TWI885632B - Electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

An electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a carrying board. The vehicle body includes a footboard. The front wheel and the rear wheel are rotatably connected to the vehicle body and are disposed respectively at the front and rear of the footboard. The carrying board is connected to the vehicle body and is adapted to move relative to the footboard to switch to a folded state or an unfolded state. In the folded state, the carrying board is arranged below the footboard. In the unfolded state, the carrying board is arranged behind the footboard.

Description

Electric Vehicles

The present disclosure relates to an electric vehicle, and more particularly to an electric vehicle having a carrier plate.

With the development and progress of technology, scooters that are driven by human power have also emerged, which are also called electric scooters. However, in the existing technology, in order to be lightweight or have a single function, electric scooters are usually designed for single-person riding. If the user needs to carry goods while riding, he or she usually has to hold the goods in his or her hands while riding, so there are problems with traffic safety.

In view of the above, how to meet the needs of the above users and solve security issues is the direction that practitioners in this technical field are committed to developing.

In view of the prior art, the present disclosure proposes an electric vehicle with a built-in loading board that allows users to drive and load at the same time, so as to meet the needs of users and solve safety issues.

According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, an electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle includes a vehicle body, a front wheel, a rear wheel and a loading board. The vehicle body includes a pedal. The front wheel and the rear wheel are rotatably connected to the vehicle body and are arranged in front of and behind the pedal. The loading board is connected to the vehicle body and is adapted to move relative to the pedal to switch to a folded state or an unfolded state. In the folded state, the loading board is arranged under the pedal. In the unfolded state, the loading board is arranged behind the pedal.

In order to better understand the above and other aspects of this disclosure, the following is a detailed description of the embodiments with the accompanying drawings.

100,200: Electric vehicle

110: Vehicle body

111: Foot pedal

111u: Upper surface

111d: Lower surface

121:Front wheel

122:Rear wheel

130,230: Carrier board

130t,230t:Top

130b: Bottom surface

130R: Groove structure

140: Auxiliary wheel

230a: Accommodation groove

230c: Cover

230n: reticular body

230s: Stop arm parts

d: distance

G: Ground

MT:Activity organization

P: Hub structure

T:Track structure

W1, Wr: width

Figures 1A to 1C are schematic diagrams showing the switching of the loading plate of an electric carrier between a folded state and an unfolded state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of an electric carrier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, with its carrier plate in a folded state from a side view.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the loading plate of an electric carrier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in an unfolded state.

Figure 4 shows a schematic diagram of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, with its loading plate in an unfolded state at a top-down angle.

FIG. 5 is a partial schematic diagram of an electric carrier according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, with its carrier plate in an unfolded state.

The following will describe in detail various embodiments of the present disclosure, and will be illustrated with drawings. In addition to these detailed descriptions, the present disclosure can also be widely implemented in other embodiments. Any easy replacement, modification, and equivalent changes of the embodiments are included in the scope of the present disclosure and are subject to the scope of subsequent patents. In addition, well-known steps or components are not described in the details to avoid unnecessary limitations of the present disclosure. In addition, unless otherwise specified, the same component symbols in different drawings can be regarded as corresponding components.

Please refer to Figures 1A to 1C, which are schematic diagrams showing the switching of the loading board 130 of the electric vehicle 100 between the folded state and the unfolded state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The electric vehicle 100 may be, for example, an electric scooter, which includes a vehicle body 110, a front wheel 121, a rear wheel 122, and a loading board 130. The vehicle body 110 includes a foot pedal 111, and the foot pedal 111 can be used for a user to place his feet to carry the user. The front wheel 121 and the rear wheel 122 are rotatably connected to the vehicle body 110 and are arranged at the front and rear of the foot pedal 111, so that the electric vehicle 100 can move on the road. The loading board 130 is connected to the vehicle body 110 and is suitable for moving relative to the foot pedal 111 to switch to a folded state or an unfolded state. As shown in FIG. 1A, in the folded state, the loading board 130 is fixedly arranged under the pedal 111. At this time, the loading board 130 is folded under the pedal 111 to reduce the volume of the electric vehicle 100, and the driving function is realized when the user has no need to carry goods. As shown in FIG. 1C, in the unfolded state, the loading board 130 is arranged behind the pedal 111. At this time, the loading board 130 allows the user to place goods on it, and at the same time, the user can place his feet on the pedal 111, thereby realizing the driving and carrying functions together.

