WO2017185162A1 - Brouette motorisée - Google Patents

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WO2017185162A1
WO2017185162A1 PCT/CA2016/050617 CA2016050617W WO2017185162A1 WO 2017185162 A1 WO2017185162 A1 WO 2017185162A1 CA 2016050617 W CA2016050617 W CA 2016050617W WO 2017185162 A1 WO2017185162 A1 WO 2017185162A1
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wheelbarrow
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Patrick Joseph DESAUTELS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/10—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels
    • B62B1/16—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels involving tiltably-mounted containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/10—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels
    • B62B1/12—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable, or convertible
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
    • B62B5/0026—Propulsion aids
    • B62B5/0033—Electric motors
    • B62B5/0036—Arrangements of motors
    • B62B5/0043—One motor drives one wheel

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  • the present invention relates to a wheelbarrow with a bucket for receiving a load to be transported by the barrow, at least two wheels arranged to bear on the ground to be pushed or pulled over the ground or a motor assembly arranged to rotate the wheel for moving the wheelbarrow over the ground.
  • wheelbarrows The usefulness of wheelbarrows is well known to those involved in construction, gardening, and other uses where loads are moved and transported from one place to another.
  • the wheelbarrow is a unique tool in that due to its single wheel design; a relatively heavy load may be balanced and moved. Wheelbarrows are also useful in that they may be used to move loads over rough and difficult terrain where other means of transport would be very difficult.
  • a wheelbarrow comprises a wheeled body in the shape of a sioping shovel having two opposite side walls, a front loading end and a rear receptacle end; a pair of laterally spaced and readwardly extending handles; and a fulcrum mechanism pivotably connected to the wheelbarrow and moveable from a retracted position where the fulcrum mechanism is clearing the ground and an operative position where the fulcrum mechanism is in engagement with the ground and acting as a fulcrum while force is being applied to the handles to swing the front loading end of the body to shovel up a load, with the, fulcrum mechanism assisting in the shoveling action by levering the s!oping shovel end forwardly into a load of material.
  • a first significant problem with motorized wheelbarrows may be that the motorized wheelbarrow has more than one wheel.
  • motorized wheelbarrows As shown by for example by U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,811,988 and 5,350,030, motorized wheelbarrows are known which have a plurality of wheels and typically three or four wheels, but in any event more than one wheel. There does not appear to be any motorized wheelbarrows described having a single wheel constructional form.
  • the wheelbarrow of the present invention has high performance capability and possesses sufficient power to drive the wheelbarrow at both slow speeds or at high speeds with small, medium or large loads.
  • a wheelbarrow having an axle, wheelbarrow tray with pivot mechanism, a locking pin system and handles are on a common line, minimizing the efforts on heavy tasks, when lifting and dumping the large loads.
  • the device provides is easy manipulation of the wheelbarrow and increases stability by pivot mechanism.
  • the locking pin permits easy handling of substantially heavy loads like rocks and other means of earth related work
  • a second aspect of the present invention to provide double wheeled power barrow which includes a battery powered electric motor that engages double wheel by a drive means to generate travel over a support surface from a first location to a second location.
  • a third aspect of the present invention to provide specific configurations of batteries, electric motors and drive means which are compatible with motorizing double wheeled constructional forms of wheel.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention to provide a wheelbarrow having a battery and a battery powered electric motor which can operate to engage wheels by a drive means to generate travel in the wheelbarrow regardless of the orientation of the wheelbarrow.
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention to provide a wheelbarrow having an adjustable handle bar, wheelbarrow tray, movable front loader, a tray locking pin, a frame and LED lights with the handle bar of the device.
  • a sixth object of the present invention to provide a wheelbarrow having gasoline with tracks, adjustable handle for comfort and height would be 30' inches wide and made from light weighted steel or aluminum.
  • the invention also includes the wheelbarrow for making the wheelbarrow, including the at least two wheel, the bucket, the first lever and the second lever.
  • the present invention provides an improved wheelbarrow
  • the general purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and improved wheelbarrow, which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
  • the invention is not lim ited in its application to the details of construction and to the a rrangements of the com ponents set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings.
  • the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.
  • the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the wheelbarrow according to present invention provided with support wheels in transport position
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the wheelbarrow according to the present invention.
  • a wheelbarrow is the device or an apparatus which is operated by hands and it is cart like structure that is used for carrying objects or loads at various purposes like at garden, construction sites or any carrying load purposes.
  • Wheelbarrows are mainly made from heavy metals and plastics generally.
  • the wheelbarrow could be filled with seeds, compost, flats of plants, a trowel and hoe for a planting session as an example.
  • During the harvest wheelbarrow will easily be filled with boxes, bags and baskets of fruits and vegetables.
  • the design of the wheelbarrow has not changed very much over the centuries. It is made up of a deep pan or tray mounted on lightweight frame. One end of the frame has one or two wheels, while the other end has legs and a set of handles.
