526results about "Bicycles" patented technology

The invention discloses a bicycle rim and a manufacturing method thereof.The bicycle rim comprises an annular rim body, and the rim body comprises a U-shaped supporting part, a connecting part connected with the two ends of the supporting part and two bead beads arranged at the two ends of the outer side of the connecting part respectively; a semi-closed tire groove used for installing a tire is defined by the connecting part and the two tire beads, the width of each tire bead is 5-10 mm, and the tire beads are provided with lightening holes. According to the bicycle rim and the manufacturing method thereof, the width of the bead of the rim is increased, so that riding resistance can be reduced for a road ring, wind resistance can be reduced for a mountain ring, and the problem of tire biting can be effectively reduced; the lightening holes are formed in the bead position, so that the width of the bead is increased, and the self weight of the rim is basically unchanged; the hollow pipe is pre-buried in the bead and integrally formed with the rim, the lightening hole structure is obtained, the conception is ingenious, and the problem that the dead weight of an existing bicycle rim is increased due to the fact that the bead width is increased is effectively solved.

Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for customizing audio experiences associated with operation of a ridable device. An electronic device having a processor detects contextual information such as speed, acceleration, ambient noise level, environment type, or location of the ridable device. Sensor data from accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphones, cameras, or positioning systems may be processed to identify these conditions. Based on the detected context, the electronic device determines audio configuration parameters, including selection of audio content, adjustment of volume, blending of tracks, or modification of tempo or pitch. The determined parameters are applied to output audio through one or more speakers of the electronic device, the ridable device, or associated accessories. In some implementations, playback is synchronized with other riders using a common time reference, geo-fence triggers are employed to provide location-specific content, or warning sounds are generated when nearby objects are detected, enhancing both rider enjoyment and environmental awareness.

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.

There is provided an electric balance bike including: a front wheel and a rear wheel; an electric drive source configured to rotationally drive at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel; a first frame holding the front wheel and a second frame holding the rear wheel; a main frame connecting the first frame and the second frame and having a closed cross section; and an electrical device disposed to an inside of the closed cross section of the main frame in a state of being separated upward from an inner bottom surface of the closed cross section, the electrical device being configured to cause the drive source to generate power for which the drive source rotationally drives.

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.

A bicycle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a frame assembly supported by the front wheel and by the rear wheel, the frame assembly including a main frame and a fork assembly rotatably secured to the main frame. The fork assembly includes a fork crown, a lower bearing that facilitates rotation of the fork assembly relative to the main frame about a steering axis, and a lower accessory mount including a base portion sandwiched between the fork crown and the lower bearing.

The lean vehicle 1 includes a left wheel 3a, a right wheel 3b, a parallel link mechanism 20, a mounting member 70, and a vehicle body frame 2. The parallel link mechanism 20 includes upper and lower arms 21, 22 arranged along the vehicle width direction between the left and right wheels 3a, 3b, and left and right arms 23, 24, arranged along the up-down direction, and operates in response to the lean of the vehicle. The mounting member 70 includes the plurality of support parts 72a, 72c and the connecting part 73. The multiple support parts 72a, 72c rotatably support fulcrums provided on the upper arm and the lower arm 21, 22, respectively. The connecting part 73 connects the multiple support parts in the up-down direction. The base 60 is formed on the vehicle body frame 2 to which a mounting member 70 is attached.

The present disclosure provides a scooter including a body, a seat assembly, a front wheel assembly, and a rear wheel assembly. The body is rotatably connected with the front wheel assembly and the rear wheel assembly and includes a deck, a support part, and a seat tube. The seat assembly includes a seat, the support part is connected with the deck and protrudes from the deck; the seat tube is connected with the support part and the seat assembly; the deck includes a bearing surface for a driver to put the feet thereon; an accommodating space is formed between the seat assembly and the bearing surface such that at least one foot is always below the seat when the driver drives by sitting on the seat or standing on the bearing surface. The scooter provided in the present disclosure can overcome the problem of a driver being allowed to drive with a single driving posture due to limited functions of an existing short-distance transportation vehicle.

A cross frame for a bicycle, such as an e-bike, includes a head tube and a seat tube with a bottom bracket area arranged at the lower end of the seat tube, a straight first tube starting from the head tube which crosses the seat tube and then extends towards a rear dropout of a rear triangle of the cross frame, a second tube starting from the head tube above the first tube which crosses the first tube at an intersection and then extends towards the bottom bracket area, and at least one chain stay extends from the bottom bracket area to the rear dropout. The second tube has an angular deflection within the plane of the frame in the section between the head tube and the intersection to create a visually appealing frame that offers high stability and torsional rigidity with minimal weight and allows for improved handling of a bicycle equipped with the frame.

The present invention allows a user to ride a bicycle while lying with his / her face down, thereby lowering the center of weight and improving the driving stability, increasing the velocity by reducing the air resistance during driving, and increasing the generation of thrust by easily transferring the force of the user to pedals, and comprises: a frame provided with a front wheel and a rear wheel such that the user can ride while lying with his / her face down; and an acceleration means installed on the rear wheel and generating power and acceleration according to pedaling.

