Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bicycle frame with reinforced motor mount
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Application No.: US14752313Application Date: 2015-06-26
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Publication No.: US09616966B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Jan Talavasek , Vincent Patureau , Marco Sonderegger , Marc Pallure , Brandon Dale Sloan , Joseph Edward Buckley , Daniel Lentz , Jamie Stafford
- Applicant: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Morgan Hill
- Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
- Current Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Morgan Hill
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: B62M6/40
- IPC: B62M6/40 ; B62M9/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a bicycle comprising a motor mounted to a motor mount of the bicycle frame. The motor mount includes a down tube mount coupled to a down tube, a chainstay mount coupled to a chainstay, and a side brace secured to the down tube mount and wrapping around one side of the motor to the chainstay mount. Preferably, when viewed from the side, the side brace extends directly from the down tube mount to the chainstay mount. Preferably, the motor mount further comprises a lower support secured to the down tube mount and wrapped around a bottom of the motor to the chainstay mount. The motor mount can further include an upper support connecting the seat tube mount to the down tube mount. This upper support can include an upper flange secured to the motor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160375954A1 BICYCLE FRAME WITH REINFORCED MOTOR MOUNT Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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