transferred to synchronous movements of the swing arms (fig 3, 8) in opposite directions to produce lateral tilt of the vehicle.

Description

* 2450740
I
VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENTIAL SUSPENSION
The present invention relates generally to wheeled vehicles and more particularly to a three-wheeled vehicle having a pair of spaced- apart wheels.
Such vehicles are well-know, but suffer from the disadvantage that distance between pair of spaced-apart wheels should be long enough to compensate the resultant reaction of centrifugal force and inclined road surfaces.
An object of this invention is to provide vehicles with significantly short distance between pair of spaced-apart wheels.
Accordingly, a primary object of the invention is to provide an improved three-wheeled vehicle having a pair of spaced-apart wheels secured to the controllable differential suspension structure. This differential suspension is directly responsible to the balance of the vehicle to a state of equilibrium.
Preferably the drivers cabin is made demountable from the vehicle frame.
The invention will now be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the whole three-wheeled vehicle of the invention: FIGURE 2 shows in perspective, the three-wheeled vehicle without driver's cabin and body panels.
FIGURE 3 shows in perspective, the rear differential suspension of the invention.
FIGURE 4 is a diagrammatic rear elevation view of the three-wheeled vehicle showing the rear differential suspension being pivoted to an equilibrium position for traversing a turn.
FIGURE 5 is a diagrammatic rear elevation view of the vehicle in a vertically inclined equilibrium state.
FIGUTE 6 is a exploded view of the rocker arm components arrangement.
FIGURE 7 is a exploded view of the swing arm components arrangement.
The wheeled vehicle of the present invention as show best in FIg.2 having a single front wheel 5 which is mounted on telescopic fork structures 4 and pivotally connected to the vehicle frame 21.
The front part of the vehicle is similar to a conventional motorcycle and responsive to pivotal steering movement of the handlebar 3.
Under the operators seat 2 is disposed the engine, transmission and differential assembly 29.
Between the controlling position of the differential suspension pedals 22 is disposed the differential lock handle 23.
The rear part of the vehicle having a pair spaced-apart wheels 6 and 7 between which are disposed exhaust silencer 30 and fuel tank 31.
Rear wheel with brake disc 32 are secured to wheel shaft 33 which is held in place by two bearings 34 and attached to the end of the swing arm 8 with brake caliper 43.
Wheel shaft 33 is jointed to the hub 38 by retaining nut 45. The sprocket 39 is attached to the hub 38 by nuts 40 as shown in Fig.7.
Vehicle is beft-driven 41 from an output sprocket on each side of the engine, transmission and differential assembly 29. The drivebett 41 is pulled by tensioner 42.
Other end of swing arm 8 held in place by two bearings 37 and secured by retaining nut 44 to stub axle 35 on the vehicle frame 21.
The rocker arm 9 held in place by two bearings 27 is pivotally connected to stub axle on the vehicle frame 21 and secured by retaining nut 28. Each end of the rocker arm 9 is connected with suspension strut assembly 11 by balljoint assembly 12 and secured by retaining nut 36 as shown in Fig.6.
Therefore, when a pair spaced-apart rear wheels are mounted on differential suspension structure they make free synchronous pivotal movement in opposite directions as shown best in Fig.3.
The pedals 22 are controlled the configuration of differential suspension. When the pedal 22 is depressed, the first movement is released the puffs of the tension spring 18 by means of the cable 26 on guide gear 19. Then the toothed pawl 17 is slide along the bracket shaft 16 which is held in position by return spring 20 and engage with the toothed plate on the rocker arm 9. The movement of pedals are transmitted generated forces to pivotal movement of the rocker arm 9. The pivotal movements of the rocker arm 9 is transferred to synchronous pivotal movements of the swing arms 8 in opposite directions. This movement is controlled inclination of the vehicle to a position of equilibrium.
When the powered vehicle is moved with relatively high speed the configuration of differential suspension is change, as caused by external forces, centrifugal force or inclination of the road surfaces. The differential suspension is automatically self-pivoted on vehicle frame 21 and proportionally differentiated these forces between wheels 6 and 7 to one place on stub axle 25.The steenng movement of the handlebar 3 is responsive for maintaining the balance of the vehicle to a state of equilibrium as shown in Fig.4.
Namely that the resultant of all forces is directed through the center of gravity of the vehicle and point of contact of the vehicle wheels with the ground.
When speed of the vehicle is significantly decreased the balance of the vehicle to state of equilibrium generally depend on mechanism of controlling configuration the differential suspension by means of the pedals 22 as shown in Fig.5.
The automatically controlled inclination of the vehicle mechanism 15 is incorporated with toothed plate 10 for automatically adjustment of the differential suspension configuration to a position of equilibnum of the vehicle.
When the vehicle is stopped, depressing the differential lock lever 23 the cable 24 operated caliper 14 biting on a plate 10 preventing the vehicle from leaning.
Only one out of many solution in the art is made this vehicle with demountable driver's cabin I as shown on Fig.1.

