FR2485465A1 - Self-steering pedal vehicle - has pedal drive between driving wheel and front running gear at saddle tube base - Google Patents
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- B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
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Description
L'invention a pour objet un véhicule autoorientable propulsé par un système de pédales agissant notamment sur une chaise. The invention relates to a self-steerable vehicle powered by a system of pedals acting in particular on a chair.
L'objet de l'invention se rattache notamment aux sec teurs techniques des véhicules tels que les cycles, des sports, des jeux et distractions. The object of the invention relates in particular to the technical sectors of vehicles such as cycles, sports, games and entertainment.
Suivant l'invention on a réalisé un véhicule particulièrement simple et économique permettant à l'usager de se déplacer tout en lui procurant une sensation nouvelle de conduite conférée par la structure mAe dudit véhicule. A cet ef::Eet, d'une manière préférée, le véhicule selon l'invention est dérivé pour l'essentiel, d'un cycle et plus généralement de tout engin pro pulsé par un système de pédales agissant ou non sur une chane,
Une première caractéristique de l'invention réside dans le fait que le véhicule comporte essentiellement un cadre (i) recevant une roue (2) entratnée notamment par un pédalier (4) monté dans une botte de pédalier (6) solidaire du cadre (i) conformé pour recevoir un moyen faisant office de siège (7) ledit cadre (1) étant solidaire notamment à proximité de la botte de pédalier (6), d'un dispositif (D) avec moyens de roulement (R) conformé pour assurer le maintien en équilibre, en position de repos, du véhicule en combinaison avec la roue d'entratnement (2), et d'autre part, l'auto-orientation dudit véhicule par de simples mouvements d'inclinaison transversale convenable du corps de l'usager.According to the invention, a particularly simple and economical vehicle has been produced which allows the user to move while providing him with a new driving sensation imparted by the mAe structure of said vehicle. To this end :: Eet, in a preferred manner, the vehicle according to the invention is essentially derived from a cycle and more generally from any device pro pulsed by a system of pedals acting or not acting on a chain,
A first characteristic of the invention resides in the fact that the vehicle essentially comprises a frame (i) receiving a wheel (2) driven in particular by a crankset (4) mounted in a bottom bracket (6) secured to the frame (i) shaped to receive a means serving as a seat (7) said frame (1) being secured in particular near the bottom bracket (6), a device (D) with rolling means (R) shaped to ensure the maintenance in balance, in the rest position, of the vehicle in combination with the drive wheel (2), and on the other hand, the self-orientation of said vehicle by simple movements of suitable transverse inclination of the body of the user .
Ces caractéristiques et d'autres encore ressortiront de la suite de la description. These characteristics and others will emerge from the following description.
Four fixer l'objet de l'inventions sans toutefois le limiter, dans le dessin annexé
La figure 1 est une vue en perspective du véhicule seion l'invention
La figure 2 est une vue semblable à la figure 17 mon- trant l'auto-orientation du véhicule
La figure 3 est à plus grande échelle, une vue en coupe longitudinale considérée selon la ligne 3"3 de la figure lo
Afin de rendre plus concret l'objet de l'invention, on le décrit maintenant d'une manière non limitative an se référant à l'exemple des figures du dessin.Oven fix the object of the invention without however limiting it, in the attached drawing
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the vehicle according to the invention
Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 17 showing the vehicle's auto-orientation
Figure 3 is on a larger scale, a longitudinal sectional view taken along line 3 "3 of Figure lo
In order to make the object of the invention more concrete, it is now described in a nonlimiting manner with reference to the example of the figures in the drawing.
On voit figure i que le véhicule selon l'invention comprend essentiellement un cadre , désigné dans son ensemble par 1, recevant une roue 2 entraînée par une chaîne ss au moyen d'un pédalier 4 avec pédales 5, l'ensemble étant monté d'une manière connue, dans une bote de pédalier 6. We see in Figure i that the vehicle according to the invention essentially comprises a frame, designated as a whole by 1, receiving a wheel 2 driven by a chain ss by means of a pedal unit 4 with pedals 5, the assembly being mounted in a known manner, in a bottom bracket 6.