As shown in FIG. 1B , the carrier 130 is allowed to be moved from the folded state shown in FIG. 1A to switch between states. The carrier 130 can be connected to the vehicle body 110 via a pair of movable mechanisms MT, which are disposed on both sides of the footrest 111. The movable mechanisms MT are pivotable so that the carrier 130 rotates relative to the footrest 111 and is disposed behind the footrest 111. Through the hinge structure P provided by the movable mechanisms MT, the carrier 130 can be flipped substantially 180 degrees from below the footrest 111 (as shown in FIG. 1B in a counterclockwise motion on the X-Z plane) to be disposed behind the rear wheel 122. Next, as shown in FIG. 1C , by providing a track structure T, the movable mechanism MT can be raised and lowered to make the carrier 130 descend relative to the pedal 111 (as shown in FIG. 1C , it falls downward along the Z axis on the X-Z plane), thereby completing the switching of the carrier 130 from the folded state to the unfolded state. Conversely, the carrier 130 is also allowed to move from the unfolded state shown in FIG. 1C to switch the state. The carrier 130 is raised relative to the pedal 111 by the track structure T (as shown in FIG. 1C , it rises along the Z axis on the X-Z plane), and then the carrier 130 is reversely flipped by substantially 180 degrees from the rear of the rear wheel 122 (as shown in FIG. 1B , it moves clockwise on the X-Z plane), and then it can be switched back to the folded state shown in FIG. 1A . That is, the movable mechanism MT is movable relative to the foot pedal 111, so that the loading board 130 can be switched between the folded state and the unfolded state.

In addition, the footrest 111 has an upper surface 111u for stepping and a lower surface 111d opposite to the upper surface 111u. Whether the loading board 130 is in a folded state or an unfolded state, the upper surface 111u can be used to provide a stepping area for the user when driving. The loading board 130 has a top surface 130t for placing objects and a bottom surface 130b opposite to the top surface 130t. When the loading board 130 is switched to the folded state, as the loading board 130 is turned over, the bottom surface 130b can be attached to the lower surface 111d, and the top surface 130t for placing objects is facing the ground.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 4. Figure 2 shows the electric vehicle 100 with its loading board 130 in a folded state at a side view, Figure 3 shows the electric vehicle 100 with its loading board 130 in an unfolded state, and Figure 4 shows the electric vehicle 100 with its loading board 130 in an unfolded state at a top view.

The electric vehicle 100 may further include at least one pair of auxiliary wheels 140, so that the carrier 130 can follow the carrier body 110 and travel together with the front wheel 121 and the rear wheel 122 in the unfolded state. In this example, the electric vehicle 100 includes a pair of auxiliary wheels 140, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the electric vehicle 100 can be provided with more pairs of auxiliary wheels according to actual needs. The pair of auxiliary wheels 140 is connected to the carrier 130 and is disposed on both sides of the carrier 130. As shown in FIG. 2, when the loading board 130 is in the folded state and the front wheel 121 and the rear wheel 122 are in contact with the ground G, the pair of auxiliary wheels 140 do not contact the ground G, that is, the auxiliary wheels 140 are at a distance d from the ground G, and in the folded state, each pair of auxiliary wheels 140 is arranged on both sides of the pedal 111. As shown in FIG. 3, when the loading board 130 is in the unfolded state and the front wheel 121 and the rear wheel 122 are in contact with the ground, the pair of auxiliary wheels 140 can also contact the ground, and the pair of auxiliary wheels 140 is arranged behind the rear wheel 122.