Claims (8)

1. A three-wheeleri motor vehicle comprising a frame with front steering wheel and controllable rear suspension structure with geometrica' configuration resemble with differential for maximum efficiency and freedom of oscillation in opposite directions transversely spaced apart rear wheels.
2. A vehicle as claimed in Claim 1, in which the rocker arm of rear suspension structure converted rotary motions of electromechanical actuators into lateral tilt of the vehicle.
3. A vehicle as claimed in Claim 2, in which the driver-operated pedals are electromechanically coupled with position control mechanism of rear suspension rocker arm.
4. A vehide as claimed in Claim 3, in which the computer control servo gear motor is coupled with rear suspension rocker arm.
5. A vehide as daimed in Claim 4, in which the electromechanical caliper is locked any movement of rear suspension rocker arm.
6. A vehicle as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the output shafts of differential on motor-transmission assembly are aligned with swing arm stub axles on vehicle frame and connected by belt or chain to the rear wheels for driving thereof.
7. A vehicle constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1-7 and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. * *. * . * *1 I. .* * * *1 * S * S * *SS.
S
S *
S. * S 5 a. * * . * .5
GB0713071A 2007-07-05 2007-07-05 Three-wheeled motor vehicle Withdrawn GB2450740A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0713071A GB2450740A (en) 2007-07-05 2007-07-05 Three-wheeled motor vehicle

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0713071A GB2450740A (en) 2007-07-05 2007-07-05 Three-wheeled motor vehicle

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0713071D0 GB0713071D0 (en) 2007-08-15
GB2450740A true GB2450740A (en) 2009-01-07

Family

ID=38440453

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0713071A Withdrawn GB2450740A (en) 2007-07-05 2007-07-05 Three-wheeled motor vehicle

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2450740A (en)

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20130068550A1 (en) * 2010-01-08 2013-03-21 David Andrew Gale Tilting Vehicle and a Method of Tilting a Vehicle with Rear Wheel Supports Having Hydraulic Cylinders Communicating Through a Pump
US20150123389A1 (en) * 2013-11-06 2015-05-07 Bryan Goss Lean-compensating motorcycle with channel wheels
US9045015B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2015-06-02 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9090281B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2015-07-28 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9145168B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2015-09-29 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9248857B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2016-02-02 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9283989B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2016-03-15 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
GB2541908A (en) * 2015-09-03 2017-03-08 Sail (Uk) Ltd A folding bike
WO2017076783A1 (en) * 2015-11-04 2017-05-11 Armec Mechanik Ag Rear wheel suspension for a vehicle that can tilt on a curve
US9821620B2 (en) 2014-09-01 2017-11-21 Ford Technologies Corporation Method for operating a tilting running gear and an active tilting running gear for a non-rail-borne vehicle
US9845129B2 (en) 2014-08-29 2017-12-19 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Stabilizing arrangement for a tilting running gear of a vehicle and tilting running gear
US9925843B2 (en) 2015-02-24 2018-03-27 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Rear suspension systems for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles
US10023019B2 (en) 2015-02-24 2018-07-17 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Rear suspension systems with rotary devices for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles
US10076939B2 (en) 2014-11-26 2018-09-18 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Suspension systems for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2120184A (en) * 1982-02-19 1983-11-30 Gen Motors Corp Cambering vehicle
US4484648A (en) * 1979-06-29 1984-11-27 Jephcott Edmund F Ultra narrow enclosed motor vehicles
DE3611417A1 (en) * 1986-04-05 1987-10-22 Adolf Dipl Ing Fichtner Scooter with two rear wheels swinging in opposite directions
EP0606191A1 (en) * 1993-01-04 1994-07-13 Carlos Calleja Vidal Wheeled vehicle comprising an oscillating axle and an articulated rocking lever having locking possibilities
JP2004123080A (en) * 2002-07-31 2004-04-22 Nissan Motor Co Ltd Vehicle steering device
WO2004056645A1 (en) * 2002-12-20 2004-07-08 Pedersen Roald H Vehicle with a titltable chassis
US20080197597A1 (en) * 2004-07-07 2008-08-21 David Moulene Motor Vehicle with Limited Angle of Inclination