A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a communication unit configured to receive battery information for a plurality of batteries, a priority setting unit configured to determine an index value of a performance index preset for the plurality of batteries based on the battery information and set a priority for the plurality of batteries based on the determined index value, and a battery determining unit configured to determine a target battery among the plurality of batteries based on the battery information and the priority, and provide information about the determined target battery.

The present invention provides a pneumatic valve system for easily attaching and sealing a valve coupler to a valve stem for filling an inflatable vessel such as a tire, tube, mattress, etc. The valve system may comprise the following major components: a valve stem, a valve cap with a pin passage and attachment structure for attaching to a valve coupler, a sealing member, a biasing member, the valve coupler comprising a coupler housing, a pin seat, an inflation pin, and a collar with ball bearings complementary to the attachment structure of the valve cap, and an elastic sleeve for providing inward force against the ball bearings. The valve system may allow for easy, secure, and sealed engagement between the valve coupler and valve stem by simply pushing down on the valve coupler, and disengagement by pulling up on the valve coupler with as little as two fingers.

A magnified linear power generation system includes a vehicle with a tractor, or other tow vehicle, and a trailer, the trailer being separable from the tractor, the vehicle including at least one force receiving surface, the force receiving surface receiving input forces from the ground as the vehicle moves across the ground. A power generator is mounted to the trailer, the power generator including a stator and a mover. A mechanical magnification component is coupled between the power generator and the vehicle, the mechanical magnification component including a first hydraulic cylinder connected to the force receiving surface and a second hydraulic cylinder connected to the power generator, the first hydraulic cylinder having a first cylinder diameter, the second hydraulic cylinder having a second cylinder diameter smaller than the first cylinder diameter, wherein the first hydraulic cylinder is connected to the second hydraulic cylinder by a hydraulic line extending between the tractor and the trailer.

A bicycle element comprises a bicycle frame element (10, 12, 14). The bicycle frame element (10, 12, 14) is connected to a bicycle component (34). Furthermore, a battery connection (18) is provided on the bicycle frame element (10, 12, 14), which serves for the electrical connection of a battery. A cable (22) is connected to the battery connection (18) and is arranged in the bicycle frame element (10, 12, 14) and in the bicycle component (34). A retaining element is connected to and / or the bicycle component has the retaining element. A plug element (26) connected to the cable (22) is fixed in the retaining element. The plug element serves for connection to an electrical component such as a lighting device, a mobile phone, or the like. A bicycle system is also included.

A vehicle (100) comprises: a first frame (10) extending from a front wheel (1) to a rear wheel (2) in the front-rear direction; a second frame (20); a steering unit (23) supported on the second frame (20); a support unit (40) which supports the steering unit (23) so as to be movable about a pivot axis such that the steering unit (23) is disposed above the front wheel (1) when the vehicle (100) is in a traveling position, and the steering unit (23) is disposed above the rear wheel (2) when the vehicle (100) is in a folded position; and a movement restriction unit (14) which is mounted near the rear wheel (2), and restricts the steering unit (23) from approaching the rear wheel (2) when the vehicle (100) is changed from the traveling position to the folded position.

The present invention relates to a press-fit ring (1) for supporting an inner element (10) in an outer element (11), an electric machine (12), and a muscle-powered vehicle (12). The press-fit ring (1), for supporting an inner element (10) in an outer element (11), comprises a radially inner cover layer (2a), a radially outer cover layer (2b), and a first viscoelastic intermediate layer (3a), wherein, in the radial direction (4), the first viscoelastic intermediate layer (3a) is arranged between the radially inner cover layer (2a) and the radially outer cover layer (2b), and wherein the radially inner cover layer (2a), the radially outer cover layer (2b), and the first viscoelastic intermediate layer (3a) are arranged concentrically.

A bicycle for driving downhill with a front wheel region, a rear wheel region, and a support rod which couples the front wheel region and the rear wheel region, the support rod having at least one hinge for unfolding and folding and has a front rod portion between the front wheel region and the hinge and a rear rod portion between the rear wheel region and the hinge, a foot rod is pivotably mounted with a coupling portion to the support rod and has a footrest region for resting feet of a user of the bicycle, and the bicycle includes a tension rope system having a first rope tensioning portion and a second rope tensioning portion, wherein the first rope tensioning portion is coupled to the foot portion and the front rod portion, and the second rope tensioning portion is coupled to the foot portion and the rear rod portion.

A bicycle hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, and a sprocket support link. The sprocket support link includes a tubular section and a first tooth. The tubular section includes an outer peripheral surface and a mounting section, which is provided only radially inside the outer peripheral surface. The first tooth is designed to be attached to the mounting section of the tubular section. The first tooth comprises a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is designed to face a mounting section of a bicycle sprocket in one circumferential direction of the sprocket support link. The second surface is opposite the first surface in the circumferential direction. The second surface is designed to face the mounting section of the bicycle sprocket in the circumferential direction.