In this example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the loading board 130 is in the unfolded state, at an upward viewing angle (along the Z-axis direction), the lower surface 111d of the footrest 111 and the bottom surface 130b of the loading board 130 do not overlap in projection. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, at an upward viewing angle, the lower surface 111d of the footrest 111 may partially overlap in projection with the bottom surface 130b of the loading board 130. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3-4, the loading board 130 may have a groove structure 130R at one end corresponding to the rear wheel 122. In a direction parallel to the axial direction of the rear wheel 122 (along the Y-axis direction), the width W1 of the groove structure 130R is greater than the width Wr of the rear wheel 122. Regardless of the folded state or the unfolded state, the rear wheel 122 can be partially accommodated in the receiving space formed by the groove structure 130R. In other words, through the design of the groove structure 130R, the loading board 130 can avoid the rear wheel 122, so as to switch between the folded state and the unfolded state without interference.

Please refer to Figure 5, which shows a partial schematic diagram of an electric vehicle 200 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure with its carrier plate 230 in an unfolded state.

The implementation method of the electric vehicle 200 may adopt any implementation details described above regarding the electric vehicle 100, so the similarities will not be repeated here. Here, the main difference is described, that is, some different aspects of the carrier. The difference between the carrier 230 of the electric vehicle 200 and the carrier 130 of the electric vehicle 100 is that the top surface 230t of the carrier 230 may further have a protruding stop arm 230s and a recessed receiving groove 230a, and the receiving groove 230a is provided with an openable cover 230c above it. When the carrier 230 carries items, the stop arm 230s and the opened cover 230c can provide the function of limiting the position of the items. The user's items can be placed in the receiving groove 230a to provide a carrying function. In one embodiment, the receiving groove 230a can be used to place a mesh body 230n connected to the receiving groove 230a. When the loading plate 230 carries items, the mesh body 230n can be taken out to wrap the carried items to enhance the function of limiting the position of the items and prevent the items from falling during driving.

According to the above, the electric vehicle disclosed in the embodiment of the present disclosure can realize the driving function when the user does not need to carry goods, and can realize the driving and carrying functions when the user needs to carry goods, by disposing the carrying board under the foot pedal in the folded state and disposing the carrying board behind the foot pedal in the unfolded state. Therefore, the present disclosure can meet the needs of the users of the electric vehicle and solve the safety problem.

Although the present disclosure has been disclosed as above by way of embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached hereto.

100: Electric Vehicles

110: Vehicle body

111: Foot pedal

111u: Upper surface

111d: Lower surface

121:Front wheel

122:Rear wheel

130: Carrier board

130t: Top

130b: Bottom surface

140: Auxiliary wheel

MT:Activity organization

P: Hub structure

T:Track structure

Claims (9)

An electric vehicle comprises: A vehicle body, including a pedal; A front wheel and a rear wheel, rotatably connected to the vehicle body and arranged in front and rear of the pedal; and A loading board, connected to the vehicle body and adapted to move relative to the pedal to switch to a folded state or an unfolded state; Wherein, in the folded state, the loading board is arranged under the pedal, and in the unfolded state, the loading board is arranged behind the pedal; Wherein, the loading board has a groove structure at one end corresponding to the rear wheel. An electric vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein the foot pedal has an upper surface for stepping on and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the loading board has a top surface for placing objects and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and in the folded state, the bottom surface is attached to the lower surface. An electric vehicle as described in claim 2, wherein the top surface has a protruding stop arm and a recessed receiving groove. An electric vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein the carrier is connected to the vehicle body via a pair of movable mechanisms, the pair of movable mechanisms being disposed on both sides of the foot pedal, and the pair of movable mechanisms being movable relative to the foot pedal to switch the carrier to the folded state or the unfolded state. An electric vehicle as described in claim 4, wherein the pair of movable mechanisms are pivotable so that the loading board rotates relative to the pedal and is disposed behind the pedal. An electric vehicle as described in claim 5, wherein the pair of movable mechanisms can be raised and lowered to allow the loading board to descend relative to the foot pedal. The electric vehicle as described in claim 1 further includes at least one pair of auxiliary wheels, which are connected to the carrier board and arranged on both sides of the carrier board. An electric vehicle as described in claim 7, wherein when the cargo board is in the folded state and the front wheel and the rear wheel are in contact with the ground, the pair of auxiliary wheels do not contact the ground. An electric vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein the width of the groove structure is greater than the width of the rear wheel in a direction parallel to the axis of the rear wheel.

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