Global Patent Index - EP 3308761 A1

EP 3308761 A1 20180418 - ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF BREAKING THE SAME

Title (en)

ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF BREAKING THE SAME

Title (de)

ELEKTROFAHRZEUG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ABBREMSEN DAVON

Title (fr)

VÉHICULE ÉLECTRIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FREINAGE

Publication

EP 3308761 A1 20180418 (EN)

Application

EP 17195658 A 20171010

Priority

JP 2016200320 A 20161011

Abstract (en)

One object is to provide an electric vehicle (10) capable of determining, without using a grip sensor or the like, whether a user is operating the electric vehicle (10), and a method of braking the same. An electric vehicle (10) includes a wheel or an endless track (13) provided on a frame (11), a brake unit (20) for braking the wheel or the endless track (13), and a control unit (16) for controlling the brake unit (20). Based on a change in acceleration of the electric vehicle (10), the control unit (16) determines whether a user is operating the electric vehicle (10).

IPC 8 full level

A61H 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 3/04 (2013.01); A61H 2003/043 (2013.01); A61H 2003/046 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3308761 A1 20180418; EP 3308761 B1 20190605; JP 2018061615 A 20180419; JP 7083593 B2 20220613

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17195658 A 20171010; JP 2016200320 A 20161011