Patents Assigned to Accell Group N.V.
  • Patent number: 8302982
    Abstract: A bicycle, provided with wheels rotatable about axles, which axles are detachably coupled, in a manner secured against rotation, to a frame (3) of a bicycle (1), wherein the detachable coupling of at least one of the axles (5) is provided with a sensor (S). The invention further provides a method for determining at least one bicycle use parameter, for instance a pedal force, torque and/or chain force generated by or under the influence of a cyclist, wherein the bicycle is provided with a sensor for producing a measuring signal, which measuring signal is processed for the purpose of determining the bicycle use parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Accell Group N.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Catharina Michael Bastianen
  • Publication number: 20100264622
    Abstract: A bicycle, provided with wheels rotatable about axles, which axles are detachably coupled, in a manner secured against rotation, to a frame (3) of a bicycle (1), wherein the detachable coupling of at least one of the axles (5) is provided with a sensor (S). The invention further provides a method for determining at least one bicycle use parameter, for instance a pedal force, torque and/or chain force generated by or under the influence of a cyclist, wherein the bicycle is provided with a sensor for producing a measuring signal, which measuring signal is processed for the purpose of determining the bicycle use parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: ACCELL GROUP N.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Catharina Michael Bastianen
  • Patent number: 6688625
    Abstract: Bicycle (1), comprising a first frame part (2) connected to a second frame part (13). The second frame part (13) is provided with a drive (14), comprising a crankshaft (16) carrying a driving gear blade (19) and a rear axle (17) carrying a driven gear blade (23). The bicylce (1) has as a particular feature that the drive (14) further comprises a gear hub (18) carrying a first, input gear blade (27) and a second, output gear blade (28), which gear hub (18) is mounted on the second frame part (13) at a distance from the rear axle (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Accell Group N.V.
    Inventors: Jan A. M. Schreuder, Jorrit W. Schoonhoven