Title:
【発明の名称】超軽量路面車両
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11514948
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PCT No. PCT/CH96/00371 Sec. 371 Date May 29, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 29, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 22, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/15484 PCT Pub. Date May 1, 1997An ultra-light road vehicle, particularly an electrically powered one, wherein the weight of the basic construction is minimized so that the vehicle may be powered by batteries while having a standard degree of autonomy for the class of vehicles in question, and the space requirement of the vehicle is reduced for easier parking. For this purpose, the vehicle comprises a chassis (9) with a central hollow beam (12) consisting of an extruded profile section made of a lightweight material and forming a housing for batteries (52) and a driving engine (28), a body (8) consisting of a separate sealed hollow assembly mounted on the chassis, and two steerable wheels (17, 18) at the front and a drive wheel (15) at the back connected to the chassis via suspensions. The rear wheel (15) is mounted on pivotable arms (27) so that the vehicle can be converted from a normal position to a shortened position in which the wheel base is reduced. The pivotable arms (27) are substantially aligned with the central beam (12) when the vehicle is in the normal position, and at an angle thereto when the vehicle is in the shortened position.
Inventors:
Thurier, Jean-Luc
Application Number:
JP51616897A
Publication Date:
December 21, 1999
Filing Date:
October 22, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Thurier, Jean-Luc
International Classes:
B62D21/04; B62D31/00; B62D47/00; B62D61/08; (IPC1-7): B62D61/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ichiro Sugawara