Patent Application
20230364493
The disclosure relates to a skates, and particularly relates to a motorized skate.
Roller skates, in-line skates, and roller ski skate popular in their specific applications. However, these skates are used for recreational and exercise purpose, however, they are not suitable for commuting over longer distance. Some practical inconvenience with the existing skates are operating skates to go uphill, too much effort to move, a long learning curve to be proficient in riding skates, and safety concerns. Thus, need for the skates need to operate easily over longer distance, go uphill, and downhill with less efforts.
Embodiments of the present invention are in the technical field of Skates. Specific embodiments of the present invention pertain to skate. Further specific embodiments the present invention relate to motorized skate.
The disclosure provides a motorized skate which includes a plurality of riding plates, a plurality of wheels, a plurality of motors, a plurality of communication devices, and a controller. The plurality of riding plates is configured to provide a space for a rider to ride the motorized skate. The plurality of wheels are attached to the riding plates. The plurality of motors are attached to each of the riding plates. The plurality of communication devices are attached to each of the riding plates. The controller is configured to control the riding plates by the communication devices attached to each of the riding plates, wherein the controller is configured to accelerate and decelerate the riding plates and maintain the riding plates operate at same speed. Thus, the motorized skate makes the rider to commute over longer distance, to go uphill, and to downhill with less efforts.
In order to make purposes, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention to be clearer, the following content provides some preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the present disclosure. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. For example, the formation of a first feature over or on a second feature in the description that follows may include embodiments in which the first and second features are formed in direct contact and may also include embodiments in which additional features may be formed between the first and second features, such that the first and second features may not be in direct contact. In addition, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
Further, spatially relative terms, such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. The spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. The apparatus may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may likewise be interpreted accordingly.
The motorized skate 100 is an electric skate. The motorized skate 100 is driven by the plurality of motors 103 attached to each of the riding plates 101. The riding plates 101 is also known as a wheelbase of the motorized skate 100. The riding plates 101 includes at least one plates. In one embodiment, the motorized skate 100 includes a right riding plate and a left riding plate. The right riding plate is used to hold the right foot of the rider. Similarly, the left riding plate is used to hold the left foot of the rider. The riding plates 101 provides a space for the rider to ride the motorized skate 100. The riding plate may be plastic, metal, or any material that is suitable for making skates, thus the type of the material used in the riding plates 101 of the motorized skate 100 is not limited in this disclosure. The riding plates 101 may be circular, triangle, rectangle, or square shape, thus the shape of the riding plates 101 are not limited in this disclosure. In one embodiment, the riding plates 101 includes a strap to hold the foot of the rider. In some embodiments, the plates includes a clamp to hold the foot of the rider, thus the type of the support provided by the riding plates 101 to hold the foot the rider is not limited in this disclosure. The length of the riding plates 101 is shorter in one embodiment, to make the motorized skate easy to maneuver. In some embodiments, the length of the riding plates 101 are longer. It is noted that, the length and the height of the riding plates 101 are not limited in this disclosure.
In one embodiment, one of the riding plates 101 is a master riding plate and the other riding plate 101 is a slave riding plate. The master riding plate controls the slave riding plate of the motorized skate 100. The right riding plate may be master or slave riding plate. Similarly, the left riding plate may be master or slave riding plate.
The plurality of wheels 102 are attached to each of the riding plates 101. In one embodiment, two wheels 102 are placed at the back end of each of the riding plates 101 and one wheel 102 is attached at the front end of the each of the riding plates 101. The number of wheels and placement of each wheels in each of the riding plates 101 is not limited in this disclosure. In one embodiment, the diameter of the wheels 102 are at same size. In some embodiments, diameter of the wheels 102 are at different size, thus the size of the wheels 102 are not limited in this disclosure. In one embodiment, the acceleration and deceleration of the motorized skate 100 are performed by tapping the wheels 102. To be specific, the rider may tap the wheels 102 to control speed of the motorized skate 100.
The plurality of motors 103 are attached to each of the riding plates 101. The motorized skate 100 makes uphill and downhill operation by turn-on and turn-off the motors attached to the riding plates 101. The motor turn-off and turn-on mode allows the motorized skate 100 to operate in passive mode or in powered mode which enhance the rider experience. To be specific, during the motor turned off, the motorized skate 100 operates in passive mode. Similarly, when the motor is tuned-on, the motorized skate 100 operates in powered mode. In one embodiment, only one wheel 102 is motorized on each riding plates 101. In some embodiments, more than one wheels are motorized on each riding plates 101, thus the number of wheels that are motorized in the motorized skate 100 is not limited in this disclosure. It is noted that, placement of the motors 103 in each of the riding plates 101 is not limited in this disclosure. In one embodiment, the type of the motors 103 is brushless DC motor. In some embodiments, the motors 103 may be Permanent Magnet DC Motors, Series DC Motors, Shunt DC Motors, Compound DC Motors, thus the type of motors 103 used in the motorized skate 100 is not limited thereto. It is noted that the turn-on and turn-off operation of the motors 103 are controlled by the actions or gestures performed by the foot of the rider.
