KR20230094821A - Electric scooter including awning structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric scooter, wherein, in an electric scooter, a support unit for supporting an awning structure is respectively disposed at the front side and the rear side, with the support unit being configured in a structure for preventing vision obstruction and steering interference. To this end, the electric scooter including an awning structure according to the present invention is an electric scooter including an awning structure, which may comprise: an electric scooter; and a canopy assembly which is connected to the electric scooter such that at least one portion may be located at the upper side of the electric scooter. The canopy assembly may comprise: a rear support which is coupled to the electric scooter; a canopy coupled to the upper end of the rear support; and a front support which upwardly supports the canopy from the electric scooter.

Description

Electric scooter including sunshade structure {ELECTRIC SCOOTER INCLUDING AWNING STRUCTURE}

The present invention relates to an electric scooter including a sunshade structure, and more specifically, the electric scooter is provided with front and rear supports capable of supporting the sunshade structure, respectively, but the support can avoid obstruction of vision and steering interference. It is about an electric scooter with a structure that has a structure.

In general, electric scooters include front and rear wheels driven by electric motors as means of transportation for the elderly or users with disabilities. Since such an electric scooter generally does not include a configuration capable of blocking sunlight or rain, the user is exposed to the weather as it is, and the user is bound to have a structure that is vulnerable to cold, heat, snow, or rain.

Conventionally, in order to solve this problem, a sunshade structure is installed above the scooter through a bracket connected to the scooter. However, although these shading structures are effective in blocking sunlight, they are exposed to wind, rain, and cold, and in particular, a problem in that shading may occur due to the weight of the shading structures themselves. In order to overcome this, there are cases in which supports are installed on the front and rear sides, respectively, but this may cause inconvenience in use because the front supports interfere with the user's vision and act as an obstacle to the driving of the electric scooter. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a sunshade structure capable of solving problems in terms of support of the sunshade structure and user's driving convenience.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2014112 (2019. 08. 20)

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric scooter having front and rear support portions capable of supporting the sunshade structure of the electric scooter.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric scooter capable of avoiding obstruction of vision and steering interference while providing a support for supporting the sunshade structure of the electric scooter.

The present invention relates to an electric scooter comprising a sunshade structure, comprising: an electric scooter; and a canopy assembly connected to the electric scooter so that at least a portion thereof is located above the electric scooter, wherein the canopy assembly includes: a rear support coupled to the electric scooter; Canopy coupled to the top of the rear support; There is provided an electric scooter including a sunshade structure including; and a front support for supporting the canopy upward from the electric scooter.

In addition, a curtain box coupled to the canopy and accommodating the curtain may be further included, and the curtain may be accommodated in a wound state within the curtain box.

In addition, one end of the front support may be connected to a steering unit that controls steering of the electric scooter, and the other end may be connected to the canopy.

In addition, a pair of front supports may be provided, and the first interval, which is the distance between the other ends connected to the steering unit, may be smaller than the second interval, which is the distance between the ends.

In addition, both ends of the pair of front supports may be connected to form a connection angle angularly spaced outward with respect to the center of the electric scooter.

In addition, the front support is formed at both ends of the spherical first ball portion and the second ball portion, respectively, so that the front support can be angularly spaced while maintaining the distance as much as the extended length.

In addition, the front support includes a tube and a rod connected to the canopy and the steering unit, respectively, and when the steering unit is disposed facing the front, the pressure in the tube is the same as atmospheric pressure, and positive or negative pressure is generated as the steering unit is steered, The steering unit may assist to face the front.

In addition, the canopy is an elastic material having a predetermined elasticity, and can be elastically deformed through the front support unit according to the steering of the steering unit.

In addition, a drain is provided on the upper surface of the canopy, and includes a sensing unit for sensing humidity and temperature on an extension path of the drain and a motor unit interlocking with the sensing unit and winding a curtain, If one or more criteria are satisfied, the motor unit can withdraw the curtain from the curtain box.

According to the electric scooter according to the present invention, the electric scooter is provided with support parts capable of supporting the sunshade structure at the front and rear, respectively, to stably support the sunshade structure to block rain, snow and sunlight, and the sunshade structure. By installing a curtain using a curtain, there is an effect of making driving easier by blocking cold and wind.

In addition, according to the present invention, the electric scooter has the advantage of being able to avoid obstruction of vision and steering interference while providing a support capable of supporting the sunshade structure.