  • wheelbarrow When the wheelbarrow is in a resting position, the legs keep it upright or loading bracket keeps the wheelbarrow tray on a 45 degree angle allowing filling of the tray with any spills; when it's in motion, the user lifts the legs up with the handles and pushes or pulls the load, with most of the weight balanced on the wheel rather than in the hands of the operator.
  • pivot is a point of rotation in a lever system.
  • FIG. 1 a wheelbarrow according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
  • the wheelbarrow comprises an axle 1, a pair of handles 2, a brake system 3, a pair of wheels 4, a light assembly 5, a locking pin 7, a loading bracket 9 and a wheelbarrow tray 10 for carrying the load.
  • FIG. 2 shows wheelbarrow assembly view of a wheelbarrow according to the present invention, the wheelbarrow having an axle 1, a pair of handles 2, a brake system 3, a pair of wheels 4, a light assembly 5, a loading handle 6 with a locking pin 7, a frame assembly 8, a loading bracket 9 and a wheelbarrow tray 10, a brake cable 11, an electrical motor assembly 12, a handle adjustment unit 13, a bar 14 to support the system and a pair of pivot mechanism IS.
  • a wheelbarrow comprising a frame 8 having a pair of handles 2, with each handle having a proximal and a distal end and a pair of downwardly depending support elements.
  • the wheelbarrow is equipped with the wheelbarrow braking system 3 of the present invention showing a brake cable 11 mounted on the inside of a wheelbarrow frame 8.
  • the wheelbarrow comprises a pair of brake 3 with a pair of brake cable 11 for controlling the speed of wheelbarrow.
  • a brake 3 is connected to the brake cable 11.
  • There is a pair of wheels 4 are mounted on the frame 8.
  • the wheel assembly 4 includes an axle 1, which is positioned transversely between two wheels 4.
  • the embodiments of the current invention solve the problems of powering a conventional wheel barrow in the forward and reverse direction even while under heavy load.
  • the wheelbarrow system having an electrical motor assembly 12 positioned in contact with the axle 1 and in electrical contact with the electrical motor assembly 12 and a power supply supported by the frame assembly.
  • the wheelbarrow tray 10 can be manufactured of a metal, plastic or other synthetic material.
  • the wheelbarrow tray 10 (or tub, tray, storage pan or bucket) is secured to the frame assembly 8 or integrated with the frame assembly 8. Securing may include fastening or welding.
  • the frame assembly 8 includes a pair of handles 2, brake cable 11, handle bar adjustment unit 13 for height adjustment of the tray 10 from the ground, and a wheelbarrow tray locking pin 7.
  • the pair of handle 2 extends longitudinally towards a user and is positioned at a height from the ground and spacing for a user or operator to comfortably griping the fra me assembly 8.
  • the power supply includes one or more primary or secondary batteries electrically coupled or in electrical contact with the electrical control assembly.
  • the wheelbarrow tray 10 is preferably comprised of a pair of pivots 15 located beneath or on the side of the wheelbarrow tray 10 which is operated through the locking pin 7.
  • An importa nt aspect of the present invention is that the axle 1 is off-center towards a back end of the wheelbarrow tray 10.
  • the pivot mechanism holding the tray 10 in its load carrying position is released; gravity will naturally force the tray 10 to pivot toward the front of the wheelbarrow, this makes to user for easy loading of objects and dumping the load in front of the wheelbarrow and also helps to ma king the wheelbarrow adaptable to the nature of the ground or terrain on which it is to be used.
  • wheelbarrow In operation and use wheelbarrow is very convenient, easy, reliable, and effective to use for all load sizes, particularly large and bulky loads.
  • the device a lso provides protection to the user from injuries while lifting and loading the large and bulky loads. By using both handles the device is able to cover long distance with heavy loads, without any extra efforts by user.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif ou un appareil permettant d'aider au fonctionnement d'une brouette comprenant un plateau, des poignées et au moins deux roues. Le présent dispositif peut généralement comprendre un moteur, une source d'énergie, deux roues motrices et un mécanisme d'entraînement permettant d'accoupler en rotation le moteur d'entraînement à la roue motrice. La présente invention comprend également le dispositif, fixé à une brouette ou à un plateau en acier ou en aluminium, et des procédés d'assemblage et d'actionnement du dispositif et de fixation de celui-ci à une brouette ou un plateau.
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US6470981B1 (en) * 1999-03-04 2002-10-29 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Power-assisted hand carrier
CA2494486A1 (fr) * 2003-11-18 2005-05-18 Brian J. Conaway Brouette pliante
GB2417716A (en) * 2003-06-17 2006-03-08 Brian Hartley Wheelbarrow
KR20120086683A (ko) * 2012-06-25 2012-08-03 정석화 외발전동손수레
US8235153B2 (en) * 2008-01-14 2012-08-07 Robinson Kenneth I Motorized wheelbarrow
EP2782808A1 (fr) * 2011-11-23 2014-10-01 Gobard, Benoît Vehicule de transport avec chargement au sol et procede d'utilisation du vehicule associe
CN204978713U (zh) * 2015-09-21 2016-01-20 朱文静 一种建筑工地用推车
CN205469125U (zh) * 2015-12-31 2016-08-17 天津宝谷信息技术有限公司 一种多功能市政施工畚斗车

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US6065555A (en) * 1997-03-28 2000-05-23 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Power-assisted wheelbarrow
US6470981B1 (en) * 1999-03-04 2002-10-29 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Power-assisted hand carrier
GB2358005A (en) * 1999-10-30 2001-07-11 Barry Trevor Robert Jones Power-assisted wheelbarrow
GB2417716A (en) * 2003-06-17 2006-03-08 Brian Hartley Wheelbarrow
CA2494486A1 (fr) * 2003-11-18 2005-05-18 Brian J. Conaway Brouette pliante
US8235153B2 (en) * 2008-01-14 2012-08-07 Robinson Kenneth I Motorized wheelbarrow
EP2782808A1 (fr) * 2011-11-23 2014-10-01 Gobard, Benoît Vehicule de transport avec chargement au sol et procede d'utilisation du vehicule associe
KR20120086683A (ko) * 2012-06-25 2012-08-03 정석화 외발전동손수레
CN204978713U (zh) * 2015-09-21 2016-01-20 朱文静 一种建筑工地用推车
CN205469125U (zh) * 2015-12-31 2016-08-17 天津宝谷信息技术有限公司 一种多功能市政施工畚斗车

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