The communication devices 104 are attached to each of the riding plates 101. In one example, the motorized skate 100 with two riding plates 101, that is left riding plate and the right riding plate, at least one communication device 104 is attached to left riding plate and the right riding plate, so that the left riding plate and the right riding plate may maintain communication with each other while operating. By communicating the left riding plate and the right riding plate through the communication device 104, the motorized skates 100 is synchronized and operate at same speed, thereby providing the pleasant riding experience to the rider. In one embodiment, the communication devices 104 is a wireless communication device such as Bluetooth, Zigbee wireless technology, GPS, Wi-Fi, satellite television, and wireless computer parts. In some embodiments, the communication device wired communication, thus the type of communication devices 104 used in this disclosure is not limited thereto.
The controller 105 is attached to the riding plates 101. The controller 105 is configured to control the riding plates 101 by the communication devices 104 attached to each of the riding plates 101. The controller 105 is configured to accelerate and decelerate the riding plates 101 and maintain the riding plates 101 operate at same speed. The controller 105 may be a remote controller or the control circuit attached to the motorized skate 100. The controller 105 combine sensor information from both feet and determine the action to take such as speed for each foot, or whether the motor should be turned on or off, or the riding plates 101 should be stopped. The controller 105 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU). The controller 105 is configured to accelerate and decelerate the riding plates and maintain the riding plates 101 operate at same speed. The controller 105 is configured to control the riding plates 101 by the communication devices 104 attached to each of the riding plates 101.
The sensors 106 are attached to each of the riding plates 101. The sensors. The sensors 106 are configured to sense and monitor the rider whether a rider foot is not placed on the riding plates 101. To be specific, the sensors 106 may monitor which of the rider's foot is in the air and whether the other foot or heel or toe are off the ground. Based on sense information, the rider controls the motorized skate 100 by the gesture or action. The sense information may include the angle, speed, and slope of the riding plates 101 while operating. The sensors 106 may include accelerometer, gyroscope, pressure, and magnetometer to perform various sensing functions in the motorized skate 100, thus the type of sensors 106 used in this disclosure is not limited thereto.
The switches 107 are a mechanical switch or an electrical switch. The rider may tap the switches 107 by the foot to turn-on or turn-off the motorized skate 100.
The batteries 108 are attached to each of the riding plates 101. The batteries 108 are used to power the motorized skate 100 to turn-on the motors 103. The motorized skate 100 may use LiPo, Li-ion, and LiFePo batteries, thus the type of batteries 108 used in the motorized skate 100 is not limited in this disclosure.
The charging circuit 109 is configured to charge the batteries 108. The charging circuit 109 may charge both the right riding plate and the left riding plate at the same time with a single charging cable. In another embodiment, the charging circuit 109 may charge each of the riding plates 101 by the separate charging cable. In another embodiment, the charging circuit 109 may charge the batteries 108 by docking the motorized skate 100.
The power regeneration circuit 110 is attached to the riding plates 101. The power regeneration circuit 110 is configured to charge the batteries 108 while motorized skate 100 decelerate. To be specific, when the motorized skate 100 decelerate, regeneration circuit 110 may recoup a certain percentage of the power back to charge the batteries 108 so that the motorized skate 100 may travel further distance without any additional cost.
The plurality of LEDs 111 are attached to the riding plates 101 to show the status of the motorized skate 100. The LEDs 11 may provide status of the motorized skate 100 as warning to the rider.
The display 112 is attached to the riding plates 101 to show the status of the motorized skate 100 to the rider regarding what actions need to be taken. The display 112 may display the information in text format and also voice along with text. The display 112 may be LED, LCD, and OLED, thus the type of display 112 used in this disclosure is not limited thereto.
In an aspect, the disclosure is directed to a motorized skate includes a plurality of riding plates, a plurality of wheels, a plurality of motors, a plurality of communication devices, and a controller. The plurality of riding plates is configured to provide a space for a rider to ride the motorized skate. The plurality of wheels are attached to the riding plates. The plurality of motors are attached to the riding plates. The plurality of communication devices are attached to the riding plates. The controller is configured to control the riding plates by the communication devices attached to each of the riding plates, wherein the controller is configured to accelerate and decelerate the riding plates and maintain the riding plates operate at same speed. Thus, the motorized skate makes the rider to commute over longer distance, to go uphill, and to go downhill with less effort.
The foregoing has outlined features of several embodiments so that those skilled in the art may better understand the detailed description that follows. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the present disclosure as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for carrying out the same purposes and/or achieving the same advantages of the embodiments introduced herein. Those skilled in the art should also realize that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and that they may make various changes, substitutions and alterations herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
