KR20210004903A - Footrest folding vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide a moving means which is characterized in that a foothold is automatically folded when the moving means is folded so that a process of folding the moving means is simplified. To this end, provided is a foldable moving means comprising: a steering wheel control unit including a steering wheel configured to be gripped by a hand, a steering wheel frame having one end coupled to a steering wheel middle area and the other end extending downward, and a front wheel coupled to a lower end of the steering wheel frame; a tilting body including a first tilting body having one end coupled to the steering wheel frame and the other end extending rearward and a second tilting body having one end coupled to a first tilting body middle area and the other end extending rearward, wherein an area close to the one end is coupled to the other end of the first tilting body and the other end extends rearward; a saddle unit coupled to the tilting body; a fixed body including a fixed frame coupled to the other end of the second tilting body and rear wheels coupled to both sides at the fixed frame; a foothold unit including a middle area coupled to a second tilting body area close to the fixed frame, and both ends extending back and forth; a pair of connection members each having one end coupled to a rear end of the foothold unit, and the other end coupled to fixed frame areas located at both sides of a tilting central axis; and a pulling unit including a guide unit having a through hole penetrating by being coupled to the second tilting body and a pulling member having one end coupled to a front area of the foothold unit coupled to the second tilting body, the other end coupled to the first tilting body, and a middle area which passes through a hole provided in the guide unit.

Description

Footrest folding vehicle {Footrest folding vehicle}

The present invention relates to a moving means for folding the footrest, and more particularly, to a moving means for folding the footboard by itself when the body is folded.

In general, the means of movement refers to a mechanism for moving a passenger or by loading various items, and may include a bicycle or a scooter. This moving means is composed of two and three wheels.

Conventional tilting three-wheeled transportation means that it is inconvenient to hold the center while driving, and non-tilting three-wheeled transportation means there is a risk of overturning when driving in a corner. As a solution to this, when driving in a corner, it tilts and travels straight ahead. A prior art (Patent Application No. 10-2019-0017658) has been developed that can easily hold the center when driving or driving at low speeds.

An object of the present invention is to provide a moving means in which a footrest part is automatically folded when the moving means is folded in a moving means to which the prior art (application number 10-2019-0017658) is applied.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems to be solved by the present invention not mentioned here are those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. Will be clearly understood.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a handle control unit comprising a handle configured to be gripped by hand and a handle frame having one end coupled to an intermediate portion of the handle and the other end extending downward, and a front wheel coupled to the lower end of the handle frame. ; One end is coupled to the handle frame and the other end is coupled to the first tilting body extending rearward and one end is coupled to the middle portion of the first tilting body, and the other end extends rearward, or a portion close to one end is coupled to the other end of the first tilting body and the other end is A tilting body consisting of a second tilting body configured to extend rearward; A saddle portion coupled to the tilting body; A fixed body consisting of a fixed frame coupled to the other end of the second tilting body and rear wheels coupled to both sides of the fixed frame; The middle portion is coupled to the second tilting body portion close to the fixed frame, and both ends of the footrest portion extending back and forth; A connecting member having one end coupled to the rear end of the scaffolding unit, and the other end being coupled to the fixed frame portions located at both sides of the tilting center axis while being configured as a pair; And a guide part provided with a through hole while being coupled to the second tilting body and one end is coupled to the footrest portion located in front of the footrest portion coupled to the second tilting body, and the other end is coupled to the first tilting body, and the middle portion A pulling unit composed of a pulling member configured via a hole provided in the guide unit; It characterized in that it is configured to include.

