A self-balancing powered transportation comprises: a wheel having an axle 210; a motor adapted to drive the wheel; a balance control system adapted to maintain fore-aft balance of the transportation device; a foot platform 165 for supporting a user of the transportation device, wherein the foot platform 165 is movable between a stowed position and an active position; and a support framework connected to the axle 210 of the wheel. The foot platform 165 is supported on the support framework. The axle 210 may be the axle 210 of a drive wheel (160, figure 6) engaging a hubless wheel (120, figure 6). The foot platform 165 may be secured in its stowed and active positions, and moved therebetween by an actuating linkage 270.
Self-balancing powered transportation device
2017-01-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES |