Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel rim-mounted regeneration coil-magnet system
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Application No.: US14630999Application Date: 2015-02-25
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Publication No.: US09771124B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Jamel Seagraves , Chih-Wei Tang , Sudipto Aich , Justin Carrus , David Gomez
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman, P.C.
- Agent Frank MacKenzie
- Main IPC: B62L1/00
- IPC: B62L1/00 ; H02J7/00 ; B62J6/06 ; B62M6/65 ; H02J7/14

Abstract:
A bicycle includes a frame, a charging circuit carried by the frame and configured to capture energy associated with movement of the bicycle, a power module carried by the frame, and a switch disposed electrically between the charging circuit and power module. The power module, in response to an indication that the bicycle is travelling downhill, closes the switch to enable energy transfer between the charging circuit and power module.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160244005A1 WHEEL RIM-MOUNTED REGENERATION COIL-MAGNET SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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