Abstract: A drive unit of a vehicle includes a motor and a crankshaft mechanically coupled by a transmission and located within a housing. The transmission includes a first gear wheel rotatable about a motor axis and a second gear wheel rotatable about a crank axis. The housing includes a first fastening region and a second fastening region, configured for fastening the drive unit to a frame interface of the vehicle, wherein, in a cutting plane through the drive unit and orthogonally to the crank axis, a longitudinal axis is defined that intersects the crank axis and the motor axis, and a first line is defined that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and tangential on an outer circumference of the motor, and wherein the first fastening region has a first center point arranged on the first line or on a side of the first line facing away from the crank axis.

Abstract: A frame assembly of a two-wheeled vehicle, operable with muscle power and/or motor power. The frame assembly includes a main frame, a sprung rear triangle, and at least one connecting element, which is arranged on the main frame. The connecting element connecting at least a part of the rear triangle to the main frame so as to be pivotable about a joint axis, and the connecting element being equipped for mounting a drive unit on the main frame.

Abstract: A drive assembly of a vehicle operable with muscular power and/or motor power. The drive assembly includes: a drive unit; a frame interface, the drive unit being arranged at least partially between a first wall and a second wall of the frame interface, the drive unit including a through-hole; two sleeves inserted into the through-hole of the drive unit on both sides; and a through-bolt inserted through the through-hole and the two sleeves and holding the drive unit on each of the two walls.

Abstract: A drive assembly of a vehicle operable with muscular power and/or motor power. The drive assembly including a drive unit, a frame interface, wherein the drive unit is arranged at least partially between a first wall and a second wall of the frame interface, a first bracket holding the drive unit on the first wall, and a second bracket holding the drive unit on the second wall. The first bracket comprises a first damping sleeve inserted into a first opening of the drive unit, the second bracket comprises a second damping sleeve inserted into a second opening of the drive unit, wherein each damping sleeve is screwed to the corresponding wall by means of a screw. Each damping sleeve comprises a sleeve, and a damping element which at least partially surrounds the sleeve and is formed from a vibration-damping material.

Abstract: A drive system of a vehicle which is operable using muscular energy and/or motor power. The drive system includes a drive unit and a frame interface, the drive unit being at least partially situated between a first wall and a second wall of the frame interface. The drive system further includes a holding device, which holds the drive unit on each of the two walls, the holding device being fixed in place on the second wall; and a tolerance compensation element. The first wall has a first wall opening. The tolerance compensation element is developed in the form of a sleeve and is situated inside the first wall opening. A part of the holding device is disposed inside the tolerance compensation element in an axially movable manner.

Abstract: A drive assembly of a vehicle which can be operated by means of muscle power and/or motor power. The drive assembly includes: a drive unit, a frame interface, wherein the drive unit is disposed at least partially between a first wall and a second wall of the frame interface, wherein the drive unit comprises a through-bore, two sleeves which are inserted into the through-bore of the drive unit on both sides, and a through-bolt which is inserted through the through-bore and the two sleeves and holds the drive unit on each of the two walls. The through-bolt braces the two walls against one another.

Abstract: A method for immobilizing a vehicle, in particular an electric bicycle. A drive train of the vehicle includes a clutch that includes a first clutch component and a second clutch component that are situated coaxially with respect to one another and configured to be rotatably fixedly connected to one another by mechanical contact in at least one predefined rotational direction. The method includes: detecting an input of a user for activating an immobilizer, and actuating an actuator as a function of the detected input, as the result of which the first clutch component and/or the second clutch component are/is displaced in the axial direction, as the result of which the mechanical contact between the first clutch component and the second clutch component is separated.

Abstract: A fastening system configured for fastening a device to a hollow component having two holes situated opposite one another. The fastening system includes a first screw that has a head and that is designed to be guided through a first hole of the holes, and a sliding sleeve having an outer diameter that has a tolerance. The sliding sleeve is designed to accept the first screw at the second hole of the holes. An outer diameter of the sliding sleeve is displaceable in the axial direction of the first screw due to a clearance fit.

Abstract: A drive system of an electrically operable bicycle. The drive system includes an electric drive including a housing, at least one first mounting part and a second mounting part, which are fastened at the housing and are configured for being fastened at a frame component of the bicycle, the first mounting part being situated at a first side of the electric drive, and the second mounting part being situated at a second side of the electric drive, opposite the first side.

Abstract: A measurement assemblage for measuring the torque on a shaft, and in particular the torsional moment of the shaft, having a sensor device that is configured to measure a magnetic field carried or generated by the shaft; a sensor holder for holding the sensor device and for disposing the sensor device with respect to a region of an outer circumferential surface of the shaft; and at least one force element that is configured to dispose the sensor holder, by force impingement, in stationary fashion with respect to the region of the outer circumferential surface of the shaft, the at least one force element being configured to exert a tensile force on the sensor holder in such a way that the sensor holder is pulled against the region of the outer circumferential surface of the shaft as a result of the tensile force.

