Patent ID: 6095269
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
An electric wheelchair comprising two front wheels, two rear wheels, a seat disposed at a widthwise center of said electric wheelchair, a steering handle for steering said front wheels, a flat floor disposed between said steering handle and said seat below said seat, a battery and a rear wheel driving motor disposed below said seat,wherein a tread between said rear wheels is smaller than a tread between said front wheels, and said floor has opposed side ends located externally of outer surfaces of said rear wheels so that it has a larger width than a distance between the rear wheel outer surfaces; andwherein said electric wheelchair further includes a reduction gear and a differential portion, and said driving motor and said reduction gear are vertically disposed on a rear wheel axle one over the other, and said differential portion is positioned below said reduction gear, and said driving motor, said reduction gear and said differential portion are positioned within an outline of said rear wheels when said rear wheels are viewed from a side elevation.