In addition, when one end of the second tilting body is coupled to the middle portion of the first tilting body, the guide portion is provided in the middle portion of the second tilting body located above the scaffold, and the other end of the pulling member is the first tilting body coupled to the second tilting body. It is characterized in that it is coupled to the first tilting body portion located behind the body portion, and when a portion close to one end of the second tilting body is coupled to the other end of the first tilting body, the guide portion is located in the middle portion of the second tilting body located above the footrest. It is composed of a coupled first guide portion and a second guide portion coupled to a second tilting body portion positioned above the other end of the first tilting body, and the other end of the pulling member is coupled to an intermediate portion of the first tilting body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the folding moving means is a moving means to which the prior art (application number 10-2019-0017658) is applied, and the footrest is automatically folded when the body is folded.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

In Fig. 1, a is a side view of a moving means according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
1, b is a plan view of a scaffolding part in a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear view of the main part of the moving means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view of the moving means when the moving means is folded in the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side view of a moving means according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a side view of the moving means when the moving means is folded in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are assigned the same numerals as possible even if they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the constituent elements of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but another component between each component It should be understood that elements may be “connected”, “coupled” or “connected”.

1 to 3, the folding moving means according to the present invention includes a handle operation part 10, a tilting body 20, a fixed body 40, a footrest part 50, a saddle part 30, a connection member ( 60) and a pulling unit 70.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the handle operation unit 10 is composed of a handle frame 12, a handle 11, and a front wheel 15.

The steering wheel control unit 10 is a tilting body 20 to enable a user to respond to a centrifugal force generated when driving a corner and a steering operation that rotates the front wheel 15 left and right when a user rides a moving means and travels a corner. It is configured to be able to manipulate the tilt (tilting).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the handle 11 extends in both sides, and the portion extended in both sides is configured so that the user can board and hold it by hand.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the handle frame 12 is composed of a first handle frame 13 and a second handle frame 14.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first handle frame 13 is configured such that one end is coupled to the middle portion of the handle 11 and the other end extends between the lower side and the rear side.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second handle frame 14 is configured such that one end is coupled to the other end of the first handle frame 13 and the other end extends downward. And the other end extends downward through the first tilting body 21 to be described later. The portion of the second handle frame 14 located below the first tilting body 21 is configured to open in both sides so that the front wheels 15 to be described later can be coupled.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the front wheel 15 is inserted between the gaps below the second handle frame 14 and coupled to the central shaft coupled to the lower end of the second handle frame 14.

In more detail, the front wheel 15 may be configured to be rotatable by being coupled to a lower portion of the second handle frame 14 through a central axis. Here, the front wheel 15 may be provided with an electric motor that is supplied with power from a battery that is not driven by manpower.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the tilting body 20 includes a first tilting body 21 and a second tilting body 22.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first tilting body 21 has one end externally coupled to the second handle frame 14 so that the handle operation unit 10 is rotatable and the other end is configured to extend rearward.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second tilting body 22 has one end hinged to the lower part of the middle portion of the first tilting body 21. And the other end is configured to be slightly extended from one end to the rear and then bent to extend between the lower and the rear, so that when the lower portion of the first tilting body 21 and the lower portion of the second tilting body 22 are extended by a certain angle, the second tilting body ( 22) Among the parts, a part located in front of the bent part is configured to be caught under the first tilting body 21 so that it cannot be opened any more.

The rear portion of the second tilting body 22 is bent at a portion close to the other end and extends rearward. And the portion that is bent and extended rearward is configured to move upward little by little as it goes rearward.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the saddle part 30 is configured in the same manner as the existing electric scooter saddle, and is fixedly coupled to the top of the other end of the first tilting body 21 so that the occupant can sit.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixed body 40 is composed of a fixed frame 41 and a rear wheel 44.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixing frame 41 is composed of a first fixing frame 42 and a second fixing frame 43.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing frame 42 is extrapolated from the bent portion to the other end of the second tilting body 22 so that the handle operation unit 10 and the tilting body 20 can be inclined laterally. Is configured to do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second fixing frame 43 extends in both sides from the rear end of the first fixing frame 42, and the extended ends are configured such that the rear wheels 44 to be described later can be coupled.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the rear wheel 44 is fitted to both ends of the second fixing frame 43 to be rotatable.

When the rear wheels 44 are coupled to both ends of the second fixing frame 43, the handle operation part 10, the tilting body 20, the saddle part 30, and the footrest part 50 are inclined laterally. ) Does not tilt to the side.

