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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Matthew B. Staal, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael Jin Kim, Long Beach, CA (US);
Jackie P. Porchay, Torrance, CA (US);
Ming Hsein Lee, Taichung, TW;
Ding Jong Chou, Taichung, TW;
Sheng Yu Yu Huang, Taichung, TW;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
JD Components Co., Ltd., Taichung City, TW;
Abstract
A rear wheel and seat linkage mechanism for a personal transport device and a corresponding personal transport device are provided. The mechanism includes a carrier, configured to slide along a track of a sliding mechanism. The mechanism also includes a seat post, connected at a first end to a top portion of the carrier and connected at a second end to a protruding seat pole. The mechanism further includes a rear wheel arm, comprising the rear wheel at a first end and connected at a second end to a bottom portion of the carrier. In the mechanism, the carrier is configured to slide between a front of the track and a rear of the track to transition, in unison, the seat post and the protruding seat pole above the track and the rear wheel and the rear wheel arm below the track between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration.