A kit 10 for an electric cycle includes a powertrain module 12 including a case 16, a battery disposed in the case, an electric motor in communication with the battery and disposed in the case, and a connecting port 22 on the case. The kit includes a first module 26 including a frame member configured to releasably engage the connecting port 22 and a wheel 28 rotatably connected to the frame member, a second module 26 including a frame member configured to releasably engage the connecting port 22, and a releasable locking feature on the connecting port. The wheel 28 may be sectional and folding (figure 4). Modules 26 may include a child seat, tandem frame sections, tricycle sections, and such like (figures 6-9). Drive from the powertrain module to a wheel may comprise a flexible shaft (43, figure 5A).
Electric cycle
2016-12-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English