That is, a line drawn in a straight line from the part of the front wheel 15 in contact with the ground to the part of the second tilting body 22 coupled to the second fixing frame 43 (hereinafter referred to as the tilting center axis (p)) as the central axis The handle operation unit 10, the tilting body 20, the saddle unit 30, and the footrest unit 50 are configured to be inclined laterally.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the scaffolding part 50 is composed of a scaffolding frame 51 and a scaffolding 52.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the footrest frame 51 is configured such that the intermediate portion is coupled to the side of the portion close to the rear end of the second tilting body 22, and the other end extends rearward and then slightly extends in both sides at the rear end. And the first tilting between the scaffolding frames 51 that is opened when the scaffolding part 50 is folded toward the second tilting body 22 by extending one end to the front, but spreading to both sides at a portion close to the end and then extending forward. The body 21 is configured to be fitted.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the scaffold 52 is slightly extended from one end of the scaffolding frame 51 to both sides, and the portion extending in both sides is formed in a round bar shape so that the occupant can place their feet on it.

The length from the portion of the footrest portion 50 coupled to the second tilting body 22 to one end of the footrest portion 50 is from the portion of the footrest portion 50 coupled to the second tilting body 22 to the other end of the footrest portion 50 It is configured longer than the length.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the connecting member 60 connects the other end of the scaffolding frame 51 to the second fixing frame 43 so that the front end of the scaffolding part 50 does not go down, while the handle operation unit 10 and the tilting body It is a configuration in which the front end of the footrest part 50 is rotated upward when the 20 is inclined to the side.

The connecting member 60 is composed of a pair, and one end is coupled to the other end of the scaffolding frame 51, and the other end is located below the other end of the scaffolding frame 51, and a second fixed frame located on both sides of the tilting central axis (P) ( 43) are each attached to the site.

The connecting member 60 may be configured as a variable member whose shape is variable without increasing its length when an external force is applied. In the embodiment of the present invention, the connecting member 60 is suggested to be composed of a dyneema rope.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the pulling part 70 folds the second tilting body 22 and the fixed body 40 toward the handle operation part 10, the footrest part 50 automatically contacts the second tilting body 22. It is a composition that lets you hide.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pulling part 70 is composed of a guide part 72 and a pulling member 71.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the guide part 72 slightly protrudes laterally from the middle portion of the second tilting body 22 positioned above the footrest frame 51, and a hole penetrated up and down is provided in the protruding portion.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pulling member 71 is coupled to a portion of the first tilting body 21 slightly rearward from the portion of the first tilting body 21 coupled to the second tilting body 22, and the other end Is coupled to a portion of the footrest frame 51 located slightly in front of the portion of the footrest frame 51 coupled to the second tilting body 22. And the intermediate portion is inserted into the hole provided in the guide portion 72 is configured to pass through the hole.

The pulling member 71 may be configured as a member that does not increase and is variable when an external force is applied. In the embodiment of the present invention, the pulling member 71 is suggested to be composed of a dyneema rope.

When the pulling member 71 and the guide part 72 are provided as described above, when the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operating part 10, the first tilting body 21 to which the pulling member 71 is coupled The gap between the part and the guide part 72 is widened. Therefore, when the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operation unit 10, the pulling member 71 is pulled toward the first tilting body 21, and as the pulling member 71 is pulled, the front end of the footrest unit 50 It is folded toward the second tilting body 22.

The pulling unit may be composed of the pulling member 71 and the guide part 72 as described above, or may be composed of only the pulling member 71 without the guide part.

That is, the pulling member 71 has one end coupled to the first tilting body 21 portion located slightly rearward from the portion of the first tilting body 21 coupled to the second tilting body 22, and the other end of the second tilting body 21 It is coupled to a portion of the footrest frame 51 located slightly in front of the portion of the footrest frame 51 coupled to the body 22.

As described above, when the pulling portion 70 is composed of only the pulling member 71, the second tilting body 22 and the fixed body 40 are folded toward the handle operation unit 10, and the pulling member 71 is combined. 1 The tilting body 21 part is away from the footrest part 50. Therefore, when the second tilting body 22 and the fixed body 40 are folded toward the handle operation unit 10, the pulling member 71 pulls the footrest portion 50, so that the footrest portion 50 is the second tilting body 22 Will be folded to the side.

