With Axle Driving Shaft Arranged Coaxially With Motor Output Shaft(ipc) Patents (Class 180/206.6)
  • Patent number: 11945542
    Abstract: Disclosed is an express tricycle target object, falling within the field of intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) test equipment. A base plate, vehicle body support plates, two lateral support plates, a vehicle head support plate, several locking mechanisms and skins are included. The vehicle body support plates, the lateral support plates and the vehicle head support plate are assembled into the shape of the express tricycle target object via the locking mechanisms, and different parts of the skins are arranged with wave-absorbing sponges to reduce a radar cross section or with metal substances to enhance a radar cross section, to solve the problem of the insufficient coverage of traffic accident scenes in current tests of the active safety performance of ICVs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Intelligent Connected Technology of CAERI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinming Wan, Qiang Zhang, Xin Zhang, Yu Tang, Tao Chen, Wei Pan, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11021013
    Abstract: A system of bracket assemblies for a wheelchair comprises a pair of bracket assemblies adapted to be connected to respective sides of a seat frame of the wheelchair. Each of the bracket assemblies has a base adapted to be secured to a seat frame member of the seat frame, an arm adapted to be secured to a backrest frame member of a backrest frame, and a pivot pivotally connecting the base to the arm for rotational movement of the arm relative to the base. One or more blocking mechanism blocks the rotational movement of the arm relative to the base in a use orientation of the backrest frame. A rod having opposed ends connected to the base of the pair of the bracket assemblies for spacing the bracket assemblies away from one another. A rear wheel unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: MOTION COMPOSITES INC.
    Inventors: Pierre-Andre Couture, Michael Archambault, Alexandre Bleau, Maxime Lamarre, Alec Stephani, David Gingras
  • Patent number: 9027691
    Abstract: A driving unit for use in an electric assist bicycle includes a rotation detection device in addition to a torque detection device such that the detection resolution of the rotation detection device is increased. The driving unit includes a housing, a crankshaft, a torque detection device, a rotating member, and a rotation detection device. The rotating member includes a connecting shaft and an output shaft. The connecting shaft is located at one of the ends of the rotating member disposed along its axis, and is coupled with the crankshaft in the housing. The output shaft is located at the other one of the ends of the rotating member disposed along its axis. The rotation detection device includes a detected portion and a detector. The detected portion is provided on the rotating member, and located around the central axis of the crankshaft in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Ishida, Noriyasu Ishikawa, Shinnosuke Moji
  • Patent number: 8950531
    Abstract: An internal motorized bicycle hub includes a hub axle, a motor, a first bearing, a second bearing, a spacer and a movement restricting section. The motor has a rotor and a stator. The first and second bearings rotatably support the rotor on the hub axle. The second bearing is axially spaced apart from the first bearing. Each of the first and second bearings includes an inner race attached to the hub axle, an outer race attached to the rotor, and a rolling element arranged between the inner and outer races. The spacer is arranged between the inner races. The movement restricting section restricts movement of the inner race of the first bearing in a direction of separating from the bearing of the second bearing. The spacer presses the bearing of the first bearing towards the movement restricting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Urabe
  • Patent number: 8944205
    Abstract: A hub electric motor unit for a motor-driven or motor-assisted vehicle, the vehicle comprising a frame, a wheel having a hub and a wheel rim connected to the hub by a plurality of spokes; the hub electric motor unit comprising a shaft connectable to the frame of the vehicle, a stator unit mounted on the hub shaft, a rotor disposed around and coaxially with the hub shaft; a hub shell rotatably mounted on the hub shaft, wherein the hub shell comprises two cap members axially disposed on respective sides of the rotor; wherein each cap member comprises a connecting part for connecting a respective subset of the spokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hoganas AB (Publ)
    Inventors: Göran Nord, Lars-Olov Pennander
  • Patent number: 8905214
