TW202315807A - Human-powered vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

A human-powered vehicle includes a frame, a rear wheel, a derailleur module, a shift lever set, and a controller. The frame has a handlebar. The rear wheel includes a hollow axle, a first side and a second side, and is assembled on the frame with the hollow axle as the axis. The derailleur module is assembled on the frame and at the first side of the rear wheel. The shift lever set is set on the handlebar and sends a gear shift signal in response to the shift operation. The controller is disposed on the second side of the rear wheel. The controller is wireless communicatively connected to the shift lever set and includes a control line which is passed through the hollow axle to connect to the derailleur module. The controller controls the derailleur module via the control line based on receiving the gear shift signal.

Description

human vehicle

The present disclosure relates to a human-powered vehicle, especially a human-powered vehicle with a wireless control module for controlling gear shifting and braking.

At present, the control of the front and rear sides of the human-powered vehicle includes a transmission and a brake, and all control operations are through the control mechanism assembled on the handle, such as a brake handle, a speed change regulator, and the like. Most of them use metal pull wires to control the speed change and brake from the handlebar of the human-powered vehicle along the vehicle body to the front wheel or rear wheel side. However, when the speed change and brake are assembled at the rear wheels, the metal wires need to be pulled longer, and skilled workers are also required to assemble them during assembly, and frequent maintenance and fine-tuning of the wires are required to ensure the operation of the wires Normal and correct. At the same time, it is also necessary to reserve wiring positions and holes on the frame, which limits the design of the car body. The direction, position and smoothness of the wiring also need to be considered when designing the handle.

In view of the above, in one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a human-powered vehicle including a frame, a rear wheel, a transmission module, a transmission operation device, and a controller. The frame is provided with grips. The rear wheel includes a hollow wheel shaft, a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the rear wheel is assembled on the vehicle frame with the hollow wheel shaft as an axis. The shifting module is mounted to the vehicle frame and located on the first side of the rear wheel. The shifting operation device is assembled on the handle, and sends out a shifting control signal in response to the shifting operation. The controller is assembled on the frame and located on the second side of the rear wheel. The controller wirelessly communicates with the shifting operation device and includes a control line. The control line passes through the hollow axle to connect to the shifting module. The controller is adapted to The variable speed control signal controls the variable speed module through the control line.

In this way, since there is no solid line connection between the shifting operation device at the handlebar and the controller at the rear wheel, they can be assembled separately and reduce the time and cost of installation and erection required by the physical lines, as well as subsequent maintenance costs. Since there is no need to pre-drill wiring holes on the vehicle frame, the design of the vehicle frame can be more flexible. The setting position and direction of the handle can also be designed more flexibly without being restricted by the solid line, and have better installation freedom. At the same time, it can also avoid the rust, metal fatigue, fracture and other conditions caused by the weather and long-term use of the metal wire. In addition, the wiring through the hollow axle allows the transmission module and the controller to be located on different sides of the rear wheel, so that the overall left and right loads are more balanced, and the limited space of the frame at the rear wheel can also be effectively used.

Various embodiments are proposed below for detailed description. However, the embodiments are only used as examples for illustration and will not limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. In addition, some components are omitted from the drawings in the embodiments to clearly show the technical features of the present disclosure. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar elements.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a human-powered vehicle viewed from a second side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a schematic partial top view of the rear wheel of a human-powered vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 3 is a partial schematic view viewed from the first side at the rear wheel of a human-powered vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the human-powered vehicle 100 includes a vehicle frame 10 , a rear wheel 30 , a transmission module 40 , a transmission operation device 50 and a controller 60 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the frame 10 of the human-powered vehicle 100 includes a front side facing the forward direction and a rear side relatively rearward, and the rear wheels 30 are disposed on the rear side of the frame 10 . The human-powered vehicle 100 also includes front wheels, seat cushions, pedals, etc. required for riding, which will not be described one by one here.

The vehicle frame 10 is provided with a grip 11 at the front side, and the shift operating device 50 is assembled on the grip 11, and sends a shift control signal in response to the shift operation. The shifting operating device 50 can be assembled at any position of the handlebar 11 as long as it is convenient for the user to operate and control during riding.

