US 11,873,044 B2
Personal mobility device
Soobin Kim, Seoul (KR); Rowoon An, Seoul (KR); Ilsun Song, Seongnam-si (KR); Seunghyun Woo, Seoul (KR); and Jae Yul Woo, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/468,610.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0173315 (KR), filed on Dec. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0185402 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 63/02 (2006.01); B62K 5/025 (2013.01); B62K 21/02 (2006.01); B60D 1/167 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 63/025 (2013.01) [B60D 1/167 (2013.01); B62K 5/025 (2013.01); B62K 21/02 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal mobility device comprising:
a towing module configured to allow one of various types of towed modules to be selectively connected and towed; and
a connection device configured to connect the towing module and the towed modules,
wherein the connection device comprises:
a connection member extending rearward from the towing module;
a connection shaft having an upper side rotatably supported on the connection member and a lower side coupled to a shaft coupling hole formed on a connection frame of the towed module; and
a locking device provided on the connection frame to lock the connection shaft; and wherein the connection device further comprises a lifting device installed on an upper side of the connection member to rotatably support the connection shaft and configured to move the connection shaft in a vertical direction to adjust a height of the connection frame.