US 12,344,348 B2
Electric vehicle with swing arm for independently articulating wheels
Allen Zadeh, Summerfield, NC (US); and Robert T. Foote, III, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Barbara B. Buzard Descendants' Trust, Nashotah, WI (US)
Appl. No. 18/559,304
Filed by THE BARBARA B. BUZARD DESCENDANTS' TRUST, Milwaukee, WI (US)
PCT Filed May 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/031901
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/240399, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0239433 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B62K 5/10 (2013.01); B62K 5/027 (2013.01); B62K 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 5/10 (2013.01) [B62K 5/027 (2013.01); B62K 5/06 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric vehicle comprising:
a frame portion having a first side and a second side with a channel therebetween; a first rear wheel disposed rearward relative to the frame portion at the first side;
a second rear wheel disposed rearward relative to the frame portion at the second side;
a tilt control motor coupled to the channel of the frame portion; and
a tilt blade having a first end and a second end, and extending along a longitudinal axis perpendicular to axis of rotation of the tilt control motor, the tilt blade being coupled to the tilt control motor, the tilt control motor controlling an amount of tilt of the tilt blade in an up direction or a down direction;
wherein the first end of the tilt blade is operably coupled to the first rear wheel, and the second end of the tilt blade is operably coupled to the second rear wheel,
wherein the first rear wheel and the second rear wheel is configured to move in the up direction or the down direction based on the amount of tilt, and
wherein the tilt control motor is configured to control the tilt blade in at least three modes based on a speed of the electric vehicle or a mode selected by a rider.