Selon l'exemple indicatif nullement limitatif des figures du dessin, le cadre 1 comporte un tube de selle 11, tandis qu'à partir de la botte de pédalier 6, les tubes 12 et 13 de la fourche arrière constituent l'ossature d'un porte-bagages fixé à l'arrière dudit tube de selle 11 en faisant ainsi office de haubans. Te tube 11 reçoit une selle l De préférence, le tube de selle 11 forme au-delà de la boite de pédalier 6, un berceau d'appui 14. According to the indicative example, which is in no way limitative of the figures in the drawing, the frame 1 comprises a seat tube 11, while starting from the bottom bracket 6, the tubes 12 and 13 of the rear fork constitute the framework of a luggage rack fixed to the rear of said seat tube 11 thereby acting as seat stays. The tube 11 receives a saddle l Preferably, the seat tube 11 forms, beyond the bottom bracket 6, a support cradle 14.
Suivant une première caractéristique, un dispositif D avec moyens de roulement R, est monté d'une manière fixe, sensiblement à proximité de la boîte de pédalier 6, en étant conformé pour assurer d'une part le maintien en équilibre du véhicule, et d'autre part, l'auto-orientation dudit véhicule par de simples mouvements d'inclinaison transversale convenable du corps de l'usager. According to a first characteristic, a device D with rolling means R, is mounted in a fixed manner, substantially close to the bottom bracket 6, being shaped to ensure on the one hand the maintaining in balance of the vehicle, and d on the other hand, the self-orientation of said vehicle by simple movements of suitable transverse inclination of the body of the user.
Te dispositif D comprend une ossature-support 8, convenablement profilée pour être fixée par tout moyen connu, notamment par soudure, soufi la boîte du pédalier 6 et à l'extrémité libre du berceau d'appui 14 du tube de selle 11 (figure 3). Par exemple, d'une manière nullement limitative, l'ossature 8 est formée à partir d'une ou plusieurs plaques de tôle, suffisamment rigides, en constituant deux pattes de fixation 81 et 82, convenablement dimensionnées et inclinées par rapport à une plaque support horizontale 83 constituant dventuJellement un ou des éléments de renfort 8 en combinaison avec les pattes de fixation 81 et 82. The device D comprises a support frame 8, suitably profiled to be fixed by any known means, in particular by welding, on the bottom bracket 6 and at the free end of the support cradle 14 of the seat tube 11 (FIG. 3 ). For example, in a non-limiting manner, the framework 8 is formed from one or more sheet metal plates, sufficiently rigid, by constituting two fixing lugs 81 and 82, suitably dimensioned and inclined relative to a support plate horizontal 83 optionally constituting one or more reinforcing elements 8 in combination with the fixing lugs 81 and 82.
La plaque support horizontale 83 reçoit d'une manière fixe, tout système S de roulement de type connu et susceptible de prendre différentes orientations dans un plan horizontal, sous l'action de l'usager agissant par gravitation en s'inclinant transversalement dans un sens ou dans l'autre, pour conférer au véhicule, selon le cas, une trajectoire rectiligne ou courbe. The horizontal support plate 83 receives, in a fixed manner, any rolling system S of known type and capable of taking different orientations in a horizontal plane, under the action of the user acting by gravitation by tilting transversely in one direction. or in the other, to give the vehicle, as the case may be, a straight or curved trajectory.
Par exemple, ce système de roulement auto-orientable est du type
no tarment de ceux montés sur les planches à roulettes, connues/dans le commerce sous la dénomination "Skate boyard.For example, this self-rotating bearing system is of the type
no tarment of those mounted on skateboards, known / in trade under the name "Skate boyard.
