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US4860176A
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Lighting device for vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-03-12
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-03-12
Abstract
Abstract Lighting device for a vehicle moving without an engine and on wheels, such as bicycle and tricycle, comprising two lights supplied from a generator (1) comprising a stator and a rotor drivable by a vehicle wheel through projecting members (34) cooperating with the spokes (34) from said wheel, said generator (1) comprising at least sixteen heteropolar poles (27) distributed over 360° facing an induction winding formed by a single coil (26) also extending over 360°, said poles (27) and coil (26) being movably mounted relative to one another, and the stator being so fastened to a vehicle fork (23) that the generator (1) be co-axial with the axis (21) of that wheel driving the rotor.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Bauwens
- 👤 Dirk De Bom Van Driessche
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 21:15
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K21/00; H02K21/12; H02K21/22; H02K21/227; B; B62; B62J; B62J6/00; B62J6/01; B62J6/06; B62J6/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
An electrical generator adapted for use with a standard wheeled bicycle, said generator disposed on an axle and a hub of a wheel of said bicycle, wherein the revolution of said hub around said axle as said wheel revolves enables said generator to output electricity, said generator comprising: a magnetic field induction assembly and a stator assembly; said stator assembly circumferentially disposed on said axle of said wheel; said stator assembly comprising a conductive coil disposed within a multi-sided metal casing, said casing having a plurality of apertures alternately formed on at least two sides thereof; said magnetic field induction assembly comprising a plurality of alternately opposed magnetic poles circumferentially disposed on said hub of said wheel, said magnetic field assembly circumferentially enclosing said stator assembly in a face to face relationship whereby rotation of said hub correspondingly rotates said magnetic field induction assembly around said stator assembly such that said alternately opposed magnetic poles pass over said plurality of apertures thereby inducing a magnetic field in said conductive coil through said plurality of apertures formed in said multi-sided metal casing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
An electrical generator adapted for use with a standard wheeled bicycle, said generator disposed on an axle and a hub of a wheel of said bicycle, wherein the revolution of said hub around said axle as said wheel revolves enables said generator to output electricity, said generator comprising: a magnetic field induction assembly and a stator assembly; said stator assembly circumferentially disposed on said axle of said wheel; said stator assembly comprising a conductive coil disposed within a multi-sided metal casing, said casing having a plurality of apertures alternately formed on at least two sides thereof; said magnetic field induction assembly comprising a plurality of alternately opposed magnetic poles circumferentially disposed on said hub of said wheel, said magnetic field assembly circumferentially enclosing said stator assembly in a face to face relationship whereby rotation of said hub correspondingly rotates said magnetic field induction assembly around said stator assembly such that said alternately opposed magnetic poles pass over said plurality of apertures thereby inducing a magnetic field in said conductive coil through said plurality of apertures formed in said multi-sided metal casing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electrical generator as set forth in claim 1, wherein said multi-sided metal casing further comprises: alternately disposed, interconnected and spaced apart U-shaped members formed to contain said coil wherein said apertures are spaced apart on at least two sides of said casing to form a spiral path for said magnetic field induction in said coil.
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