Patent ID: 6805218
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B60L,B62D,B62K,G05B,Y02T

Abstract:
A motorized vehicle comprising:a vehicle body having a front end and a rear end; a left driving wheel and a right driving wheel mounted on the vehicle body for undergoing rotation to cause the motorized vehicle to undergo travelling; a left electric motor and a right electric motor mounted on the vehicle body for independently rotating the left and right driving wheels, respectively, at variable speeds; left and right handlebars extending rearwardly from the vehicle body, each of the right and left handlebars having a handgrip adapted to be gripped by an operator; and a plurality of actuators for effecting simultaneously driving of the left and right electric motors in opposite directions to turn the motorized vehicle while the motorized vehicle does not undergo travelling, the actuators comprising a left brake and a right brake mounted on the vehicle body for independently applying brake forces to the left and right driving wheels, respectively, and a pair of left and right turn control levers pivotally mounted on the left and right handlebars, respectively, so as to extend along the corresponding handgrips for undergoing annular movement within a range of angular positions, the left and right turn control levers being connected to both the left and right brakes and the left and right electric motors, respectively, so that the left and right electric motors rotate simultaneously in opposite directions in accordance with the angular positions of the left and right turn control levers.