Ames C Jacoby

US Patent:

20120037441, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Aug 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/204364

Inventors:

Mark Douglas Frohnmayer - Eugene OR, US
Thomas Hynes Mohler - Eugene OR, US
Christopher George Angot - Cottage Grove OR, US
Larry William Milligan - Eugene OR, US
Landon Chappell - Eugene OR, US
Ames Jacoby - Eugene OR, US
James K. Jordan - Junction City OR, US

Assignee:

ARCIMOTO, LLC - Eugene OR

International Classification:

B62D 61/06
B60L 11/18

US Classification:

180210

Abstract:

A three wheel electric vehicle platform with two wheels in front and one wheel at the rear, a full safety roll cage, a propulsion and steering system operating through the two front wheels, and operator's and passenger's seats mounted in-line along the vehicle centerline. The propulsion system is an electric motor powered by an energy storage device driving a speed reduction and differential with dual outputs suitable for two wheel front drive. The operator's seat is narrower in parts than a conventional automotive seat such that the rear seat passenger's knees can comfortably straddle the operator seat to allow the distance between the two occupants to be less than a typical automobile. The driver's and passenger's heels comfortably fit into recessed wells within the energy storage device, thus allowing the driver's and passenger's center of gravity to be lower, while still maintaining a comfortable sitting position.