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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Future Motion, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Jonathan Doerksen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Daniel Wood, Camas, WA (US);
Assignee:
Future Motion, Inc., Santa Cruz, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/00 (2006.01); A63C 17/12 (2006.01); A63C 17/01 (2006.01); A63C 17/26 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B62J 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/007 (2016.11); A63C 17/014 (2013.01); A63C 17/12 (2013.01); A63C 17/26 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 2200/14 (2013.01); B60L 2200/16 (2013.01); B60L 2200/24 (2013.01); B60L 2220/46 (2013.01); B60L 2240/42 (2013.01); B60L 2250/22 (2013.01); B62J 2099/002 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle may include a board having two deck portions each configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. A motor assembly may drive the wheel assembly in response to board orientation and rider presence information. A rider detection mechanism may include one or more strain gauges, and may be configured to detect rider presence and rider weight information. A responsiveness of the motor may be automatically adjusted based on the rider weight information.