EP3259178A4 - Pedal-driven vehicle crank - Google Patents

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EP3259178A4
EP3259178A4 EP16752997.3A EP16752997A EP3259178A4 EP 3259178 A4 EP3259178 A4 EP 3259178A4 EP 16752997 A EP16752997 A EP 16752997A EP 3259178 A4 EP3259178 A4 EP 3259178A4
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pedal
driven vehicle
vehicle crank
crank
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Willem Den Boer
Paul R. Metcalfe
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H21/00—Gearings comprising primarily only links or levers, with or without slides
    • F16H21/10—Gearings comprising primarily only links or levers, with or without slides all movement being in, or parallel to, a single plane
    • F16H21/12—Gearings comprising primarily only links or levers, with or without slides all movement being in, or parallel to, a single plane for conveying rotary motion
    • F16H21/14—Gearings comprising primarily only links or levers, with or without slides all movement being in, or parallel to, a single plane for conveying rotary motion by means of cranks, eccentrics, or like members fixed to one rotary member and guided along tracks on the other
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J45/00—Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
    • B62J45/40—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof
    • B62J45/41—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by the type of sensor
    • B62J45/411—Torque sensors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J45/00—Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
    • B62J45/40—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof
    • B62J45/41—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by the type of sensor
    • B62J45/412—Speed sensors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J45/00—Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
    • B62J45/40—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof
    • B62J45/42—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by mounting
    • B62J45/421—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by mounting at the pedal crank
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B62M1/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles
    • B62M1/36—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with rotary cranks, e.g. with pedal cranks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B62M3/00—Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B62M3/00—Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot
    • B62M3/02—Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot of adjustable length
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B62M3/00—Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot
    • B62M3/06—Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot with elliptical or other non-circular rotary movement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L3/00—Measuring torque, work, mechanical power, or mechanical efficiency, in general
    • G01L3/02—Rotary-transmission dynamometers
    • G01L3/14—Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element is other than a torsionally-flexible shaft
    • G01L3/1464—Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element is other than a torsionally-flexible shaft involving screws and nuts, screw-gears or cams
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L5/00—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
    • G01L5/0095—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes measuring work or mechanical power
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P3/00—Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds
    • G01P3/42—Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means
    • G01P3/44—Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring angular speed
    • G01P3/48—Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring angular speed by measuring frequency of generated current or voltage
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US201562117882P 2015-02-18 2015-02-18
PCT/US2016/018309 WO2016134044A1 (en) 2015-02-18 2016-02-17 Pedal-driven vehicle crank

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EP3259178A1 EP3259178A1 (en) 2017-12-27
EP3259178A4 true EP3259178A4 (en) 2018-03-21

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JP (1) JP2018505816A (en)
CN (1) CN107531309A (en)
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WO (1) WO2016134044A1 (en)

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DE29608085U1 (en) * 1996-05-06 1996-07-04 Mayer Werner K Dipl Ing Device for recording the pedaling force on a bicycle
US20010015642A1 (en) * 2000-02-22 2001-08-23 Roland Fischer Mechanical shaft with integrated magnet arrangement
WO2002020094A1 (en) * 2000-09-08 2002-03-14 Rainer Oberheim Device for determining tread force
US20070137307A1 (en) * 2005-12-09 2007-06-21 Gruben Kreg G Electromechanical force-magnitude, force-angle sensor
KR20120072450A (en) * 2010-12-24 2012-07-04 삼회산업 (주) A contactless type tortion detecter and an electricity motor bicycle controling additional power flexibly according to the necessary power
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WO2016134044A1 (en) 2016-08-25

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