1 is a perspective view showing an electric scooter including a sunshade structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a curtain drawn from a curtain box coupled to a sunshade structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a front support according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a view showing the coupling part of the front support according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 (a) shows that the front support is coupled to the canopy side, Figure 4 (b) shows the front support is coupled to the gripping part side and It is a drawing showing the combination.
Figure 5 shows a piston-type front support according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 (a) is a view showing a state in which the rod is withdrawn from the tube. 5(b) is a view showing that no external force is generated in the front support, and FIG. 5(c) is a view showing a state in which the rod is retracted from the tube.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

The technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following examples are only one means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

1 is a perspective view showing an electric scooter 10 including a sunshade structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electric scooter 10 including a sunshade structure, which is an embodiment of the present invention, is connected to the electric scooter 10 so that at least a part is positioned above the electric scooter 10 and the electric scooter 10 It includes a canopy assembly (100). Here, the electric scooter 10 can be used without limitation if it is a normal electric scooter 10, and will be described through the illustrated electric scooter 10 form including four wheels as an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. do.

Specifically, the canopy assembly 100 includes a rear support 101 coupled to the electric scooter 10, a canopy 110 coupled to an upper end of the rear support 101, and the canopy 110 moving upward from the electric scooter 10. It includes a front support 130 for supporting. Here, the rear support 101 may be connected to and fixed to one side of the electric scooter 10. Here, the electric scooter 10 may be one component constituting a typical electric scooter 10, such as a seat including a body.

Meanwhile, the rear support 101 extends to a point above the electric scooter 10, and the extended upper end portion may be coupled to the canopy 110. Therefore, the canopy 110 may be formed in a form extending toward the front of the electric scooter 10 from a coupling point coupled with the rear support 101 . The canopy 110 may be positioned above the driver of the electric scooter 10 to block sunlight or avoid rain from the driver of the electric scooter 10 by default. Therefore, preferably, it may be formed to a width equal to or greater than the driver's shoulder width.

And, the curtain box 120 may be connected to the side of the canopy 110 . Here, the connection means a combination of separate functional components as an integral type, or a form in which separate components are arbitrarily combined. The curtain box 120 is a box in which the curtain 121 is wound and stored, and may be formed to extend from the front to the rear of the electric scooter 10 (or extend from the rear to the front). That is, the curtain 121 accommodated in the curtain box 120 may be disposed on the driver's side. Curtain boxes 120 are provided on both sides of the canopy 110 so that external factors such as rain, wind, and sunlight that affect the driver can be partially blocked.

In addition, the canopy 110 may be supported by the front support 130 together with the rear support 101 . The front support 130 may have one end connected to the canopy 110 and the other end connected to the electric scooter 10. The other end may be connected to the electric scooter 10 through a connecting portion 130a, and the connecting portion 130a may function as a bracket.

2 is a view showing a curtain 121 drawn from a curtain box 120 coupled to a sunshade structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the curtain 121 may be pulled out from the curtain box 120 along the up and down reciprocating direction T, or may be wound into the curtain box 120 and drawn in. The retracting and retracting may take a configuration such that an elastic spring is provided in the curtain box 120 so that it can be performed electrically by a driver's selection or manually operated by a user. In addition, when the curtain 121 is withdrawn from the curtain box 120, the drawn-out curtain 121 may be fixed with the electric scooter 10.

As a fixing means for fixing, a structure such as a hook or Velcro may be provided, and when the Velcro portion 15 is provided, the side surfaces of the curtain 121 and the cushion sheet 11b may be attached by Velcro. Of course, this attachment method is only an example and various attachment methods may be applied.

3 is a view showing the front support 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , one end of the front support 130 may be connected to a steering unit that controls steering of the electric scooter 10, and the other end may be connected to the canopy 110. In this example, the front support is connected to the gripping unit 12, which is the steering unit, through the connection unit 130a. Displacement of the lower end of the front support 130 occurring in the direction, the left and right directions, and the vertical direction may be transferred to the upper end of the front support. Of course, the upper part may be fixed to the canopy 110 so that displacement may not occur from the canopy 110, but the material of the canopy 110 generates a predetermined elasticity and is reflectively deformed, so that the force transmitted from the displacement of the lower part It can be accommodated with the elasticity of (110).

At this time, the canopy 110 is made of an elastic material and is elastically deformed, and then, in the process of being restored to the original state, the lower end of the front support part can be returned to the state before the gripping part 12 is operated. Of course, if the driver's operation continues, it may not return.

