Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power assisted bicycle with regenerative function
- Patent Title (中): 辅助自行车具有再生功能
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Application No.: US13266581Application Date: 2010-04-27
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Publication No.: US08684122B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Eiji Maeno , Kiyohiro Ito
- Applicant: Eiji Maeno , Kiyohiro Ito
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: NTN Corporation
- Current Assignee: NTN Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2009-110425 20090430; JP2009-115588 20090512; JP2009-124163 20090522; JP2009-172984 20090724; JP2009-236245 20091013; JP2009-253960 20091105; JP2009-260729 20091116
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/057453 WO 20100427
- International Announcement: WO2010/126039 WO 20101104
- Main IPC: F16D11/00
- IPC: F16D11/00

Abstract:
A center motor power-assisted bicycle includes an internal transmission and has a regenerative function. A transmission comprises, in a drive wheel hub, a planetary gear, a one-way clutch for reverse input, a clutch switching device, and, a sun gear and transmits driving force from a sprocket to the drive wheel. A transmission control mechanism selectively rotationally fixes the sun gear to the axle to change speed when driving force is applied. The clutch is disposed between the sun gear and the axle, and selectively rotationally fixes the sun gear to the axle by the operation of the clutch switching device when reverse input is applied. While the bicycle is driven, the clutch switching device moves the clutch to the rotatable state, to transmit driving force. While the bicycle is traveling without being driven, the clutch is locked, so that reverse input is transmitted to the sprocket.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120097467A1 POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLE WITH REGENERATIVE FUNCTION Public/Granted day:2012-04-26
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