Patent ID: 7159884
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A foldable bicycle, comprising: a foldable bicycle frame which comprises a main frame and an enclosing frame foldably connected thereto to define a receiving cavity within said main frame and said enclosing frame; a wheel assembly comprising a front and a rear wheel assembly rotatably supported by said bicycle frame; a driving unit operatively mounted on said bicycle frame and connected to said wheel assembly for rotatably driving said bicycle frame to move; a steering unit which is supported by said bicycle frame, and is longitudinally extended from said front wheel assembly for steering a moving direction of said front wheel assembly; and a folding arrangement; which comprises: a folding link connecting said front and said rear wheel assembly, said bicycle driving unit, said steering unit, said enclosing frame, and said main frame in a foldably movable manner; and a folding actuator operatively mounted on said bicycle frame and connected with said folding link in such a manner that said foldable bicycle is adapted to move between a folded position that said enclosing frame is pivotally moved to enclose said main frame, wherein said front and said rear wheel assembly, said bicycle driving unit and said steering unit are driven by said folding link to foldably receive into said receiving cavity, and an unfolded position that said enclosing frame, said front and said rear wheel assembly, said bicycle driving unit and said steering unit are unfolded from said receiving cavity to extend on said bicycle frame for normal operation.