The invention is related to a motorized vehicle (1901) having a wheel retraction apparatus (1992), comprising:a plurality of rear wheels (1960) and at least one front wheel (120);a lower chassis (1924) having a longitudinal axis and a foot surface (198) mounted thereon; anda wheel retraction apparatus (1992) which is mechanically connected to said lower chassis (1924) and configured to extract and retract said plurality of rear wheels (1960) from and towards said lower chassis (1924) by moving said plurality of rear wheels (1960) along diagonals which converge towards a point on said longitudinal axis, said wheel retraction apparatus (1992) is configured to fixate said plurality of rear wheels (1960) in a plurality of different widths from one another;wherein a distance between an axis passing through the centers of said plurality of rear wheels (1960) and said at least one front wheel (120) does not increase when said plurality of rear wheels (1960) are retracted towards said lower chassis (1924);characterized in thatthe motorized vehicle (1901) comprises:a seat (1986), configured to be folded; andan upper chassis (1945) for supporting said seat (1986);wherein said wheel retraction apparatus (1992) comprises an actuator (1995), a plurality of retraction links (1996) and a plurality of wheel arms (1990) each connected to another of said plurality of rear wheels (1960); andwherein said wheel retraction apparatus (1992) is configured to be triggered by a folding operation of said upper chassis (1945) to retract said plurality of rear wheels (1960) by pulling the plurality of retraction links (1996) by a rotational movement of said actuator (1995) triggered by said folding operation, and pulling said plurality of wheel arms (1990) connected to respective retraction links (1996).
MOTORIZED VEHICLE
MOTORISIERTES FAHRZEUG
VÉHICULE MOTORISÉ
2022-03-02
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES |