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Motor and pedal driven bicycle
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-03-10
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Granted: 1994-08-30
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Expires: 2013-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A motor and pedal driven bicycle having a motor driving unit for providing driver power to a wheel in which the motor driving unit includes a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions, a battery powered wheel driving motor, and a speed reducer coupled to the motor to reduce a revolution speed of the motor. The casing is composed of a fixed portion secured to a hub spindle of the wheel and a rotatable portion provided on a hub shell mounted on the hub spindle to be rotatable along with the hub shell. Either the motor or both the motor and the speed reducer are provided on the inside of the fixed portion of the casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Hirose
- 👤 Yukifumi Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:55
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62M; B62M6/00; B62M6/40; B62M6/60; B60; B60L; B60L15/00; B60L15/20; B60L15/2054; B60L3/00; B60L3/0023; B60L3/0061; B60L3/0084; B60L50/00; B60L50/20; B60L50/50; B60L50/52; B60L50/60; B60L50/66; B60L8/00; B60L8/003; B60L2200/00; B60L2200/12; B60L2220/00; B60L2220/40; B60L2220/44; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/10; B60L2240/36; B60L2240/40; B60L2240/42; B60L2240/421; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/64; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T10/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said disc-like casing including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; said rotatable portion being disposed on a hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle, whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; and said battery powered wheel driving motor and at least a part of said speed reducer are both provided at a location lower than said hub spindle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said disc-like casing including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; said rotatable portion being disposed on a hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle, whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; and said battery powered wheel driving motor and at least a part of said speed reducer are both provided at a location lower than said hub spindle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 1, wherein: said speed reducer includes a plurality of reducing members; said plurality of reducing members comprising a first step through a final step; and said final step being integrated with said rotatable portion of said disc-like casing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 1, wherein: said speed reducer includes a plurality of pulleys; said plurality of pulleys comprising a first step through a final step; and said final step being connected to and made an integral part of said rotatable portion of said disc-like casing by a screw member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 1, wherein: said rotatable portion of said disc-like casing includes a plate portion and a drum portion; said plate portion disposed opposite to said fixed portion; and said drum portion disposed on the periphery of said plate portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 1, wherein: a part of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing forms a motor cover for said battery powered wheel driving motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
233 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said disc-like casing including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; said rotatable portion being disposed on a hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle, whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; and a pedal rotatably supported on a first end of a crank; a chain sprocket coaxially provided on a crank spindle at a second end of said crank; and a chain ring with teeth mounted on the hub shell and coupled to said chain sprocket through a chin for transmitting a driving force generated by a revolution of said pedal to said hub shell through said crank, said chain sprocket and said chain when desired.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
233 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said disc-like casing including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; said rotatable portion being disposed on a hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle, whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; and a pedal rotatably supported on a first end of a crank; a chain sprocket coaxially provided on a crank spindle at a second end of said crank; and a chain ring with teeth mounted on the hub shell and coupled to said chain sprocket through a chin for transmitting a driving force generated by a revolution of said pedal to said hub shell through said crank, said chain sprocket and said chain when desired.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
183 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said disc-like casing including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; said rotatable portion being disposed on a hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle, whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; and a control unit including a control substrate and at least one control circuit component being provided on said fixed portion of said disc-like casing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
183 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into two portions; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said disc-like casing including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; said rotatable portion being disposed on a hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle, whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; and a control unit including a control substrate and at least one control circuit component being provided on said fixed portion of said disc-like casing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 7 wherein any individual one of said at least one circuit component which is subject to heating in said control unit is provided on an internal surface of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing in such a manner that said individual one of said at least one circuit component which is subject to heating comes close to said internal surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
187 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; a rotational element of said speed reducer is coaxially disposed on said hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle; and said rotatable portion being removably fastened to said hub shell whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell and removal of said rotatable portion allows access to said motor and said reducer without requiring partial disassembly thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
187 words
A motor and pedal driven bicycle, comprising: a motor driving unit for imparting driving power to a wheel; said driving unit including a disc-like casing having a space formed therein and dividable into a fixed portion and a rotatable portion; said driving unit further including a battery powered wheel driving motor; a speed reducer coupled to said battery powered wheel driving motor, said speed reducer including means for reducing a revolution speed of said battery powered wheel driving motor; said fixed portion being secured to a hub spindle of said wheel; at least one of said battery powered wheel driving motor and said speed reducer is provided on an inside of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing; a rotational element of said speed reducer is coaxially disposed on said hub shell, said hub shell being rotatably mounted on said hub spindle; and said rotatable portion being removably fastened to said hub shell whereby said rotatable portion is rotatable about said hub spindle along with said hub shell and removal of said rotatable portion allows access to said motor and said reducer without requiring partial disassembly thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, wherein: said speed reducer includes a plurality of reducing members; said plurality of reducing members comprising a first step through a final step; and said final step being integrated with said rotatable portion of said disc-like casing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, wherein: said speed reducer includes a plurality of pulleys; said plurality of pulleys comprising a first step through a final step; and said final step being connected to and made an integral part of said rotatable portion of said disc-like casing by a screw member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, wherein: said rotatable portion of said disc-like casing includes a plate portion and a drum portion; said plate portion disposed opposite to said fixed portion; and said drum portion disposed on the periphery of said plate portion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, wherein: said battery powered wheel driving motor and at least a part of said speed reducer are both provided at a location lower than said hub spindle.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, wherein: a part of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing forms a motor cover for said battery powered wheel driving motor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, wherein: a control unit including a control substrate and at least one control circuit component is provided on said fixed portion of said disc-like casing.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
70 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 15, wherein: any individual one of said at least one circuit component which is subject to heating in said control unit is provided on an internal surface of said fixed portion of said disc-like casing in such a manner that said individual one of said at least one circuit component which is subject to heating comes close to said internal surface.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
86 words
The motor and pedal driven bicycle according to claim 9, further comprising: a pedal rotatably supported on a first end of a crank; a chain sprocket coaxially provided on a crank spindle at a second end of said crank; and a chain ring with teeth mounted on the hub shell and coupled to said chain sprocket through a chain for transmitting a driving force generated by a revolution of said pedal to said hub shell through said crank, said chain sprocket and said chain when desired.
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