The rear wheel 30 includes a hollow wheel shaft 20 , a first side 12 and a second side 13 opposite to the first side 12 . The rear wheel 30 is assembled on the frame 10 with the hollow wheel shaft 20 as the axis. The transmission module 40 is assembled on the frame 10 and located on the first side 12 of the rear wheel 30 . When assembling, the rear wheel 30 can be set to the corresponding position to be assembled at the rear of the vehicle frame 10, and the shifting module 40 can also be placed at the corresponding position to be assembled, and then the hollow wheel shaft 20 can be used to pass through the rear wheel 30 and the shifting position. The module 40 is used to assemble the rear wheel 30 and the transmission module 40 to the vehicle frame 10 . As shown in FIG. 2 , in the plan view of FIG. 2 , the side of the rear wheel 30 relative to the upper side of the drawing is the first side 12 , and the side relative to the lower side of the drawing is the second side 13 . Alternatively, when the user rides on the human-powered vehicle 100 and looks in the direction of travel, the right side of the rear wheel 30 is the first side 12 , and the left side of the rear wheel 30 is the second side 13 . In this example, the transmission module 40 is assembled to the first side 12 of the rear wheel 30 . The controller 60 is assembled on the frame 10 and located on the second side 13 of the rear wheel 30 .

The controller 60 is wirelessly connected to the shift operating device 50 to receive a shift control signal from the shift operating device 50 . 1 and 3, the controller 60 includes a control line 61, the control line 61 passes through the hollow axle 20 to be connected to the transmission module 40 located on the first side 12 of the vehicle frame 10, and the controller 60 is adapted to receive The gear shift control signal controls the gear shift module 40 through the control line 61 .

Thereby, since the shifting operating device 50 located at the handlebar 11 on the front side of the vehicle frame 10 is connected to the controller 60 located at the rear wheel 30 on the rear side of the vehicle frame 10 through wireless communication, there is no solid line connection between the two. Therefore, they can be assembled separately and reduce the installation and erection time cost required by the physical circuit, as well as the subsequent maintenance cost. Since there is no need to pre-open holes for wiring on the vehicle frame 10, the design of the vehicle frame 10 can be more flexible. The setting position and direction of the handle 11 can also be designed more flexibly without being restricted by the physical circuit, and have better installation freedom. At the same time, it can also avoid the rust, metal fatigue, fracture and other conditions caused by the weather and long-term use of the metal wire. In addition, routing the cables through the hollow axle 20 allows the transmission module 40 and the controller 60 to be located on different sides of the rear wheel 30, so that the overall left and right loads are relatively balanced, and the frame at the 30 rear wheels can also be effectively used. 10 for limited space.

In this embodiment, the controller 60 further includes a power source 62 , and the power source 62 supplies power to the transmission module 40 through the control line 61 . For example, the transmission module 40 can be an electronic transmission, the controller 60 is electrically connected to the transmission module 40 through a control line 61 , and the power supply 62 provides the power required by the transmission module 40 . In this way, the variable speed module 40 and the controller 60 are integrated into one system, sharing the same power, and the controller 60 receives the control signal to control the variable speed module 40, which can reduce the physical wiring, additional power supply and controller required Installation and erection time costs, and subsequent maintenance costs.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the human-powered vehicle 100 further includes a disc 70 and a brake operating device 80 . The disc 70 is passed through the hollow wheel shaft 20 to be assembled on the frame 10 and located on the second side 13 of the rear wheel 30 . The brake operating device 80 is set on the handle 11 and sends out a brake control signal in response to the brake operation. The controller 60 further includes a disc brake caliper 63 corresponding to the disc 70 , and the controller 60 controls the disc brake caliper 63 to grip the disc 70 based on the received braking control signal. When the user wants to brake during riding, he can operate the brake operating device 80 located at the handlebar 11 . The brake operating device 80 sends a brake control signal to the controller 60 in response to the brake operation. After receiving the brake control signal, the controller 60 controls and drives the disc brake caliper 63 to clamp the disc 70 for braking. In this way, the controller 60 and the rear brake can be integrated into one system, and while receiving the brake control signal through the controller 60, the controller 60 directly performs clamping and braking on the disc 70, thereby reducing the setting of additional brakes. In this way, the controller 60 , the disc brake caliper 63 and the power supply 62 are all integrated into the controller 60 , which can greatly reduce the components to be assembled, and can reduce the installation time cost and subsequent maintenance cost.

