WO2016091247A1 - Vehicle for passenger and freight transport - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D61/00—Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D57/00—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D11/00—Steering non-deflectable wheels; Steering endless tracks or the like
- B62D11/02—Steering non-deflectable wheels; Steering endless tracks or the like by differentially driving ground-engaging elements on opposite vehicle sides
- B62D11/04—Steering non-deflectable wheels; Steering endless tracks or the like by differentially driving ground-engaging elements on opposite vehicle sides by means of separate power sources
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- the invention relates to a vehicle for transporting persons and loads, in particular designed as a single-seat vehicle.
- single- or two-lane motor vehicles which, with the aid of a drive unit, for example as a combustion engine or electric motor or as a hybrid unit, enable locomotion and transport.
- a drive unit for example as a combustion engine or electric motor or as a hybrid unit, enable locomotion and transport.
- vehicles which have a drive unit require a comparatively large traffic area and space-consuming parking areas during operation.
- the vehicles known from the prior art are manufactured in production facilities of the respective vehicle manufacturer and then transported to their respective delivery location.
- the object of the present invention is to provide, while avoiding the disadvantages of the prior art, a motor vehicle for transporting persons and loads, which has a low production costs and which can be transported particularly easily and inexpensively and operated and stored space-saving.
- An inventive vehicle for transporting persons and loads hereinafter referred to as vehicle, has a chassis with a ball unit and with a first and a second rear wheel.
- the ball unit is presently formed by a ball, preferably made of solid rubber material, which is rotatably mounted in a corresponding receiving device.
- a sealing element is preferably arranged between the ball and the receiving device.
- the two rear wheels of the vehicle are preferably pneumatic.
- the vehicle has a drive and steering system with a first and a second electromotive drive unit, hereinafter referred to as first or second drive unit.
- the first drive unit according to the invention is assigned to the first rear wheel and designed, for example, as an electric wheel hub motor.
- the second drive unit according to the invention is assigned to the second rear wheel and likewise designed, for example, as an electric wheel hub motor.
- the drive units according to the invention are able to provide a rotational movement (rotational movement) of the respective associated rear wheel and thus a drive of the vehicle.
- the drive and steering system further comprises an input unit and a control unit, wherein the input unit is wired or wirelessly connected to the control unit and wherein by means of the input unit driving and steering control commands can be input and transferred to the control unit.
- the input unit is designed, for example, as a joystick or as a steering wheel unit, via which the driving and steering control commands in the form of acceleration, braking or steering commands can be entered.
- the control unit according to the invention is also connected to the two drive units and capable of converting received driving and steering control commands into control commands for the drive units.
- control unit for each drive unit, so that independent control of the two drive units is made possible on the basis of the drive and steering control commands.
- the rotational movements of the rear wheels and thus the driving and steering states of the vehicle can be controlled by the drive units.
- the vehicle according to the invention has the particular advantage that the rotational movements of the rear wheels at the same time a driving movement, as forward or backward movement, and correspondingly input direction changes of the vehicle are available.
- an active driving operation of the vehicle can be provided both in a state of balance and alternatively in a three-point support state.
- an active driving operation is understood here that the corresponding rotational movements of the rear wheels are initialized by the drive units.
- the driving operation in the balance state provides that the ball unit is relieved and a load transfer into the ground takes place exclusively on the rear wheels.
- the balancing takes place in this case about the common axis of the rear wheels, wherein the vehicle makes use of the principle of dynamic stabilization, in which a self-balancing is carried out by a provided weight transfer.
- the weight shift is in the present case by means of Rotary movements and a thereby effected displacement of the Aufstandsembl initialized relative to the vehicle's center of gravity.
- the ball unit is used in the case of driving in the balance state only to support the vehicle in the state and to prevent unwanted tilting forward, for example, during a danger braking maneuver.
- the vehicle in order to prevent unwanted tilting of the vehicle towards the rear, for example during an acceleration phase, while the vehicle is in the state of balance, the vehicle can also have a support wheel or a support ball in the rear area.
- the three-point support state according to the invention is also in the state of the vehicle or in a passive driving operation, for example when pushing the vehicle, in which no rotational movements of the rear wheels are initialized by the drive units, a.
- the ball of the ball unit during driving in the three-point support state is able to passively adapt to a change in direction of the vehicle, its direction of rotation to the change in direction of the vehicle.
- a particular advantage of the vehicle according to the invention is therefore that with the same vehicle two different active driving conditions, namely the first active driving in the balanced state and the second active driving in three-point condition, and also a passive driving in three-point condition can be realized.
- a separate steering device such as a steerable front wheel, which in particular the manufacturing cost of the vehicle can be kept low .
- the steering the ability to achieve very small steering radii.
- the necessary energy supply of the drive and steering system via a power supply unit, which is connected to the drive and steering system or alternatively integrated directly into the drive and steering system.
