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Title:
FOLDABLE, ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT TRICYCLE HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/004477
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to an ultra-lightweight tricycle driven by an electric motor, and including a chassis (15) provided with two wheels at the front and with one drive wheel (9) at the rear, an electric motor for driving the drive wheel, and a steering bar (3) including a steering wheel (4) moved by a user so as to control the direction and/or the speed of the tricycle, the tricycle being arranged so as to go from an unfolded configuration, enabling the user positioned on the chassis to drive the tricycle, to a folded configuration, enabling the user to grip the steering wheel to roll tricycle on the two front wheels while keeping the rear wheel spaced apart from the ground. The tricycle includes a tachymeter and a control unit for slowing/braking, said control unit being connected to the tachymeter and adapted to control the conversion of the motor into a generator of electrical power supplied to a battery.

Inventors:
PARIENTI RAOUL (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2011/000400
Publication Date:
March 22, 2012
Filing Date:
July 07, 2011
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Assignee:
PARIENTI RAOUL (FR)
International Classes:
B62K3/00; B62K5/05; B62K15/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2000074622A12000-12-14
WO2002036419A12002-05-10
Foreign References:
EP1630081A12006-03-01
EP0017913A11980-10-29
EP1232938A12002-08-21
GB2466241A2010-06-23
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