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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd., Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Accurate Systems Inc., Tokyo, JP;
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., Toyota, JP;
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, Tsukuba, JP;
ACCURATE SYSTEMS INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a small-sized electric vehicle that is capable of assisting power of a wheelchair coupled to the small-sized electric vehicle, and that is capable of traveling alone in a state of being detached from the wheelchair. A folding vehicleis capable of making a wheelchaircoupled by a coupling membermove in a self-traveling manner using a batteryand an in-wheel motor M etc. Furthermore, the folding vehicleis capable of self-traveling by using the batteryand the in-wheel motor M etc. while in an independent state of not being coupled to the wheelchair