Title:
倒立振子型移動体
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5260455
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
In a vehicle (1) including a frame (2) incorporated with a drive unit (3) for enabling the frame to travel in a prescribed direction and a seat assembly (4) supported by the frame and including a pair of saddle members (63) defining a pair of seat surfaces (70A), respectively, configured to jointly support buttocks of a vehicle occupant, the saddle members are resiliently supported by the frame in such a manner that the seat surface of each saddle member is in an approximately horizontal orientation but is progressively tilted inward with a downward movement of the saddle member under a load of a vehicle occupant. Thus, one of the saddle members receiving a greater load than the other tilts downward toward the center of the vehicle, and this causes the vehicle occupant to be urged toward the saddle member receiving a smaller load so that the vehicle occupant is automatically urged toward the center of the vehicle, and hence the gravitational center of the vehicle occupant may be placed in the center of the vehicle at all times.
Inventors:
Hironori Waida
Kazushi Hamaya
Yo Gomi
Kazushi Hamaya
Yo Gomi
Application Number:
JP2009217928A
Publication Date:
August 14, 2013
Filing Date:
September 18, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Honda motor industry stock company
International Classes:
B62K17/00; B62J1/00; B62K1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP4177447B1 | ||||
| JP200035390A | ||||
| JP1059238A | ||||
| JP5539863A |
Foreign References:
| WO2008132779A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent business corporation Oshima patent office
Yoichi Oshima
Yoichi Oshima