- the energy supply unit comprises an energy store in the form of a rechargeable battery, which can be designed, in particular, as a lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
- additional electronic circuits for power control of the power supply unit may be assigned.
- the vehicle according to the invention has a body with a closable cab.
- the cabin here is preferably designed such that it has an opening section displaceable rearwardly along the vehicle longitudinal axis, the opening section enclosing the vehicle driver and the vehicle interior in the closed state of the cabin and thus forming the lateral boundaries and the roof-side boundary of the vehicle interior, and wherein the opening section by moving into the rear area of the vehicle releases the vehicle interior.
- the slidable opening portion has the basic shape of a U-shaped opening-down.
- the body is preferably made of a plastic or plastic composite material, so that a particularly low weight of the vehicle is conttell plausible.
- the vehicle according to the invention is characterized in particular by the fact that its outer dimensions are formed so that the vehicle has a maximum width of 800 mm, a maximum length of 1200 mm and a maximum height of 1200 mm and at the same time sufficient space in the vehicle interior for the Driver is provided.
- the maximum dimensions of the vehicle allow particularly advantageous its transport on a Europoolpalette, which is characterized by the standardized dimensions of 1200 mm x 800 mm, hereinafter also referred to shortened as Euro pallet.
- the transport of a vehicle according to the invention can be provided on a Euro pallet with significantly lower transport costs. This advantage is based on the one hand from the reduced space requirement of the vehicle on the Euro pallet and on the other hand from the relatively low weight of the vehicle.
- the advantage is that the vehicle can be transported by a conventional elevator.
- the energy supply unit is arranged to be displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
- the power supply unit or additional components such as electronic circuits for power management are designed to be longitudinally displaceable.
- a shift in the center of gravity of the vehicle can be provided as a particular advantage, wherein the Focus shift, in particular for providing the driving operation in the balance state or for partial relief of the ball unit in the three-point contact state is used.
- the center of gravity can also be set in the case of different seat positions or loading states in such a way that a driving operation in a balanced state is possible.
- the longitudinal displacement of the power supply unit can in the present case be carried out manually by a user of the vehicle or automatically on the basis of a determination of the loading state of the vehicle.
- the center of gravity is set in the idle state by suitable automatic longitudinal displacement so that the ball unit is more heavily loaded and a higher stability when entering the user is achieved.
- the energy supply unit is associated with a charging unit, by means of which a wireless charging of the power supply unit can be provided.
- the charging unit is in this case designed, in particular, as an inductive charging unit, which can be inductively coupled to a corresponding, stationary charging station.
- the ball unit is designed to be height adjustable.
- the two drive units each have a torque motor, by which the rotational movement of the associated rear wheel can be effected.
- the use of torque motors offers, in particular, the advantages that, on the one hand, good acceleration and high dynamics of the vehicle can be provided by the high drive torques that can be provided and, on the other hand, defined angular positions are possible, whereby precise steering can be achieved.
- torque motors are relatively low noise and low maintenance and have a high efficiency.
- control unit is assigned a GPS transmitting and receiving unit.
- GPS transmitting and receiving unit are advantageously on the one hand a location of the vehicle and on the other hand allows navigation via GPS signal.
- the input unit has in a preferred embodiment of the vehicle on a receiving means for receiving remote-transmitted driving and steering control commands.
- the remote transmitted driving and steering control commands are converted by means of the control unit into corresponding control commands for the drive units, so that in the present development a remote control of the vehicle is made possible as a particular advantage.
- Remote transmitted driving and steering control commands can be provided in the present case, for example based on GPS navigation data, which are implemented in this case by a GPS transmitting and receiving unit of the control unit according to claim 4 in corresponding control commands for the drive units.
- the receiving means for receiving remote-transmitted driving and steering control commands is designed as an interface for connecting a portable receiving device, in particular a smartphone.
- the advantage of such a design of the receiving means is, in particular, that a data network of the receiving device, such as a GSM or LTE network, can be used for the transmission of the driving and steering control commands and thus no separate means for transmitting the driving and steering control commands provided Need to become.
- a data network of the receiving device such as a GSM or LTE network
- the possibility can be provided to charge the receiving device during operation of the vehicle.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view from below
- Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view from above
- Fig. 4 is schematic bottom view
- FIG. 5 schematic side view with open cabin
- FIG. 6 schematic view transport state
- Fig. 7 schematically detail view input unit
- FIG. 8 explains in more detail an open side view with a longitudinally displaceable energy supply unit.
- Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a vehicle according to the invention obliquely from below.
- the vehicle has a chassis 1 with a ball unit 4, as well as with a first rear wheel 5 and a second rear wheel 6.
- the ball of the ball unit 4 consists of a solid rubber material and the rear wheels 5 and 6 are pneumatic.
