A stroller frame, comprising at least one motor, particularly an electric motor, for assisted driving of the stroller frame, a pusher bar for pushing the stroller frame and at least one force sensor device for detecting a direction and/or an amount of force and/or a force component acting on the pusher bar, and/or for detecting a value derived from said force or force component, particularly a temporal change of the force or force component.

A hand-driven wheeled cart or suitcase, including: a body section of the cart or suitcase including a back side, a top side, a bottom side and a front side; a handle coupled to the body section; two wheels coupled to the bottom side of the body section, adjacent the back side of the body section; and a motor housed in one of the two wheels, the motor being actuated by a button on the handle.

A cart may include: a driving wheel; a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel; a motor drive circuit configured to control electric power supply to the motor; a motor control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit; a switching element arranged on an electric power supply path to the motor drive circuit; a switch circuit arranged separately from the motor control device and configured to switch the switching element between a conduction state and a non-conduction state; and an operation member arranged on the cart and configured to be operated by a user. The cart may operate in a manual mode in which the motor is driven when the operation member is on and the motor is stopped when the operation member is off, and in an automatic mode in which the motor is driven regardless of whether the operation member is on or off.

A cart includes a carriage, a right front wheel, a left front wheel, a right rear wheel and a left rear wheel, and a suspension mechanism. The suspension mechanism includes a steering shaft, a link member, a tie rod, a holding member, and a buffer member. When the cart is viewed from behind, a lower space is defined under the carriage. The lower space has a width of ⅓ or more of a distance between a left side surface of the right front wheel and a right side surface of the left front wheel between the right front wheel and the left, front wheel. The lower space between the right rear wheel and the left rear wheel has the width of ⅓ or more of the distance between a left side surface of the right rear wheel and a right side surface of the left rear wheel.

The cart may include: a driving wheel; a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel; a motor drive circuit configured to drive the motor; a control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit so that a travelling speed of the cart becomes equal to or lower than an upper limit travelling speed; and an operation member arranged on the cart and configured to receive an operation by a user. The cart may be configured to operate in a manual mode where the motor is driven when the operation member is on and the motor is stopped when the operation member is off, and in an automatic mode were the motor is driven regardless of whether the operation member is on or off. The upper limit travelling speed in the automatic mode may be set lower than the upper limit travelling speed in the manual mode.

A cart may include: a carriage; a wheel supported by the carriage and touching ground; a holding member rotatably supported by the carriage about a steering axis and rotatably supporting the wheel about a rotation axis; a steering handle to be gripped by a user; an input sensor configured to detect an operation on the steering handle by the user; a steering motor configured to be actuated in response to the operation by the user detected by the input sensor; and a transmission mechanism connecting the steering motor and the holding member and configured to rotate the holding member about the steering axis in response to actuation of the steering motor. The steering handle and the transmission mechanism may be mechanically separated, and the transmission mechanism may include a torque limiter interposed between the steering motor and the holding member.

A motorized riding stroller is provided including a frame having a base platform, a handlebar, and a plurality of legs, wherein the plurality of legs extend from a lower surface of the base platform. The handlebar is pivotally affixed to a rear side of the base platform. An interchangeable seat is removably securable to an upper surface of the base platform. A standing platform is disposed between a pair of rear legs, wherein the pair of rear legs are disposed on opposing lateral sides of the base platform along a rear side thereof. A wheel is affixed to a distal end of each leg of the plurality of legs, wherein each wheel is operably connected to a motor disposed within an interior of the frame. The wheels rotate upon actuation of a drive control disposed on the handlebar, such that the stroller can move in opposing directions.

The present invention relates to an electric propulsion system (1) for a rolling object, comprising a frame (2) with at least one motorized wheel (3), and at least one non-motorized wheel (4), a handlebar (6) and coupling means (5). Coupling means (5) are intended for gripping, orientation and lifting of at least one wheel of the rolling load. The means of orienting the wheel of the rolling object orient the wheel perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (x) of the frame.

A basket assembly for receiving goods therein; a main body coupled to a bottom of the basket assembly to support the basket assembly; a handle assembly installed on one side of the main body; a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to a bottom of the main body to move the main body in a direction in which a force is applied to the handle assembly; and a battery installed inside the main body for supplying electrical energy to the wheel assembly.

A robotic cart platform with a navigation and movement system that integrates into a conventional utility cart to provide both manual and autonomous modes of operation. The platform includes a drive unit with drive wheels replacing the front wheels of the cart. The drive unit has motors, encoders, a processor and a microcontroller. The system has a work environment mapping sensor and a cabled array of proximity and weight sensors, lights, control panel, battery and on/off, “GO” and emergency stop buttons secured throughout the cart. The encoders obtain drive shaft rotation data that the microcontroller periodically sends to the processor. When in autonomous mode, the system provides navigation, movement and location tracking with or without wireless connection to a server. Stored destinations are set using its location tracking to autonomously navigate the cart. When in manual mode, battery power is off, and back-up power is supplied to the encoders and microcontroller, which continue to obtain shaft rotation data. When in autonomous mode, the shaft rotation data obtained during manual mode is used to determine the present cart location.