CN1336883A - Kit for converting a muscle-powered vehicle into a motor-assisted vehicle - Google Patents
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- B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
- B62M6/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with additional source of power, e.g. combustion engine or electric motor
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
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Abstract
The invention provides a kit for converting a wheeled, tire-equipped, muscle-powered vehicle into a motor-assisted one, including at least one electric motor (9), the shaft of which carries a friction roller (8) for frictionally driving a wheel (12) of the wheeled vehicle; lever means (6), pivotably articulated to a supporting member and fixedly attached to the at least one electric motor (9), the lever means (6) to be used for selectively causing the friction roller (8) to frictionally engage, or become disengaged from, the wheel (12); upper and lower bracket means fixedly and permanently attached to a portion of the vehicle, at least the lower bracket including means facilitating a controlled tilting of the at least one motor (9) to bring the shaft thereof into a radial plane of the wheel (12); wherein the supporting member is insertable into and withdrawable from the upper and lower bracket means, thereby facilitating rapid mounting and dismounting of the at least one electric motor (9).
Description
The present invention relates to be used for muscle-powered vehicle is transformed to the kit of motor-assisted vehicle.
In various known motor-assisted vehicles, in useful especially a kind of U.S. Patent No. 5735363 that has been described in the applicant.But the practical experience that other prior art vehicles of being mentioned in U.S. Patent No. 5078227 by this vehicle and the applicant according to the same time obtain, recognized already, for make this class motor-assisted vehicle particularly the motor aiding bicycle obtain maximum purposes, have to consider other all aspects of this class device practicality.
One of purpose of the present invention is to provide and is used for muscle-powered vehicle is transformed to the kit of motor-assisted vehicle, this kit can make this shift step be simplified to, and allows the people who only has limited technological know-how and hand skill also can successfully its bicycle be transformed to the vehicle that is applicable to fully in travels down fast He easily.This effort is attempted also comprising and components number and complexity thereof can being reduced to minimum limit.
Another object of the present invention is to prevent when this bicycle is parked for a long time, can dismantle the major part of its driver element apace and prevent stolen or destroyed not needing to assemble once more equally apace under any readjustment.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide and can be convenient to device that the orientation of the friction roller of driver element is carried out suitable initial adjustment with respect to flower wheel, the efficient maximum that frictional horsepower is transmitted with the abrasion minimum of guaranteeing this friction roller and tire.
A further object of the present invention is to provide the device that is used for starting automatically the power-assist motor when having reached certain minimum speed by Pedalling.
According to the present invention, above-mentioned purpose can be used for and will have wheel, be equipped with tire, be transformed to motor assisted vehicle by muscle-powered vehicle and realize by such kit is provided.These cover parts comprise: at least one motor, the axle of motor have and are used for the friction roller of wheel of this wheeled vehicle of friction-driven; Leverage, it rotatably is hinged on the supporting member and is attached to regularly on described at least one the motor, and this leverage is used for urging to cause above-mentioned friction roller selectively with respect to described crop rotation frictional engagement or disengagement with it; Be attached to top and upper bracket device on the described vehicle part regularly and permanently, and be that described lower tray includes and is convenient to the inclination that described at least one motor does to have control at least, so that the axle of this motor enters the device in the sagittal plane of above-mentioned wheel; Wherein above-mentioned supporting member can insert and withdraw from respect to this top and lower tray device, so that install and unload described at least one motor.
In conjunction with several optimum examples the present invention is described referring to schematic diagram below, being able to has more comprehensive understanding to it.
Now especially at length with reference to the accompanying drawings, should be noted that, shown detail is as example, and only be to be used for discussing most preferred embodiment of the present invention, also be that the content that provides for making is be sure of to understand aspects such as described principle of the present invention and concept nature the most effective and the most easily explanatoryly simultaneously.At this, in order not plan to show the bright required for this reason more detailed CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION that surpasses from understanding the present invention basically, in this description of being done in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the expert is recognized can have various forms to implement the present invention.
In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the transparent view that is in the driver element of combination;
Fig. 2 is the transparent view of the driver element that is in a disengaged position;
Fig. 3 is the transparent view that driver element is observed from behind, shows and understands supporting member and rotatably be articulated in combination/disengagement lever on this supporting member;
Fig. 4 is the transparent view of driver element during from beneath;
Fig. 5 is the front elevation of driver element, has shown the relation between roller and the tire;
Fig. 6 is used for driver element is attached to the upper bracket on the front fork stem and the transparent view of lower tray;
Fig. 7 is the exploded drawings that shows the parts of the top of bright Fig. 6 and lower tray;
Fig. 8 is the enlarged drawing of the lower tray when making driver element be in the appropriate location;
Fig. 9～11 show brightly makes driver element reach the step of suitable height and position with respect to tire;
Figure 12 shows that bright axle with motor takes the step in the bicycle quick sagittal plane to;
Figure 13 shows the configuration of the Magnetic Sensor of bright monitoring pedalling rate.