A titre indicatif, il comprend un support de fixation 9 monté sous la face inférieure de la plaque-support horizontale 83 de l'ossature 8. Le support 2 forme une ame axiale profilée et inclinée 91 pour autoriser, à son extrémité basse, llengage- ment angulaire d'un axe d'articulation 10 eoopérant avec une partie méplate 111 de l'essieu 11 supportant à chaque extrémité les moyens de roulement proprement dits 12, montés libres en rotation. As an indication, it comprises a fixing support 9 mounted under the underside of the horizontal support plate 83 of the frame 8. The support 2 forms a profiled and inclined axial core 91 to allow, at its lower end, the engagement- angular ment of a hinge pin 10 co-operating with a flat part 111 of the axle 11 supporting at each end the rolling means proper 12, mounted free in rotation.
l'extrémité libre de la partie méplate 111 de l'essieu il est reliée au support 9 par des moyens amortisseurs réglables sous forme de silentblocs 13 - par exemple, travaillant en torsion pour permettre en combinaison avec l'axe incliné d'partie culation 10, l'orientation de l'essieu il sous l'effet d'incli- naison dans un sens ou dans l'autre de 1 t usager. the free end of the flat part 111 of the axle it is connected to the support 9 by damping means adjustable in the form of silentblocks 13 - for example, working in torsion to allow in combination with the inclined axis of culation part 10 , the orientation of the axle there under the tilting effect in one direction or the other of 1 t user.
le montage du dispositif D à proximité de la boîte de pédalier 6, est préféré quoique non limitatif. En effet, il suffit que le dispositif soit monté sensiblement au droit de la verticale passant par le eentre de gravité de l'utilisateur assis sur la selle 7, et ceci pour agir parfaitement et efficacement sur le système de roulement en vue de l'orientation désirée. mounting the device D near the bottom bracket 6, is preferred although not limiting. Indeed, it suffices that the device is mounted substantially in line with the vertical passing through the center of gravity of the user seated on the saddle 7, and this to act perfectly and effectively on the rolling system for orientation desired.
On voit (figure 1 par exemple), que le dispositif D, notamment les moyens de roulement R, montés à chaque extrémité de l'essieu 11, assurent également l'équilibre en position de repos du véhicule, en combinaison avec la roue 2 dudit véhicule, puisque constituant une triangulation. We see (Figure 1 for example), that the device D, in particular the rolling means R, mounted at each end of the axle 11, also ensure balance in the rest position of the vehicle, in combination with the wheel 2 of said vehicle, since constituting a triangulation.
la longueur de l'essieu 11 peut Autre variable en définissant une triangulation au sol de base, plus ou moins importante, et en conséquence, un équilibre plus ou moins stable
De même, les moyens de roulement R sont constitués par de simples roulettes ou par des roues avec un bandage pneumatique et de différents diamètres possibles, mais -de préférence inférieur au diamètre de la roue d'entraînement 2 du véhicule,
Concernant le diamètre des moyens de roulement, celui-ei détermine le dimensionnement de l'ossature 8, notamment se hauteur, de manière à ce qu'après le montage de l'ensemble du dispo- sites D sous le cadre 1 du véhicule, ce dernier définisse à sa base, un plan horizontal sensiblement parallèle au sol (figure 3)
Suivant l'exemple des figures du dessin, le cadre 9 du véhicule est conformé de sorte qu'après le positionnement de l'usager sur la selle l, la roue motrice 2 se situe en arrière par rapport au dispositif D, selon le sens normal de déplacement dudit véhicule. the length of the axle 11 can Other variable by defining a basic triangulation on the ground, more or less important, and consequently, a more or less stable equilibrium
Similarly, the rolling means R are constituted by simple rollers or by wheels with a pneumatic tire and of different possible diameters, but preferably less than the diameter of the drive wheel 2 of the vehicle,
Concerning the diameter of the rolling means, this determines the dimensioning of the framework 8, in particular its height, so that after the assembly of the whole of the devices D under the frame 1 of the vehicle, this last define at its base, a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the ground (Figure 3)
According to the example of the figures of the drawing, the frame 9 of the vehicle is shaped so that after the positioning of the user on the saddle l, the drive wheel 2 is located behind the device D, in the normal direction movement of said vehicle.