- the vehicle has a drive and steering system and a power supply unit 2, in the present case designed as a lithium-ion battery, on, by means of the power supply unit 2, a power supply of the drive and steering system is provided.
- a power supply unit 2 in the present case designed as a lithium-ion battery, on, by means of the power supply unit 2, a power supply of the drive and steering system is provided.
- the power supply unit 2 is additionally assigned a charging unit 13, which in the present case is designed as an inductive charging unit and which enables wireless charging of the power supply unit 2.
- the drive and steering system comprises, as shown in Fig. 3, a control unit 8 and a first and a second drive unit (not explicitly shown), wherein the control unit 8 is connected to the drive units and wherein the drive units present as wheel hub motors and in particular as a gate - Quemotoren are formed and wherein in each case the first drive unit is associated with the first rear wheel 5 and the second drive unit to the second rear wheel 6.
- the vehicle according to FIGS. 1 to 8 has a body 3 with a closable cab 9 and a front bumper 10.
- the body 3 in the present case is made of a plastic material and is connected to the chassis 1.
- the drive and steering system has, as shown for example in Fig. 5, an input unit 7, which is in the present case in the form of a steering wheel and by means of which driving and steering control commands can be entered.
- the input unit 7 is according to the invention wirelessly or wired connected to the control unit 8, so that the input driving and steering control commands from the input unit 7 to the control unit 8 are transferable available.
- control unit 8 is able to generate separate control commands for each drive unit on the basis of the obtained drive and steering control commands, on the basis of which corresponding rotational movements of the rear wheels 5, 6 can be effected by the drive units.
- the corresponding desired driving conditions of the vehicle can be provided, with the same rotational movements of the rear wheels 5, 6 pure forward or backward movements and at different rotational movements of the rear wheels 5, 6 changes in direction of the vehicle can be effected.
- a particular advantage of the vehicle in the present embodiment is thus that all driving direction changes by means of the rear wheels 5, 6 are provided.
- the vehicle is capable of providing both active driving in a balanced state and active driving in a three-point-riding state.
- the active driving operation in the balance state in this case provides that the ball unit 4 is relieved and that the load transfer into the ground exclusively on the Rear wheels 5, 6 takes place.
- the vehicle works in this case according to the principle of dynamic stabilization.
- the ball unit 4 is used in such a driving operation exclusively for the support of the vehicle in the state.
- the ball unit 4 serves as an additional support point even with a passive movement of the vehicle, for example during a sliding operation, in which no active rotational movements of the rear wheels 5, 6 are generated by the drive units.
- Fig. 4 shows a schematic side view of the vehicle according to the invention.
- the vehicle is presently designed as a single-seat vehicle, in particular for passenger transport, wherein in the rear region of the vehicle, an additional storage space (not shown) is arranged for the transport of small loads.
- the lockable cabin 9 is partially transparent and has essentially two opposite side and one overhead roof section.
- the cabin 9 is also arranged by means of a mechanism (not shown) on the body 3, that it can be opened by a longitudinal displacement in the direction of the vehicle deck and so the interior of the vehicle can be released, as shown in FIG.
- the cab 9 which can be displaced completely backwards, makes it possible to enter the vehicle in a vertical position in a particularly comfortable manner.
- the vehicle according to the present invention is additionally characterized in that the dimensions of the vehicle are 800 mm in width, 1200 mm in length and 1200 mm in height.
- the vehicle has only a small footprint and a comparatively low weight even when fully assembled and can therefore be handled in a particularly simple and uncomplicated manner.
- the vehicle can be transported in a conventional elevator, in particular in a residential building.
- Fig. 7 shows the input unit 7 in a detailed view.
- the input unit 7 has a receiving means (not shown) in the form of an interface for connecting a portable receiving device 11, wherein the receiving device 11 is designed here as a smartphone.
- the receiving means is capable of, in particular via a data network to receive remotely transmitted driving and steering control commands and provide them available for the input unit 7.
- the embodiment listed here makes it possible, as a particular advantage, for the driving and steering control commands to be loaded onto the receiving device 11 prior to a journey and to be transmitted, for example by means of an app, to the input unit 7 and subsequently converted by the control unit 8 into the corresponding control commands ,
- FIG. 8 also shows an open side view of the vehicle with driver and power supply unit 2, wherein the power supply unit 2 in the present case is arranged in the interior of the vehicle and designed to be longitudinally displaceable. The longitudinal displacement is illustrated by the oppositely directed arrows.
- a shift in the center of gravity of the vehicle can be provided, wherein the shift in the center of gravity serves, in particular, for providing the driving operation in the state of balance or for partial relief of the ball unit 4 in the three-point support state.
- the longitudinal displacement of the energy supply unit 2 is carried out fully automatically in the present embodiment by means of a determined via sensors in the ball unit 4 and in the rear wheels 5, 6 load distribution of the vehicle.
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