As shown, a pair of front supports may be provided, and a first interval D1, which is a distance between lower ends connected to the steering unit, may be formed narrower than a second interval D2, which is a distance between upper ends. This may be a structure in which the front support 130 is avoided and extended from the front so as not to interfere with the path of the driver's vision moving forward. Accordingly, the upward extension from the lower end toward the upper end of the front support part may be extended at a distance from each other.

Furthermore, the pair of front supports 130 may preferably form a connection angle A spaced apart from the center of the electric scooter 10 to the outside, and both ends may be connected. Here, the connection angle (A) is an angle formed from the vertical direction to the outside of the electric scooter 10 when the electric scooter 10 is stopped on the ground on a horizontal plane, and may be designed to secure the driver's field of view. .

Figure 4 is a view showing the coupling part of the front support 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 (a) shows that the front support 130 is coupled to the canopy 110 side, Figure 4 (b) ) is a view showing that the front support 130 is coupled to the gripping part 12 side.

Referring to FIG. 4, the front support 130 has a spherical first ball portion 131 and a second ball portion 132 formed at both ends, respectively, so that the front support 130 maintains a separation distance as much as the extended length. An angular separation may be allowed. That is, the first socket 110a is provided on the side of the canopy 110, and the second socket 130b is provided on the steering unit (for example, the gripping unit 12), so that the first socket 110b, which is the upper end of the front support 130, is provided. The ball part 131 may be coupled with the first socket 110a, and the second ball part 132, which is a lower end, may be coupled with the second socket 130b. This is a combination of a ball joint type, so that rotation and angular separation in the rotational direction R can be made freely. However, a separation distance equal to the extension length of the front support 130 may be maintained.

Therefore, even when the gripper 12 is manipulated, no resistance is generated in the front-back and left-right directions, and a slight pushing or pulling force in the vertical direction may be generated. As in the above example, the canopy 110 is formed of a predetermined elastic material, and through the first socket 110a, torsion and moment are accommodated, and only pressing force generated by pushing or pulling in the vertical direction is accommodated. At this time, the operating unit can be returned to the original position by the restoring force and the extended length of the front support 130 after elastic deformation by the elasticity of the canopy 110 .

Figure 5 shows a piston-type front support 130 according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 (a) is a view showing a state in which the rod 142 is withdrawn from the tube 141. 5(b) is a view showing that no external force is generated in the front support 130, and FIG. 5(c) is a view showing a state in which the rod 142 is drawn in from the tube 141.

Referring to FIG. 5, the front support 130 includes a tube 141 and a rod 142 connected to the canopy 110 and the steering unit, respectively, and when the steering unit is disposed to face the front, the pressure inside the tube 141 Is equal to atmospheric pressure, and positive or negative pressure is generated as the steering unit is steered, thereby assisting the steering unit to face the front side.

Specifically, in the case of FIG. 5 (b), the distance at which the rod 142 is drawn into the tube 141 means a state in which there is no pressure change in the tube 141 due to separate compression and tension, which means that the front support 130 This means a state in which the steering unit is facing forward without separate manipulation, and this state can be referred to as the origin. By manipulating the steering unit, the distance between the canopy 110 and the steering unit may increase or decrease. This change in distance can act as a pressing force on the canopy 110 in the height direction, but in the present embodiment, the front support 130 is composed of a tube 141 and a rod 142 and does not transmit the pressing force to the canopy 110. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the rod 142 is inserted into the tube 141 so that the pressing force can be accommodated.

When the first ball part 131 and the second ball part 132 described above are provided at both ends of the cylinder structure front support 130, it supports the canopy 110 upward by accommodating not only the pressing force but also the moment and torsion. At the same time, resistance to steering wheel operation can be reduced considerably. The first stroke (S1), which is compression in which the rod 142 is drawn into the tube 141 based on the origin, which is the state of FIG. 5 (b), and the second stroke, which is tension in which the rod 142 is withdrawn from the tube 141 Through (S2), the pressing force transmitted to the canopy 110 may be partially attenuated. In addition, the return to the origin may be induced from the pressure difference, and the steering unit may be designed to face forward after the steering unit is operated.

Through this structure, even when the steering unit is operated while the steering unit and the canopy 110 are connected through the front support 130, the fatigue limit transmitted through the moment, torsion, and pressing force to the canopy 110 is accumulated at a low level, thereby improving durability. can be increased

6 is a view showing a canopy 110 provided with a sensing unit 112 and a motor unit 125 interlocked with each other according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a drain 111 is provided on the upper surface of the canopy 110, and a sensing unit 112 for sensing humidity and temperature is interlocked with the sensing unit 112 on the extension path of the drain 111. It includes a motor unit 125 that winds the curtain 121, and when the sensing unit 112 satisfies at least one criterion of a predetermined temperature and a predetermined humidity, the motor unit 125 moves the curtain 121 to a curtain box ( 120) can be withdrawn.

