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US4709772:
Motorized moving device
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Brunet, Pierre; 38120 Saint-Egreve, France
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1987-12-01
/ 1986-01-24
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| Application Number: |
US1986000822040
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61G 5/04;
A61G 5/06;
B62B 5/02;
Core:
A61G 5/00;
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IPC-7:
B60B 19/00;
B62B 5/02;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61G5/06A; A61G5/06B2;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
180/008.2;
280/005.26;
Original:
180/008.2;
280/005.26;
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| Field of Search: |
180/7.1,8.2,8.3
280/5.2,5.26
340/689
200/61.02
250/231 R
033/366
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| Abstract: |
A motorized moving device is provided of the type comprising a chassis equipped for receiving a person or an object to be transported and an axle mounted for pivoting on the chassis in the lower region thereof, the axle comprising, fixed to each of its ends, a frame which pivotally supports at least three wheels, a first reversible drive means adapted for rotating the axle and second reversible drive wheel for selectively rotating the wheels independently of the rotation of said axle, wherein said first drive means drives said frame through hollow outer shafts integral with said frame and said second drive wheel drives said wheels through inner shafts which are coaxial with and are pivotally received in said outer shafts.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Ratner & Prestia ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Pekar, John A.;
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| Designated Country: |
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A motorized vehicle for transporting a person or an object over an external configuration which includes a flat surface, steps up and steps down, said vehicle comprising:
- a. a chassis equipped for receiving a person or object to be transported;
- b. a first axle mounted on said chassis in a lower region thereof for pivotal movement on a first axis;
- c. frame means fixed to an end of said first axle;
- d. at least three wheels pivotally supported on said frame means;
- e. first reversible electric-motor drive means coupled to said first axle for rotating said first axle;
- f. a second axle mounted on said chassis for pivotal movement on said first axis, said first and second axles being coaxially and concentrically mounted on said first axis, said first axis being the sole axle-axis on said chassis, said second axle being coupled to said three wheels;
- g. second reversible electric-motor drive means coupled to said second axle for selectively rotating said second axle thereby to rotate said three wheels independently of the rotation of said first axle;
- h. detector means on said chassis for detecting the tilt of said chassis;
- i. means on said chassis for detecting counter electromotive force of the second drive means; and
- j. control means for actuating said first and second drive means in respose to signals from both detector means, said tilt detector means acting through said control means on said first drive means to maintain a constant frame tilt by accelerating, slowing down, or reversing the direction of rotation of said first drive means in response to signals from said tilt detector means.
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