Now, show among Fig. 1 that bright driver element 2 kit according to the present invention is assembled into, be installed on the front fork stem 4,4 ' of ordinary bicycle referring to accompanying drawing.Unit 2 is illustrated in binding site, to shift first end position before the combination/disengagement lever 6 onto, be installed on friction roller on the axle of motor 9, be located in the both sides of tire 10 and make wipe contact with the side of tire 10, generate a tangential force thus and on wheel 12, produce torque, to scrunching power-assist.Roller 8 is preferably made by the neoprene of suitable plastics.The bench section of this roller is designed to can partly cooperate with the section of bike tyre at least, in order to obtain big area of contact then can not stop them when not using disengagement.
The details of unit 2 and parts thereof will show their other accompanying drawing discussion in following and binding energy better with large scale more.
Fig. 2 shows the driver element 2 that is in a disengaged position, with lever 6 from the back to drawing in second end position, roller 8 swung out and no longer contact with tire 10.
Fig. 3 is the back to transparent view of unit 2, shows and understands by pivot member 16 lever 6 hinged supporting members 14 thereon.Show also among the figure and understand upper clamp 18 and lower clamp 18 ' that they not only provide rigidity still the instrument that is attached on the bicycle to be tied in unit 2 with stability but also shown in later on to supporting member 14.Can also see the base 20 that is fixedly connected to lever 6 lower ends, motor 9 then is installed on the base.In door part 22, remain in disengaged position shown in Figure 3 with lever 6 introducings and with it.Notched salient 24 becomes integral body with the lower surface of motor 9, and its meaning and purposes will be in later explanations.
Fig. 4 is the transparent view from the unit 2 of beneath, shows bright motor 9 to be installed to mode on the base 20.Each motor is provided with bolt 24, and is corresponding, is provided with slot (not shown) on base 20.Motor drive shaft 26 is provided with similar hole.Because this layout, be that distance between the roller 8 can be regulated and cooperated tire 10 between the motor drive shaft 26, as (for example be respectively 40 and 42cm) as illustrated among Fig. 5.Plate 28 allows to regulate required distance regularly with nut 30.
Fig. 6 is used for unit 2 is installed to the transparent view of upper bracket 32 and lower tray 34 on the front fork stem 4,4 '.Upper bracket 32 also comprises closure, and this closure is made up of lock housing 36 and U-shaped bolt 38, and this U-shaped bolt 38 can prevent without permission with unit 2 disconnections in inserting lock housing 36 as shown in the figure the time.Key 40 is just thought could remove down when the U-shaped bolt pushes in the lock housing 36.Then do not show bright with bar 4 bonded assembly handles.
Fig. 7 is the exploded view of upper bracket 32 and lower tray 34.As shown in the figure, upper bracket 32 comprises two half involutory anchor clamps 42,42 ', and they are scheduled in the bar portion 4 by lock housing plate 46 folders by screw 44.With sunk serew 50 boatswain chair 48 is fixed on half folder 42 then.Lower tray 34 comprises a bolt 52, and it has rubber buffer 56 by the hole 54 of bar portion 4 ' and at its front end.As shown in Figure 8, rubber buffer 56 is also located for it as the retainer of unit 2, and the meaning of this position will be in later discussion.
Twist the guiding collar 58 that also has that is incorporated on the bolt 52, circular groove 60 is arranged on the packing ring 58, wherein cooperating the end (Fig. 3) of supporting member 14.Guiding collar 58 provides a translation freedoms and a rotary freedom for supporting member 14.For the purpose of attractive in appearance, the freedom part of bolt 52 covers (Fig. 8) by the plastic ripple pipe box.
Fig. 9～11 show understands in the unit 2 just during dress, makes driver element 2 reach the method for suitable height and position with respect to tire.U-shaped bolt 38 is removed from lock housing 36 and be in a disengaged position with lever 6.Unit 2 is along show in being incorporated into boatswain chair 48 (Fig. 9) of arrow A, and the lower end of supporting member 14 is then slipped in the groove 60 of guiding collar 58.In this stage,, anchor clamps 18,18 ' do not clamp though being on the appropriate location.
Figure 10 shows clear next stage.Lever 6 is brought into binding site, when drawing or promoting supporting member 14, upper clamp 18 is remained in its position in boatswain chair 48, motor 9 then can move along direction shown in the double-head arrow B, on roller 8 is in appropriate location with respect to tire 10, as shown in figure 11.Clamp upper clamp 18 again.Lower clamp 18 ' answer this moment slippage to it with guiding collar 58 between only stay to remain little gap a (=2～3mm) position arranged.
