Small-sized vehicle

Abstract

A small-sized vehicle in which a fender (35) is so disposed along the outer peripheral surface of a wheel (2f) as to cover the upper part of the wheel (2f). The fender (35) includes a first soil discharge piece (44) projected from its rear end edge to the outer peripheral surface of the wheel (2f), a slit (46) positioned on the upper side of the first soil discharge piece (44) and extending in the lateral direction of the wheel (2f), and a second soil discharge piece (45) projected from the lower edge of the slit (46) to the outer peripheral surface of the wheel (2f). When the wheel (2f) rotates forward, the first soil discharge piece (44) scrapes down mud on the outer peripheral surface of the wheel (2f), and when it rotates backward, the second soil discharge piece (45) scrapes down the mud on the outer peripheral surface of the wheel (2f) to discharge the mud to the outside through the slit (46). When such a structure that the fender is so disposed along the outer peripheral surface of the wheel as to cover the upper part of the wheel is adopted in the small-sized vehicle, the vehicle can lightly travel even in a muddy place by preventing mud from being caught between the wheel and the fender.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a small vehicle that can run on sidewalks and is suitable for use by elderly people, and more particularly relates to an improvement of a small vehicle in which a fender is arranged along the outer peripheral surface of the wheel so as to cover the upper part of the wheel. Background technique [0002] A small vehicle that can run on sidewalks and is suitable for use by elderly people is known, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1. [0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-315343 [0004] In conventional small vehicles, the fenders covering the left and right front wheels from above are formed integrally with the vehicle body as part of the vehicle body, and the fenders have to be formed to cover a wide area of ​​the steering front wheels. Wider, resulting in various adverse situations. That is, the width of the vehicle body is increased by the above-mentioned fenders, and when ...

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[0004] In conventional small vehicles, the fenders covering the left and right front wheels from above are formed integrally with the vehicle body as part of the vehicle body, and the fenders have to be formed to cover a wide area of ​​the steering front wheels. wide, resulting in various undesirable situations

That is, the width of the vehicle body is increased by the above-mentioned fenders, and when driving on the pavement, it will give pedestrians a sense of oppression, and the driver cannot accurately recognize the state of the front wheels due to the hindrance of the above-mentioned fenders, and even in the future In the case of replacing the above-mentioned fender with a new part, not only the fender but also a part of the vehicle body connected to it must be replaced, resulting in an increase in replacement cost

[0005] Therefore, if adopt the small movable fender that covers the front wheel top and turn integrally with each front wheel, then can eliminate the above-mentioned bad situation, but because the movable fender is close to the front wheel, in muddy When driving in place, the mud attached to the front wheels will be blocked between the front wheels and the movable fender, resulting in greater driving resistance

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