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Granted Patent B2
US 10,926,162 · App. 16/526,917 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Four-wheel skateboard and control method thereof

Inventor: Xiaodong Han (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN DONGBOSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A63C17/12A63C17/01A63C17/14A63C2203/12
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Patent No.
US 10,926,162
App. No.
16/526,917
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of controlling a four-wheel skateboard, the method comprising: applying a load on an induction switch of the four-wheel skateboard, the induction switch starting a power switch of the four-wheel skateboard; driving the four-wheel skateboard to slide by the assistance of the load; controlling and starting a motor, by a controller of the four-wheel skateboard, to drive the four-wheel skateboard to slide; and taking the load off from the induction switch of the four-wheel skateboard and the induction switch shutting down the power switch of the four-wheel skateboard. The four-wheel skateboard relies on the load-assisted driving, not entirely on the driving force of the motor, so that the four-wheel skateboard consumes less electricity for sliding the same distance as conventional skateboards, requires relatively small amounts of lithium-ion batteries, and requires not too large battery capacity and not too high voltage, thus reducing the manufacturing cost of the four-wheel skateboard.

Claims (16)

1. A method of controlling a four-wheel skateboard, the method comprising:

applying a load on an induction switch of the four-wheel skateboard by a foot stepping on the four-wheel skateboard, the induction switch starting a power switch of the four-wheel skateboard;

driving the four-wheel skateboard to slide by the load, so that the four-wheel skateboard acquires an initial velocity;

starting a motor by a controller of the four-wheel skateboard, so the controller controls the motor to drive the four-wheel skateboard to slide; and

taking the load off from the induction switch of the four-wheel skateboard by removing the foot off the four-wheel skateboard and shutting down the power switch of the four-wheel skateboard by the induction switch.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein starting the motor to drive the four-wheel skateboard to slide comprises: when the load drives the four-wheel skateboard to slide, a driving wheel, in which the motor is built-in, of the four-wheel skateboard rotates with the four-wheel skateboard, the controller detects the rotation of the driving wheel and controls the motor to drive the four-wheel skateboard to slide.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the controller detects the rotation of the driving wheel and controls the motor to drive the four-wheel skateboard to slide for between 5 and 100 seconds.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the controller detects the rotation of the driving wheel and controls the motor to drive the four-wheel skateboard to slide for between 10 and 20 seconds.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a continuous sliding of the four-wheel skateboard is achieved as follows: the four-wheel skateboard is alternately driven by the load and by the motor.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises speeding up or braking the four-wheel skateboard by a remote.

7. A four-wheel skateboard controlled by the method of claim 1 , comprising a pedal, a driving wheel, driven wheels, an induction switch, a power supply, a controller, and a motor, wherein the induction switch, the power supply, and the motor are electrically connected to the controller; the pedal comprises a pedal surface; the induction switch is embedded in the pedal from the pedal surface; the power supply and the controller are disposed in the pedal; the driving wheel and the driven wheels are arranged at a bottom of the pedal; the motor is disposed in the driving wheel.

8. The four-wheel skateboard of claim 7 , wherein the pedal comprises a bottom shell and a cover plate mounted on and cooperating with the bottom shell to form an inner cavity; the driving wheel and the driven wheels are arranged on a bottom of the bottom shell; the controller and the power supply are disposed in the inner cavity; the cover plate comprises a first surface away from the bottom shell and a second surface facing the bottom shell, and the first surface acts as the pedal surface.

9. The four-wheel skateboard of claim 8 , wherein the four-wheel skateboard applies one driving wheel, one motor, and three driven wheels; two of the three driven wheels are disposed on a front end of the pedal, and the one driving wheel and one driven wheel are disposed on a rear end of the pedal.

10. The four-wheel skateboard of claim 9 , wherein the three driven wheels comprises a first driven wheel, a second driven wheel, and a third driven wheel; the first driven wheel and the third driven wheel are disposed on the front end of the pedal via a first bridge frame; the one driving wheel and the third driven wheel are disposed on the rear end of the pedal via a second bridge frame.

11. The four-wheel skateboard of claim 10 , wherein the power supply comprises a plurality of 3.7 V lithium-ion batteries connected in series.

12. The four-wheel skateboard of claim 7 , further comprising a remote in communication with the controller for speeding up or braking the four-wheel skateboard.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: HAN, XIAODONG
To: SHENZHEN DONGBOSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049909/0327 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910092541.4 · Jan 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200238158A1 · Jul 30, 2020
Cited By (1)
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