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4484648A (en) * 1979-06-29 1984-11-27 Jephcott Edmund F Ultra narrow enclosed motor vehicles
GB2120184A (en) * 1982-02-19 1983-11-30 Gen Motors Corp Cambering vehicle
DE3611417A1 (en) * 1986-04-05 1987-10-22 Adolf Dipl Ing Fichtner Scooter with two rear wheels swinging in opposite directions
EP0606191A1 (en) * 1993-01-04 1994-07-13 Carlos Calleja Vidal Wheeled vehicle comprising an oscillating axle and an articulated rocking lever having locking possibilities
JP2004123080A (en) * 2002-07-31 2004-04-22 Nissan Motor Co Ltd Vehicle steering device
WO2004056645A1 (en) * 2002-12-20 2004-07-08 Pedersen Roald H Vehicle with a titltable chassis
US20080197597A1 (en) * 2004-07-07 2008-08-21 David Moulene Motor Vehicle with Limited Angle of Inclination

Cited By (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9381785B2 (en) * 2010-01-08 2016-07-05 David Andrew Gale Tilting vehicle and a method of tilting a vehicle with rear wheel supports having hydraulic cylinders communicating through a pump
US20130068550A1 (en) * 2010-01-08 2013-03-21 David Andrew Gale Tilting Vehicle and a Method of Tilting a Vehicle with Rear Wheel Supports Having Hydraulic Cylinders Communicating Through a Pump
US9045015B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2015-06-02 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9090281B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2015-07-28 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9145168B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2015-09-29 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9248857B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2016-02-02 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9283989B2 (en) 2013-03-07 2016-03-15 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle
US9428236B2 (en) * 2013-11-06 2016-08-30 Bryan Goss Lean-compensating motorcycle with channel wheels
US20150123389A1 (en) * 2013-11-06 2015-05-07 Bryan Goss Lean-compensating motorcycle with channel wheels
US9845129B2 (en) 2014-08-29 2017-12-19 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Stabilizing arrangement for a tilting running gear of a vehicle and tilting running gear
US9821620B2 (en) 2014-09-01 2017-11-21 Ford Technologies Corporation Method for operating a tilting running gear and an active tilting running gear for a non-rail-borne vehicle
US10076939B2 (en) 2014-11-26 2018-09-18 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Suspension systems for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles
US9925843B2 (en) 2015-02-24 2018-03-27 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Rear suspension systems for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles
US10023019B2 (en) 2015-02-24 2018-07-17 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Rear suspension systems with rotary devices for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles
GB2541908A (en) * 2015-09-03 2017-03-08 Sail (Uk) Ltd A folding bike
GB2541908B (en) * 2015-09-03 2018-02-14 Sail (Uk) Ltd A folding cycle
WO2017076783A1 (en) * 2015-11-04 2017-05-11 Armec Mechanik Ag Rear wheel suspension for a vehicle that can tilt on a curve

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB0713071D0 (en) 2007-08-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB2450740A (en) Three-wheeled motor vehicle
US4423795A (en) Wheeled vehicle with cambering front module
EP1674387B1 (en) Brake device for a vehicle
JP3012360B2 (en) Suspension bicycle
US8226104B2 (en) Energy efficient tricycle
US4065144A (en) Cambering vehicle
CN1269681C (en) Car seat structure of motorcycle
KR20080046215A (en) Driving wheel structure for motor vehicle
US5628379A (en) Single track vehicle
KR20210096620A (en) Self-balancing tilting vehicle with electric tilting element
WO2021002391A1 (en) Leaning vehicle
GB1571129A (en) Motorized three wheeled vehicle
WO2021131706A1 (en) Leaning vehicle
WO2014190757A1 (en) Foot-controlled, body-tiltable three-wheeled motorcycle
WO2011079216A2 (en) Vehicle having variable wheelbase
CN110520350A (en) Foot-operated synchronous braking system
WO2021131707A1 (en) Lean-type vehicle
JP2010155479A (en) Stroke amount detection device
WO2018198827A1 (en) Front-rear interlocking brake device for saddle type vehicle
CN101247980A (en) Vehicle with variable wheel camber
JP2016055833A (en) bicycle
TWI843833B (en) Bicycle rear derailleur
US20220297786A1 (en) Multifunctional assisted ergonomic tricycle type device
WO2023119476A1 (en) Front double-wheel leaning vehicle
JP6828778B2 (en) Front and rear wheel drive vehicle drive control system and its drive control method

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WAP Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1)