Patent ID: 7552790
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: B60G,B62D,B62K

Abstract:
1. A vehicle with three wheels, the vehicle comprising a front section and a rear section, the vehicle being suitable for travelling with the front section leading and the front section being suitable to accommodate at least one rider, and wherein the front section comprises a front frame, a directionally controllable front wheel and an operating means for controlling said front wheel, and the rear section comprises a rear frame and two rear wheels, the rear wheels being spaced apart from each other, the front section of the vehicle being pivotable with respect to the rear section about a pivot axis, the pivot axis being located intermediate the two rear wheels and the pivot axis extending from the rear section towards the front section at an acute angle to the ground, said pivot axis being provided by a pivot means arranged between the front section and the rear section, the pivot means being in communication with a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism being releasably connected to the operating means and the transmission mechanism being capable of pivoting the front section about the pivot axis towards the center of the curvature of a turn in accordance with an angle of turn of the front wheel, thus providing greater stability for the vehicle during a turn while the rear section remains in an unchanged position, and wherein a biasing means is provided between the front section and the rear section, the biasing means being operable to assist in returning of the front section of the vehicle into an upright position.