Patent ID: 6771034
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A63G,B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising:a body having a seat adapted to receive a child; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes a driven wheel assembly and a steerable wheel assembly; a steering assembly having a steering mechanism positioned for actuation by a child sitting on the seat and operatively connected to the steerable wheel assembly to transmit user-selected steering inputs to the steerable wheel assembly; and a drive assembly, comprising: a battery-powered motor assembly adapted to drive the rotation of the driven wheel assembly to propel the vehicle along a riding surface; at least one user input device that is positioned for actuation by a child sitting on the seat and adapted to receive a user input selecting a selected rotational input; and an electronic speed controller adapted to regulate, after receipt of the user input, the rate at which the selected rotational input is transmitted to the driven wheel assembly according to a predetermined transmission profile in which the selected rotational input is incrementally transmitted to the driven wheel assembly.