US 12,403,978 B2
Steering assembly for micromobility transit vehicles
Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, San Francisco, CA (US); and Andrew Michael Reimer, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/438,243.
Application 18/438,243 is a continuation of application No. 17/450,116, filed on Oct. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,919,600.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/127,659, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0182132 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B62K 21/10 (2006.01); B62K 21/02 (2006.01); B62K 21/12 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 21/10 (2013.01) [B62K 21/02 (2013.01); B62K 21/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A micromobility transit vehicle comprising:
a steering assembly comprising:
a steer tube configured to rotate within a headtube of the micromobility transit vehicle, and
a stiffening brace positioned about the headtube;
a stem coupled to the steer tube and the stiffening brace and configured to rotationally lock the stem and the stiffening brace together, wherein the stem is coupled to the stiffening brace via a slotted hole of the stiffening brace, the slotted hole being configured with a shape to allow for axial adjustment of the stem along the steer tube and relative to the stiffening brace; and
a preload assembly coupled to the steering assembly and the stem and configured to adjust a preload of the steering assembly.