Title:
個人用バランス乗物
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004500271
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A transportation vehicle for transporting an individual over ground having a surface that may be irregular. The vehicle has a support platform for supporting the subject and the support platform is coupled to a ground-contacting module at a pivot. While the ground-contacting module may be statically stable, balance of the support platform with respect to the ground-contacting module is maintained by motion of the ground-contacting module in response to leaning of the support platform. A motorized drive coupled to the ground-contacting module causes locomotion of the vehicle and the subject therewith over the surface, while a control loop, in which the motorized drive is included, dynamically enhances stability in the fore-aft plane by operation of the motorized drive in connection with the ground-contacting module. In the event of failure of the control loop, the pivot connection of the support platform to the ground-contacting module may be locked, thereby ensuring stability of the static assembly.
Inventors:
Carmen, Dean El
Field, douglas jay
Heinzmann, Richard Kart
Field, douglas jay
Heinzmann, Richard Kart
Application Number:
JP2001543388A
Publication Date:
January 08, 2004
Filing Date:
December 08, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Deca Products Limited Partnership
International Classes:
A61G5/06; A61G5/10; A61G5/14; B62D39/00; B62D57/00; B62D61/00; B62M1/00; B62M7/12; A61G5/12; B60K7/00; (IPC1-7): B62K5/04; B62M7/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH11500331A | 1999-01-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuzo Yamazaki
Kenkyo Kanayama
Naoto Sugiyama
Kenkyo Kanayama
Naoto Sugiyama