Patent ID: 8684378
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A frame folding and adjustment mechanism, mounted between a front rack and a body rack of a foldable motorized vehicle to enable the front rack to be adjustable and foldable relative to the body rack, comprising: (a) a hollow adjusting and fixing member, mounted to the body rack, having two pivot holes, one on each side; (b) a hollow mounting member, wherein an upper end of the hollow mounting member is disposed in the hollow adjusting and fixing member and is pivoted through the pivot holes to the hollow adjusting and fixing member, and a lower end of the hollow mounting member is formed with one slide slot on each side; (c) an elastic element, mounted on the hollow mounting member; (d) a restricting member, vertically slideably mounted in the two slide slots on each side and engaging with the edges of the hollow adjusting and fixing member; and (e) a cable assembly, comprising a fixing cylinder, and a cable, wherein the fixing cylinder is fixed between the front rack and the hollow mounting member, an upper end of the cable freely passes through the fixing cylinder, a lower end of the cable fixedly passes through the restricting member and is connected to a lower end of the elastic element, an upper end of the elastic element is fixed to the hollow mounting member, the restricting member detaches from the hollow adjusting and fixing member when the upper end of the cable is pulled, and the restricting member engages with the edges of the hollow adjusting and fixing member when the upper end of the cable is released.