    Abstract: An electric hub unit includes a hub composed of first casing and a second casing. An electric unit is located between the first and second casings. An axle extends through two respective centers of the first and second casings. The first casing has a reception recess defined in one side thereof. A first extension and a second extension extend axially from the first casing and toward in opposite directions. A bearing is located in the inside of the second extension. A socket unit has a tubular portion and a ratchet unit is connected to the socket unit. The socket unit is mounted to outside of the first casing, and a bearing and a plate are located between the tubular portion and the first extension. The hub unit prevents water and foreign objects from entering into the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Joy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsung Chen
  • Patent number: 8876657
    Abstract: The automatic gear bike includes a control system for selectively operating in an automatic mode, providing power to the bike or a manual mode. The control system includes a control assembly, a motor assembly operatively in communication with the control assembly, and a gear assembly in operative engagement with the motor assembly. The gear assembly includes a ration gear, a hub, and hub embedded gear. The ration gear is operatively connected to the beam gear, and the hub embedded gear is connected to the hub. The controller receives detects the real-time bike speed, and compares the bike speed to a pre-selected bike speed. Based on the comparison the controller sends a signal to the motor assembly to selectively transfer power to the beam gear and operatively connected gear assembly, to increase or decrease the bike speed such that the real-time bike speed is substantially equal to the pre-selected speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Fawzi Behbehani
  • Patent number: 8636095
    Abstract: An electric power-assisted bicycle includes a transmission mechanism (3), a speed reduction mechanism (16) and a drive motor (15) which are arranged in parallel in the direction of the an axle, inside a rear hub (1) of a drive wheel. The transmission mechanism (3) and the speed reduction mechanism (16) are each formed by planetary gear mechanisms, and a planetary carrier (3c) is shared between the transmission mechanism and the speed reduction mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8376110
    Abstract: A hub shell of a hub assembly is rotatable about a fixed hub shaft. A power transmitting member is disposed within the hub shell. A pawl supporting member has at least one pawl member movable between an active position where the pawl member allows transmission of rotary power from the hub shell to the power transmitting member and an inactive position decoupling the pawl from one of the power transmitting member and the hub shell. A one way roller clutch assembly is coupled between the power transmitting member and the hub shell and is movable between an active position where the roller clutch assembly couples the power transmitting member to the hub shell to transmit rotary power from the power transmitting member to the hub shell and an inactive position decoupling the power transmitting member from the hub shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120305325
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric power-assisted bicycle which includes a speed reducer, an electric motor, and a transmission mechanism in parallel along an axle, and thus the devices are made compact. In order to solve the problem mentioned above, the electric power-assisted bicycle includes a transmission mechanism (3), a speed reduction mechanism (16) and a drive motor (15) which are arranged in parallel in the direction of the axle, inside a rear hub (1) of a drive wheel, wherein the transmission mechanism (3) and the speed reduction mechanism (16) are each formed by planetary gear mechanisms, and a planetary carrier (3c) is shared between the transmission mechanism and the speed reduction mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Kiyohiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8220578
    Abstract: A kit can convert a non-driven wheel of a bicycle into a wheel driven by drive. The wheel includes a hub for rotatably receiving an axle the axle being mountable between the fork blades of a fork. A bicycle has a wheel converted to be driven by a drive in this manner. A method includes steps for converting a bicycle in this manner using the kit. The kit includes two supports mountable at the outer face of a fork blade having elements for being coupled with a fork blade, respectively. The supports include bearings, respectively, for rotatably receiving at least one shaft. The at least one shaft is connectable in co-rotation with the wheel to be driven. Furthermore, an arrangement for coupling at least one shaft to the drive is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Johann Joseph Kerschgens Long
  • Publication number: 20110198144
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a frame having at least one supporting member, at least one wheel having a shaft fixed to the supporting member and a hub rotatable about the shaft, and at least one slim motor having a rotor coupled to the hub and rotating about an axis aligned with the shaft, wherein the slim motor drives the hub to rotate about the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hsin Hsu, Yee-Pien Yang, Shih-Hsiang Chien