A fixing means for fixing the second tilting body 22 may be further provided in order to prevent the second tilting body 22 from being unfolded when the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operation unit 10.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixing means is composed of a locking ring 81 and a locking part 82.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the locking ring 81 has one end coupled to the side of a portion located slightly forward from one end of the second tilting body 22 of the first tilting body 21, and the other end extends downward and then 90 degrees. It is bent and configured to slightly extend forward. And the other end is configured to be rotatable back and forth.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the locking portion 82 is configured to slightly protrude laterally from the side of the portion close to one end of the second tilting body 22 of the second tilting body 22. In addition, when the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operation unit 10 and then the locking ring 81 is rotated, the locking portion is configured to be caught on the other end of the locking ring 81.

As described above, when the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operation unit 10 by providing the pulling unit 70 as described above, the footrest unit 50 is automatically folded.

4 and 5 are a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the saddle part 30 is coupled to the second tilting body 22.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the description of the same configuration as in the first embodiment is omitted, and only the changed configuration will be described.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the handle operation unit 10 is configured as in the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the first tilting body 21 is provided with holes penetrating left and right at the rear end.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, a portion close to one end of the second tilting body 22 is hinged to the rear end of the first tilting body 21, and one end extends slightly between the upper and the front, and the other end is between the rear and the lower end. Is extended.

The other end of the second tilting body 22 is provided with a hole penetrated back and forth, and the hole is configured so that the other end can be coupled to the fixing frame 41 by gradually pointing upward from the front to the rear.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the saddle part 30 is composed of a saddle frame 31, a saddle 32, and a shock absorbing part 33.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the saddle frame 31 has one end coupled to one end of the second tilting body 22 and the other end is configured to be rotatable in the vertical direction while extending rearward.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the saddle 32 is configured in the same shape as a normal saddle and is fixedly coupled to the rear of the saddle frame 31.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shock absorber 33 has the same structure as the suspension coupled to the conventional electric scooter, one end is coupled to the middle portion of the saddle frame 31 and the other end is the middle portion of the second tilting body 22 Is bound to And it is configured to be able to fold the saddle 30.

The structure in which the saddle part 30 is folded is a structure that is widely applied in conventional electric scooters, and thus a description thereof will be omitted.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the fixing frame 41 is provided with a pair of protruding plates 45 slightly protruding upward at the upper and lower portions of the center portion, and the protruding plate 45 is configured to be slightly inclined forward. And the protruding plate 45 is provided with a hole through the front and back, and the hole is configured to face upward little by little from the front to the rear.

After inserting the other end of the second tilting body 22 between the pair of protruding plates 45, the fixing frame 41 by inserting the coupling pin 46 into the holes provided in the second tilting body 22 and the protruding plate 45 The second tilting body 22 is coupled to. In addition, the tilting body 20 and the handle operation unit 10 are configured to be inclined laterally with the coupling pin 46 on the central axis.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the footrest portion 50 and the connecting member 60 are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the guide portion 72 includes a first guide portion 73 and a second guide portion 74.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the first guide part 73 is located above the footrest part 50 and slightly protrudes laterally from the side of the second tilting body 22 close to the footrest part 50 Holes penetrated up and down are provided in the.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the second guide portion 74 slightly protrudes laterally from one end of the second tilting body 22, and a hole penetrated up and down is provided in the protruding portion. The hole is configured to be inclined backwards.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the pull member 71 has one end coupled to a portion close to the rear end of the first tilting body 21, and the other end of the footrest frame 51 coupled to the second tilting body 22 It is coupled to the footrest frame 51 located slightly in front of the site. In addition, the intermediate portion is configured to pass through a hole provided in the first guide portion 73 and the second guide portion 74.