In order to prevent the excessive abrasion in side of friction roller 8 and tire 10, the power that roller 8 is added on the tire 10 must be tangential force purely.This condition just thinks that axle 26 (Fig. 5) are arranged in wheel 12 sagittal plane and promptly could realize by the plane at wheel 12 centers.For the position of governor motor suitably 9 with roller 8, kit of the present invention provides elongated rod iron 64 (Figure 12), its end is coupled in the groove (not shown) of ornamental crimping 66 in the motor chassis top, top, again down, it remains in the plane of the axle 26 that also comprises motor 9 therefrom by the breach in the above-mentioned notched protrusion 24 (Fig. 3).The other end of bar 64 extends to the axle of wheel 12 at least.By unclamping nut 68 and 70, lower tray 68 can advance or withdraw from motor 9 is settled down cushion rubber 56 and bar 64 just in time is directed to the center of the axle of wheel 12, and fastening more afterwards upper nut 68 and 70 withdraws from excellent 64 simultaneously.If the sloping portion of supporting member 14 is no longer parallel with front fork stem 4 after this step, then can be by unclamping nut 72 and rotating threaded guiding collar 58 (Fig. 8) in the desired direction and recover its collimation.
Kit of the present invention also can provide Magnetic Sensor selectively, and it monitors pedalling rate, and only by after scrunching the speed that reaches about 5km/hr, automatic on-unit 2 and improve the rotating speed of motor along with the increase of pedalling rate.
This Magnetic Sensor (Figure 13) comprises the permanent magnet 74 that is fixed on one of pedal crank and is fixed in the proximity sensor of sticking at the bottom of the bicycle 76.The signal that magnet 74 was produced by near the time sensor 76 directs into through cable 78 and is installed in the casing 80 of managing under the bicycle on 82, and the microcomputer and the chargeable storage battery of 2 * 12V that are used for motor control are housed in the casing 80, and each ability is 7.2Ah.Casing 80 is lockable on the bicycle rack and can be fast and easily unload in case steal.
Also be provided with booster button on the handle, it can make motor speedup immediately pressing.
The expert can know that obviously technology of the present invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing description, and the present invention can be specialized by other special forms of implementation.So it is illustrative and nonrestrictive that embodiment given here should regard as in all fields, scope of the present invention is by the appended claim book rather than by fwd specification sheets regulation, and all contents of equal value thereby all should think in claims meaning and scope all are contained in wherein.
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1. be used for and will have wheel, be equipped with tire, be transformed to the kit of motor-assisted vehicle by muscle-powered vehicle, these cover parts comprise: at least one motor, the axle of motor have be used for friction-driven this have the friction roller of the wheel of wheel vehicle; Leverage, it rotatably is articulated on the supporting member and is attached to regularly on above-mentioned at least one the motor, is used for urging to cause described friction roller selectively and does frictionally combination or disengagement with it with respect to described wheel; Top and lower tray device, they are installed on the part of described vehicle regularly and permanently, and be that this lower tray includes the inclination that easily makes described at least one motor do to have control at least, to allow the axle of motor enter in the sagittal plane of above-mentioned wheel, wherein, described supporting member can insert and withdraw from respect to aforementioned top and lower tray device, can promote thus to install apace and unloads described at least one motor.
2. the described kit of claim 1 is wherein reached the cover parts and is comprised two motors, and the axial region of each motor is loaded with friction roller.
3. the described kit of claim 2, wherein said rotatable leverage has two end positions, and on its first position, these two roller clamping connections are also frictionally in conjunction with the tire of described wheel, and on its second position, throw off thereby these two roller pendulum leave with described tire.
4. the described kit of claim 2 wherein also comprises in order to regulate and to set the device of distance between described two rollers.
5. the described kit of claim 1, wherein said lower tray device comprises guide piece, for described supporting member provides a translation freedoms and a rotary freedom.
6. the described kit of claim 5, wherein said guide piece can move along aforementioned lower tray device, in order to lack collimation between the sloping portion of proofreading and correct described supporting member and the described front fork stem.
7. the described kit of claim 1, wherein also comprise elongate rod, this elongate rod temporarily is attached to the outside of one of described motor and is taken at the mode of extending in the plane of carrying roll shaft that includes described motor, is used for indicating the sagittal plane whether aforementioned axis in the binding site of described roller is arranged in above-mentioned wheel.
8. the described kit of claim 1, wherein said vehicle is a bicycle, also comprises being used for monitoring the sensing device that this bicycle scrunches speed.
9. the described kit of claim 8, wherein said sensing device comprise dress regularly invest on one of pedal crank of described bicycle permanent magnet and regularly dress invest the proximity sensor of sticking at the bottom of the described bicycle.
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| IL12796199A IL127961A0 (en) | 1999-01-07 | 1999-01-07 | A kit for converting a muscle-powered vehicle into a motor-assisted vehicle |
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| CN104853981A (en) * | 2012-12-05 | 2015-08-19 | 米其林集团总公司 | Electrical assistance device for a bicycle and electrically assisted bicycle provided with such a device |
| CN114104181A (en) * | 2022-01-05 | 2022-03-01 | 深圳市健坤运动器材有限公司 | External hanging type intelligent booster for bicycle |
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