As described above, the canopy 110 is located above the driver and can protect the driver from various weather conditions under predetermined standards. A drain 111 may be formed on an upper surface of the illustrated canopy 110, and a sensing unit 112 may be positioned in a section where the drain 111 is extended. For example, when it rains, the sensing unit 112 is contacted with rain along the drain 111, and the humidity increases even before it rains, so that the sensing unit 112 detects that the humidity exceeds a predetermined humidity, the motor unit 125 A signal may be transmitted to and the motor unit 125 may be driven. The motor unit 125 is connected to the curtain box 120, maintains the curtain 121 in a wound state, and reversely winds it according to the signal transmitted from the sensing unit 112 to withdraw the curtain 121 from the curtain box 120. can be made

As another example, when the sensing unit 112 detects that a predetermined temperature range is exceeded due to exposure to direct sunlight in summer, a signal may be transmitted to the motor unit 125 so that the motor unit 125 is driven. The motor unit 125 is connected to the curtain box 120, maintains the curtain 121 in a wound state, and reversely winds it according to the signal transmitted from the sensing unit 112 to withdraw the curtain 121 from the curtain box 120. can be made

Of course, specifications such as the material and coating of the curtain 121 can selectively impart functionality such as UV protection, waterproofing, and ventilation by replacing the detachable curtain box 120 .

Although representative embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications are possible to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments and should not be defined, and should be defined by not only the claims to be described later, but also those equivalent to these claims.

10: electric scooter 11a: backrest
11b: cushion sheet 12: gripping part
13: support part 15: Velcro part
100: canopy assembly 101: rear support
110: canopy 110a: first socket
111: drain 112: sensing unit
120: curtain box 121: curtain
125: motor unit 130: front support
130a: connection part 131: first ball part
132: second ball part 130b: second socket
141: tube 142: rod
A: connection angle D1: first interval
D2: 2nd interval T: reciprocating direction
R: direction of rotation S: total stroke
S1: 1st stroke S2: 2nd stroke

Claims (9)

electric scooter (10); and
A canopy assembly 100 connected to the electric scooter 10 so that at least a part thereof is located above the electric scooter 10; includes,
The canopy assembly 100,
a rear support 101 coupled to the electric scooter 10;
A canopy 110 coupled to an upper end of the rear support 101; and
A front support 130 for supporting the canopy 110 upward from the electric scooter 10; An electric scooter comprising a sunshade structure.
The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a curtain box 120 combined with the canopy 110 and accommodating a curtain 121, wherein the curtain 121 is accommodated in a wound state within the curtain box 120, a sunshade structure electric scooter.
The method of claim 1,
One end of the front support (130) is connected to a steering unit that controls steering of the electric scooter (10), and the other end is connected to the canopy (110).
The method of claim 3,
The front support 130 is provided with a pair,
A first distance D1, which is a distance between the other ends connected to the steering unit, is formed to be narrower than a second distance D2, which is a distance between the ends.
The method of claim 4,
The pair of front supports 130,
An electric scooter comprising a sunshade structure in which both ends are connected to form a connection angle (A) angularly spaced outward with respect to the center of the electric scooter (10).
The method of claim 3,
The front support 130 has spherical first ball parts 131 and second ball parts 132 formed at both ends, respectively, so that the front support 130 is angularly spaced while maintaining the distance as much as the extended length. An electric scooter including an acceptable sunshade structure.
According to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The front support 130,
It includes a tube 141 and a rod 142 connected to the canopy 110 and the steering unit, respectively, and when the steering unit is disposed facing the front, the pressure in the tube 141 is equal to atmospheric pressure, and the steering unit An electric scooter comprising a sunshade structure that assists the steering unit to face the front by generating positive or negative pressure as the unit is steered.
The method of claim 4,
The canopy (110) is an elastic material having a predetermined elasticity, and is elastically deformed through the front support part according to the steering of the steering part, the electric scooter including a sunshade structure.
The method of claim 2,
A drain is provided on the upper surface of the canopy 110,
A sensing unit 112 for sensing humidity and temperature on an extension path of the drain and a motor unit 125 interlocking with the sensing unit 112 and winding the curtain 121,
When the sensing unit 112 satisfies at least one criterion of a predetermined temperature and a predetermined humidity, the motor unit 125 draws the curtain 121 out of the curtain box 120, including a sunshade structure. scooter.

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