When configured as above and the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operation unit 10, the gap between the first tilting body 21 and the second guide unit 74 to which the connecting member 60 is coupled is widened. Thus, the pull member 71 is pulled toward the first tilting body 21. Therefore, when the second tilting body 22 is folded toward the handle operation unit 10, the footrest unit 50 is folded toward the second tilting body 22.

As described above, it will be understood that the technical configuration of the present invention described above can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and the All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: handle operation unit 11: handle
12: handle frame 13: first handle frame
14: second handle frame 15: front wheel
20: tilting body 21: first tilting body
22: second tilting body 30: saddle
31: saddle frame 32: saddle
33: shock absorber 40: fixed body
41: fixed frame 42: first fixed frame
42: second fixing frame 43: rear wheel
44: protruding plate 45: coupling pin
50: scaffolding portion 51: scaffolding frame
52: footrest 60: connecting member
70: pulling portion 71: pulling member
72: guide part 73: first guide part
74: second guide part 81: locking ring
82: locking part p: tilting central axis

Claims (3)

A handle configured to be gripped by hand and a handle frame having one end coupled to the middle portion of the handle and the other end extending downward, and a front wheel coupled to the lower end of the handle frame;
One end is coupled to the handle frame and the other end is coupled to a first tilting body extending rearward and one end is coupled to an intermediate portion of the first tilting body, and the other end extends between the lower and rear ends or a portion close to one end is the other end of the first tilting body. A tilting body coupled to the second tilting body and configured to extend between the lower and rear ends of the other end;
A saddle portion coupled to the tilting body;
A fixed body composed of a fixed frame coupled to the other end of the second tilting body and rear wheels coupled to both sides of the fixed frame;
A footrest portion having an intermediate portion coupled to the second tilting body portion close to the fixing frame, and having both ends extending back and forth;
A connecting member having one end coupled to the rear end of the scaffolding unit, and the other end being coupled to the fixed frame portions positioned at both sides of the tilting center axis while being configured as a pair; And
The guide portion coupled to the second tilting body and one end are coupled to the first tilting body portion located in front or rear of the first tilting body portion to which the second tilting body is coupled, and the other end is the second tilting body A pulling unit configured of a pulling member having a middle portion coupled to the footrest portion located in front of the footrest portion coupled to the guide portion; It is composed including,
When the second tilting body is folded toward the handle operation unit,
Foldable moving means, characterized in that the footrest is folded toward the second tilting body by pulling the pulling member. The method of claim 1,
When one end of the second tilting body is coupled to an intermediate portion of the first tilting body,
The guide portion is provided in the middle portion of the second tilting body located above the footrest portion,
The other end of the pulling member is characterized in that it is coupled to the first tilting body portion located behind the first tilting body portion to which the second tilting body is coupled,
When a portion close to one end of the second tilting body is coupled to the other end of the first tilting body,
The guide portion is composed of a first guide portion coupled to an intermediate portion of the second tilting body positioned above the footrest portion and a second guide portion coupled to the second tilting body portion positioned above the other end of the first tilting body,
The other end of the pull member is foldable moving means, characterized in that coupled to the middle portion of the first tilting body. A handle configured to be gripped by hand and a handle frame having one end coupled to the middle portion of the handle and the other end extending downward, and a front wheel coupled to the lower end of the handle frame;
A tilting body comprising a first tilting body having one end coupled to the handle frame and the other end extending rearward, and a second tilting body having one end coupled to an intermediate portion of the first tilting body and extending between the lower and rear ends;
A saddle portion coupled to the tilting body;
A fixed body composed of a fixed frame coupled to the other end of the second tilting body and rear wheels coupled to both sides of the fixed frame;
A footrest portion having an intermediate portion coupled to the second tilting body portion close to the fixing frame, and having both ends extending back and forth;
A connecting member having one end coupled to the rear end of the scaffolding unit, and the other end being coupled to the fixed frame portions positioned at both sides of the tilting center axis while being configured as a pair; And
One end is coupled to the footrest portion located in front of the footrest portion coupled to the second tilting body, and the other end is the first tilting body portion located behind the first tilting body portion to which the second tilting body is coupled A pull member coupled to; Foldable moving means, characterized in that configured to include.

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