US 11,981,389 B1
Compactable vehicle
Michael Jin Kim, Long Beach, CA (US); and Jackie P Porchay, Torrance, CA (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/168,788.
Application 18/168,788 is a continuation of application No. 16/894,456, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, abandoned.
Int. Cl. B62K 15/00 (2006.01); B62J 25/06 (2020.01); B62J 45/00 (2020.01); B62J 45/20 (2020.01); B62K 11/04 (2006.01); B62K 11/14 (2006.01); B62K 21/24 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 15/00 (2013.01) [B62J 25/06 (2020.02); B62J 45/00 (2020.02); B62J 45/20 (2020.02); B62K 11/04 (2013.01); B62K 11/14 (2013.01); B62K 21/24 (2013.01); B62K 2202/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body;
a steering assembly coupled to the body, comprising:
a wheel assembly;
an elongated structure configured to pivotally rotate along a first axis to collapse within a first storage compartment of the body, wherein the elongated structure comprises:
a first end;
a second end coupled to the wheel assembly; and
a slot that extends between the first end and the second end;
a handlebar configured to be pivotally disposed in the slot; and
a seating assembly coupled to the body, comprising:
a seat; and
a support member configured to slidably retract along a second axis within a second storage compartment of the body, wherein the seat is pivotally coupled to the support member;
wherein, in a compacted configuration of the vehicle, the handlebar is configured to be unlocked from the slot and slidably moved to a mid-portion of the elongated structure.