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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Muto, Saitama, JP;
Yasuo Shinde, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Mitsukawa, Saitama, JP;
Motoharu Yokoi, Saitama, JP;
Yasuka Mori, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inverted pendulum type vehicle includes a traveling unit with a main wheel, a vehicle body frame having the main wheel supported thereon, and a pair of left and right driving units supported on the vehicle body frame for driving the main wheel. The vehicle also includes a battery unit for supplying electric power to the driving units, a seat for supporting an occupant thereon, and a telescopic strut for supporting the seat for selected upward and downward movement. The telescopic strut is disposed between the driving unit and the battery unit in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body.