Abstract: A measurement assemblage for measuring the torque on a shaft, and in particular the torsional moment of the shaft, having a sensor device that is configured to measure a magnetic field carried or generated by the shaft; a sensor holder for holding the sensor device and for disposing the sensor device with respect to a region of an outer circumferential surface of the shaft; and at least one force element that is configured to dispose the sensor holder, by force impingement, in stationary fashion with respect to the region of the outer circumferential surface of the shaft, the at least one force element being configured to exert a tensile force on the sensor holder in such a way that the sensor holder is pulled against the region of the outer circumferential surface of the shaft as a result of the tensile force.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a pedal- and motor-driven bicycle, the motor in the vehicle being able to assist the driver at least in a pushing operation, the movement or state variable of the pedal is compared with a threshold value in the pushing operation, and the driving of the vehicle is modified at least briefly as a function of the exceeding or not attaining of this threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular an electronically commutated electric motor. The electric motor has a stator, a rotor and a housing, which accommodates at least the stator and the rotor in a cavity. The electric motor also has a power output stage, which is connected to the stator and is designed to energize the stator in order to induce a rotating magnetic field. The power output stage has at least one power semiconductor with a thermal contact area, wherein the thermal contact area is thermally conductively connected to the housing, with the result that heat generated in the power semiconductor can be dissipated to the housing. According to the invention, the housing has a housing cup, which at least partially surrounds the cavity and is preferably thermally conductive and which has a cup wall, wherein the cup wall has a mating contact area corresponding to the thermal contact area.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement comprising an electric and/or electronic module (10) and a circuit carrier (12), wherein at least one electric connecting line (14) of the electric and/or electronic module (10) can be accommodated in a recess (16) of the circuit carrier (12). The arrangement comprises at least one clamping element (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) which immobilizes the at least one connecting line (14) in the recess (16) once it has been introduced into the recess (16).

Abstract: A method for automatically controlling the gear of a gearshift of an electric bicycle. At least one actual operating parameter of a drive component of the electric bicycle is recorded by recording an operating variable of the drive component. The at least one actual operating parameter is compared to a setpoint default, which reflects an operating point of the electric drive, which is linked to a higher efficiency, a greater reliability or a greater durability of components of the electric drive or of the drive component than in response to an operation according to the at least one actual operating parameter. The at least one actual operating parameter is approximated to the setpoint default by changing the gear. A corresponding device for automatically controlling the gear is also described.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a pedal- and motor-driven bicycle, the motor in the vehicle being able to assist the driver at least in a pushing operation, the movement or state variable of the pedal is compared with a threshold value in the pushing operation, and the driving of the vehicle is modified at least briefly as a function of the exceeding or not attaining of this threshold value.

Abstract: A transmission for electric bicycles to detect a torque applied to a pedal crank shaft, includes a pedal crank shaft upon which the torque acts, a hollow shaft configured to connect to an output, through which the pedal crank shaft extends coaxially, and which is supported rotatably with respect to the pedal crank shaft, a sensor shaft offset in parallel with respect to the pedal crank shaft and a force sensor connected to the sensor shaft. The transmission includes a drive-side sensor transmission and an output side sensor transmission. The drive-side sensor transmission connects the pedal crank shaft to the sensor shaft and the output-side sensor transmission connects the sensor shaft to the hollow shaft, which is configured to be connected to an output, and the drive-side sensor transmission has a gear ratio which differs from the gear ratio of the output-side sensor transmission. A corresponding method is also described.

Abstract: An electric power tool comprises one or more optical waveguides which are combined with a shaped body so as to form a support element having a stable shape. The light guides may be part of optical switches or sensors. The support element ensures protection of the optical waveguides from vibrations, dust and so on, whereby a high level of operational reliability is ensured.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular an electronically commutated electric motor. The electric motor has a stator, a rotor and a housing, which accommodates at least the stator and the rotor in a cavity. The electric motor also has a power output stage, which is connected to the stator and is designed to energize the stator in order to induce a rotating magnetic field. The power output stage has at least one power semiconductor with a thermal contact area, wherein the thermal contact area is thermally conductively connected to the housing, with the result that heat generated in the power semiconductor can be dissipated to the housing. According to the invention, the housing has a housing cup, which at least partially surrounds the cavity and is preferably thermally conductive and which has a cup wall, wherein the cup wall has a mating contact area corresponding to the thermal contact area.