In this embodiment, the controller 60 further includes a speed sensor 64 , and the rear wheel 30 further includes an induction magnet 31 , and the speed sensor 64 obtains the speed of the human-powered vehicle 100 by sensing the induction magnet 31 . As mentioned above, after the speed change and brake are electronically controlled, other sensors can be used to achieve intelligent brake control. For example, with the speed sensor 64, the vehicle speed information can be obtained, so as to increase the logical judgment of braking. The controller 60 can control the disc brake caliper 63 to clamp the disc 70 according to the received braking control signal. For example, the disc 70 is clamped in a point-and-click manner, rather than being clamped in a manner of completely clamping and locking immediately. In this way, when the speed of the vehicle is fast, when the user performs a sudden braking action, the user can apply the brake according to the speed of the vehicle to prevent the brake from locking up, which can suppress the slippage and deviation of the rear wheel 30 and improve the safety when riding.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the controller 60 further includes a gyroscope 65 for obtaining the inclination angle of the vehicle frame 10 . In this way, it is possible to understand whether the human-powered vehicle 100 is riding on a flat surface, uphill or downhill in various situations, and intelligently control functions such as assisted shifting or braking. For example, the controller 60 can determine whether to control the disc brake caliper 63 to clamp the disc 70 according to the vehicle speed and the tilt angle. For example, when a downhill or excessive vehicle speed is sensed, the gyroscope 65 can sense and provide a signal of the tilt angle to the controller 60, so that the controller 60 can control the disc brake caliper 63 to clamp the disc 70 to maintain slight braking , reduce the speed of the vehicle, improve driving safety, and reduce the fatigue caused by the user's need to continuously slightly press the brake operating device 80.

In this embodiment, the speed change operation device 50 is connected to the controller 60 via a bluetooth module. The brake operating device 80 is also connected to the controller 60 via the bluetooth module. In other implementations, the shift operating device 50 and the controller 60 or the brake operating device 80 and the controller 60 may also perform signal transmission through a wireless communication module such as WiFi, so as to realize the function of wireless signal transmission.

100:Human vehicles 10: Frame 11: Grip 12: First side 13: Second side 20: hollow axle 30: rear wheel 31: induction magnet 40: Variable speed module 50: Variable speed operating device 60: Controller 61: Control line 62: power supply 63: Disc brake calipers 64:Speed sensor 65: Gyroscope 70: Disc 80:Brake operating device

[Fig. 1] is a schematic view of a human-powered vehicle viewed from the second side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Fig. 2] is a partial top view of the rear wheel of a human-powered vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [ Fig. 3 ] is a partial schematic view of the rear wheel of a human-powered vehicle viewed from the first side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

100:Human vehicles

10: Frame

11: Grip

20: hollow axle

30: rear wheel

31: induction magnet

50: Variable speed operating device

60: Controller

61: Control line

62: power supply

64:Speed sensor

65: Gyroscope

70: Disc

80:Brake operating device

Claims (9)

A human-powered vehicle comprising: a frame, provided with a handle; A rear wheel, including a hollow wheel axle, a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the rear wheel is assembled on the frame with the hollow wheel axle as the axis; a transmission module, assembled on the frame and located on the first side of the rear wheel; A shifting operation device is assembled on the handle and sends out a shifting control signal in response to a shifting operation; and A controller is assembled on the vehicle frame and located on the second side of the rear wheel, the controller is wirelessly connected to the shifting operation device, and includes: A control line passes through the hollow axle to connect to the speed change module, and the controller controls the speed change module based on the received speed change control signal through the control line. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein the controller further includes a power supply, and the power supply supplies power to the transmission module through the control line. The human-powered vehicle as described in Claim 1 further includes: a disc mounted on the frame and on the second side of the rear wheel; and A brake operating device is assembled on the handle and sends out a brake control signal in response to a brake operation; Wherein, the controller further includes a disc brake caliper corresponding to the disc, and the controller controls the disc brake caliper to clamp the disc based on the received braking control signal. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 3, wherein the controller further includes a speed sensor, and the rear wheel further includes an induction magnet, and the speed sensor obtains the vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle by sensing the induction magnet. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 4, wherein the controller controls the disc brake caliper to clamp the disc according to the received brake control signal. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 4, wherein the controller further includes a gyroscope, and the gyroscope is used to obtain an inclination angle of the vehicle frame. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 6, wherein the controller controls the disc brake caliper to clamp the disc according to the vehicle speed and the inclination angle. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 3, wherein the brake operating device is connected to the controller via a bluetooth module. The human-powered vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein the transmission operating device and the controller are connected via a bluetooth module.

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