US 12,145,682 B2
Vehicle with extendable parts
Guy Melville-Brown, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/470,600.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074100 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B62K 15/00 (2006.01); B62J 1/08 (2006.01); B62J 25/06 (2020.01); B62J 43/20 (2020.01); B62J 45/20 (2020.01); B62J 45/415 (2020.01); B62J 50/22 (2020.01); B62K 3/02 (2006.01); B62M 1/36 (2013.01); B62M 3/16 (2006.01); B62M 17/00 (2006.01); B62M 23/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 15/00 (2013.01) [B62J 1/08 (2013.01); B62J 25/06 (2020.02); B62J 43/20 (2020.02); B62J 45/20 (2020.02); B62J 45/415 (2020.02); B62J 50/22 (2020.02); B62K 3/02 (2013.01); B62M 1/36 (2013.01); B62M 3/16 (2013.01); B62M 17/00 (2013.01); B62M 23/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body comprising a first part and a second part, wherein the second part is moveably coupled to the first part;
a pedal assembly comprising a first component, wherein the first component is coupled to the first part;
a wheel assembly comprising a second component, wherein the second component is coupled to the second part;
an extendable drive shaft comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is coupled to the first component and the second member is coupled to the second component;
a locking mechanism comprising a locking member coupled to the first part and the second part of the body, and
wherein the locking member, in an unlocked position, unlocks the second part from the first part, which allows the second part to move over the first part, and
the movement of the second part causes a change in a length of the extendable drive shaft,
a first actuator coupled to the extendable drive shaft,
wherein, after the locking member is in an unlocked position, the first actuator is controlled to apply a force on the extendable drive shaft, and
the application of the force causes the change in the length of the extendable drive shaft, which further causes the second part to move over the first part.