湖南企业家研制载人旅行箱已获专利

　　Tired of dragging your suitcase through busy airports? Here comes a solution: ride on it and honk your way through。

　　厌倦了在熙熙攘攘的机场拖着你的旅行箱？现在有办法了：骑在旅行箱上，一路鸣笛而过。

　　He Liangcai, a Chinese private entrepreneur, recently obtained a patent for a product that turns a regular suitcase into a rechargeable scooter。

　　贺才亮是一名中国民营企业家，他最近研制了一种能当电动摩托车的旅行箱，目前已成功申请国家专利。

　　According to patent documents, accessed via China’s intellectual property database, the suitcase is also equipped with a GPS navigator, a burglar alarm and a horn。

　　根据中国知识产权数据库中的专利文件，这种旅行箱还配有GPS卫星定位、防窃报警器和喇叭。

湖南企业家研制载人旅行箱已获专利

　　Weighing about 15 pounds, Mr. He’s “multi-functional suitcase” is powered by a lithium battery and can reportedly go as fast as 12 miles per hour。

　　贺先生的“多功能旅行箱”重约15磅(约13.6斤)，由一块锂电池供电，据报道最高时速达每小时12英里。

　　Mr. He says the suitcase-scooter can carry 2 adults at once and travel as far as 37 miles in one charge, the local Changsha Evening News reported. Mr. He suggests such a device can also be used for in-city travel, dubbing it an “urban scooter。”

　　据《长沙晚报》报道，贺先生声称这种行李箱小车能一次搭载2个成年人，而且充电一次能行驶37英里。贺先生建议用这个装置也可以用来进行市内旅行，称之为“城市小车”。

　　Turning a suitcase into an electric scooter up with a suitcase was no easy task. According to local reports, Mr. He spent over 10 years to break through the technology issues, such as how to develop the right kind of wheels。

　　把一个旅行箱变成带有旅行箱的电动小车可不是一件容易的事。根据当地媒体报道，贺先生花了10多年来攻克技术难关，比如发明适合的轮子。