A magnified linear power generation system includes a vehicle with a tractor, or other tow vehicle, and a trailer, the trailer being separable from the tractor, the vehicle including at least one force receiving surface, the force receiving surface receiving input forces from the ground as the vehicle moves across the ground. A power generator is mounted to the trailer, the power generator including a stator and a mover. A mechanical magnification component is coupled between the power generator and the vehicle, the mechanical magnification component including a first hydraulic cylinder connected to the force receiving surface and a second hydraulic cylinder connected to the power generator, the first hydraulic cylinder having a first cylinder diameter, the second hydraulic cylinder having a second cylinder diameter smaller than the first cylinder diameter, wherein the first hydraulic cylinder is connected to the second hydraulic cylinder by a hydraulic line extending between the tractor and the trailer.

The present invention relates to an electric product transportation vehicle for transporting products from one place to another, and a product transportation system and method for managing the product transportation process.

The present application belongs to the technical field of bicycle, and relates to a six-connecting-rod damping device and a bicycle frame. The six-connecting-rod damping device comprises a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a third connecting rod, a damper body, a lower fork connecting rod and an upper fork connecting rod. The front end of the first connecting rod is rotationally connected with a front triangle, and the rear end is rotationally connected with the upper fork connecting rod. The upper end of the second connecting rod is rotationally connected with the first connecting rod, and the lower end is rotationally connected with the rear upper end of the third connecting rod and the rear end of the damper body. The front end of the third connecting rod is rotationally connected with the front triangle to form a third rotation position, and the rear lower end is rotationally connected with the lower fork connecting rod to form a fourth rotation position. The front end of the damper body is rotationally connected with the front triangle. The rear end of the upper fork connecting rod is rotationally connected with the lower fork connecting rod. The beneficial effect is that, in the damping process, the lower fork connecting rod rotates around the fourth rotation position, the fourth rotation position rotates around the third rotation position, the movement track of the rear wheel axis is approximately an arc, the displacement amount in the horizontal direction is smaller, and the riding center of gravity of the rider is more stable.

The invention relates to a tire (1), in particular for bicycles, with a carcass (10) extending over sidewalls (14) and a tread strip (12) applied radially to the outside of the carcass (10) and extending in a circumferential direction (U), wherein at least one circumferential puncture protection strip (13) based on a surface structure is arranged between the tread strip (12) and the carcass (10), wherein the surface structure for the puncture protection strip (13) is a fabric consisting of at least one layer of threads (130) running parallel to each other, wherein the threads (130) form an angle between 0 and 90° with respect to the circumferential direction (U).

The invention relates to a rim (1) for a bicycle or a vehicle powered at least partially by muscle power, comprising a rim bed component (2), wherein two rim walls (4) extend radially inwards from the rim bed component (2) to form a closed cross-section of the rim (1) by means of an abutting or an interposed component in the area of ​​the rim base (5), wherein a rib component (3) is provided inside the rim (1) between the rim bed component (2) and the rim base (5), wherein the rib component (3) is attached to the rim bed component (2) and to the rim base (5), but bears against the rim wall (4) for less than 30% of the length of a rim wall (4), measured from the rim bed component (2) to the rim base (5). The invention also relates to a wheel with such a rim and a manufacturing method for such a wheel.

A compact personal transport vehicle is convertible between a use or riding configuration and a stowed configuration. An indication system is provided that indicates the sequence of the steps to be taken to transform the vehicle between the use configuration and the stowed configuration. The indication system may include a plurality of indicators corresponding to components of the vehicle to be moved to transform the vehicle, and a controller that activates the indicators in the sequence that the components are to be moved.

An aerodynamic spoke for spoked wheels, in particular for bicycles, comprises a stem elongated in a dominant direction and means on the surface of said stem for reducing the aerodynamic resistance of the spoke. Said means for reducing the resistance comprises a plurality of undulations on at least a portion of the surface of said stem, with ridges and valleys extended transversely to said dominant direction.

An external force measurement unit 4 for measuring an external force fe applied to a spindle 10 includes a load cell 5 with a support ring 61, wherein a first flap 62 and a second flap 65 are arranged on the support ring 61, wherein the second flap 65 is arranged opposite to the first flap 62 on the support ring 61, wherein each flap is arranged in a radial direction towards the outside of the support ring 61, a first strain gauge 64, which is arranged on the first flap 62, and a second strain gauge 67, which is arranged on the second flap 65, an evaluation unit 14 for measuring the resistance of the first strain gauge 64 and the resistance of the second strain gauge 67, wherein the resistance of the first strain gauge 64 is measured separately from the resistance of the second strain gauge 67, a first bearing support 6 for taking up a first bearing 7 in a first bearing seat 68, wherein the first bearing 7 is adapted to take up a rotating spindle 10, wherein the evaluation unit 14 is configured to determine the external force fe based on the resistance of the first strain gauge 64 and the resistance of the second strain gauge 67.