il est bien évident que la position inverse d'utilisation est possible ; il suffit par exemple, de positionner et profiler différemment, notamment le tube de selle 11 du cadre 1. it is obvious that the reverse position of use is possible; it suffices for example to position and profile differently, in particular the seat tube 11 of the frame 1.
On prévoit également de prolonger le cadre 1 du véhicule, par exemple au-delà du berceau d'appui 14, par un tube vertical ou diagonal 15 (tracé traitsilinterrompus, figurel ), équipé à sa partie supérieure d'un /quelconque 14 par exemple, faisant office de moyen d'appui pour les mains de l'utilisateur. There are also plans to extend the frame 1 of the vehicle, for example beyond the support cradle 14, by a vertical or diagonal tube 15 (broken lines, figural), equipped at its upper part with / any 14 for example , acting as a support means for the user's hands.
Suivant une variante de réalisation, l'essieu 11 peu4 être conformé pour recevoir une seule roue. Cette roue peut être suffisamment large pour assurer le maintien en équilibre du véhicule en position de repos. According to an alternative embodiment, the axle 11 can be shaped to receive a single wheel. This wheel can be wide enough to keep the vehicle in balance in the rest position.
l'utilisation du véhicule selon l'invention e9t particulièrement simple, tout en étant originale. the use of the vehicle according to the invention is particularly simple, while being original.
l'usager s'assoit simplement sur la selle 7 et propulse le véhicule en agissant de façon connue sur les pédales ; en position normale le véhicule définit une trajectoire rectiligne (figure 1), tandis que lorsque l'usager agit par gravitation sur le dispositif D en s'inclinant transversalement dans un sens ou dans l'autre, le véhicule définit une trajectoire courbe dont le rayon de courbure est fonction du degré d'inclinaison de l'usager. the user simply sits on the saddle 7 and propels the vehicle by acting in a known manner on the pedals; in normal position the vehicle defines a rectilinear trajectory (Figure 1), while when the user acts by gravitation on the device D by tilting transversely in one direction or the other, the vehicle defines a curved trajectory whose radius of curvature is a function of the degree of inclination of the user.
les avantages ressortent bien de la description. the advantages are apparent from the description.
l'invention ne se limite aucunement à celui de ces modes d'application, non plus qu'à ceux des modes de réalisation de ces diverses parties ayant plus spécialement été indiqués ; elle en embrasse au contraire toutes les variantes. the invention is in no way limited to that of these modes of application, nor to those of the embodiments of these various parts which have been more particularly indicated; on the contrary, it embraces all its variants.
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FR8014581A FR2485465A1 (en) | 1980-06-25 | 1980-06-25 | Self-steering pedal vehicle - has pedal drive between driving wheel and front running gear at saddle tube base |
US06/275,120 US4417743A (en) | 1980-06-25 | 1981-06-18 | Self orientable vehicle propelled by a system of pedals actuating a chain |
DE19813124502 DE3124502A1 (en) | 1980-06-25 | 1981-06-23 | SELF-ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A PEDAL CHAIN DRIVE SYSTEM |
NLAANVRAGE8103053,A NL188463B (en) | 1980-06-25 | 1981-06-24 | VEHICLE FOR SPORT AND / OR PLAY PURPOSES. |
IT22532/81A IT1137912B (en) | 1980-06-25 | 1981-06-24 | SELF-ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE MOVED BY A SYSTEM OF PEDALS ACTING IN PARTICULAR ON A CHAIN |
GB8119530A GB2082516B (en) | 1980-06-25 | 1981-06-24 | Vehicle propelled by pedals |
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