[Problem to be Solved] Idle traveling of an electric walking assisting vehicle upon moving by hand-pushing in a state in which motors are stopped is prevented.[Solution] The electric walking assisting vehicle (1) includes: a vehicle body (2); left and right driving wheels (4L, 4R); left and right motors (40L, 40R) which are operable to individually transmit power to the left and right driving wheels; gripping parts (3) which are provided in an upper portion of the vehicle body and are operable to be gripped by a user in a standing and walking posture; an electromagnetic brake (42) for locking the left and right driving wheels or the left and right motors; a forcible releasing means (43) for the electromagnetic brake; an inclination sensor (20) for detecting an inclination of the vehicle body; and a control unit (10) for controlling the left and right motors, and during stopping of the left and right motors, when the inclination detected by the inclination sensor is less than a predetermined threshold value, the forcible releasing means for the electromagnetic brake is enabled and when the inclination is the predetermined threshold value or more, the forcible releasing means is disabled.
ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTING VEHICLE
ELEKTRISCHES GEHHILFEFAHRZEUG
VÉHICULE ÉLECTRIQUE D'ASSISTANCE À LA MARCHE
2022-07-20
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A61H PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY , Geräte für die physikalische Therapie, z.B. Vorrichtungen zum Lokalisieren oder Anregen spezieller Reflexpunkte am Körper / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |