3412results about "Cycle stands" patented technology

An improved structure of a bicycle for children is disclosed. The bicycle comprises a front and a rear frame and a flexural mechanism is used to connect the front and the rear frame such that the tricycle can be folded. The upper section of the front frame is extended with a foldable handle and the front frame is provided with a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to a control shaft disposed at the rear frame by means of a cable such that the tricycle can be control the front wheel to move left or right by controlling the left and right movement of the control shaft.

Various methods, apparatuses, and systems in which a single-track vehicle has a retractable auxiliary-support wheel assembly and a computer control system. In an embodiment, the single-track vehicle has an elongated body. The retractable auxiliary-support wheel assembly mounts on both sides of the elongated body. The computer control system analyzes signals from one or more sensors to dynamically balance the single-track vehicle.

A bike mount for securing a bicycle to a vehicle rack. The bike mount includes arms that pivot apart to receive a bicycle wheel and pivot together to cooperatively hold the bicycle wheel. The bike mount may be configured to include a lever that pivots the arms together as the bicycle is positioned on the vehicle rack.

A modular storage support device supports items suspended above a floor. The device rests upon the floor and comprises a vertical member extending upwardly which has an upper end and a lower end. A base member has a base vertical portion which receives the lower end of the vertical member and a U-shaped portion which is oriented perpendicular to the vertical member. The U-shaped portion has two leg portions extending laterally with respect to the sides thereof Two L-shaped support legs are received in one of the leg portions and extend forward therefrom. A foot portion extends downwardly from each of the L-shaped support legs to rest upon a floor. An L-shaped wall brace is received within the upper end of the vertical member and extends upwardly and then rearwardly from vertical member to engage a vertical wall. One or more supports are slidably secured to the vertical member and the upwardly extending section of the L-shaped wall brace. Each of the one or more supports have at least one support arm being mounted thereto. Each of the at least one support arms is parallel to, shorter than and positioned between the support legs and engages an item for support of said item.

The present invention discloses a public bike interlocking rental system based on GPS positioning and aims to achieve a condition that the user of a public bike can return the bike nearby without a parking restriction. The technical scheme is that the system comprises a control panel (6) arranged on the bike, the control panel (6) comprises a single chip microcomputer controller and a magnetic card identifying device, the single chip microcomputer controller can communicate with a total server through a wireless module, the handlebar of the bike is provided with an electric lock which is connected to the single chip microcomputer controller, and the electric lock and connected to the electric locks of other bikes.

Disclosed herein are a bicycle rental system and method. The bicycle rental system includes a public bicycle, a bicycle holder, a bicycle management server which transmits rental approval information and return confirmation information to the outside, and a user terminal which is provided to be capable of performing wireless communicate with the public bicycle, is linked to the bicycle management server via a network, is provided with identification information of the public bicycle, creates rental approval request information during rental of the public bicycle to transmit the rental approval request information to the bicycle management server, creates return request information during return of the public bicycle to transmit the return request information to the bicycle management server, and receives the rental approval information and the return confirmation information transmitted from the bicycle management server in response to the rental approval request information and the return request information.

[Task] Provided is a vehicle that can make tight turns without significantly changing an attitude of a rider, and is highly convenient in narrow places.

[Solution] A omni-directional one-wheeled vehicle comprises a vehicle body (7) and a secondary wheel (35) configured to contact a ground surface at a point displaced from a contact point of a driven road wheel (2).

A one-wheeled vehicle includes electric motors, a self-balancing system, and steering mechanism, wherein the electric motors and self-balancing system are disposed within the wheel of the one-wheeled vehicle. Side stirrup legs, which have foot pegs suitable for placement of a rider's feet while riding, are pivoted with respect to the wheel forks, such that the side stirrup legs may be rotated backwards and act as a kickstand for the one-wheeled vehicle. The side stirrup legs may be weighted with, for example, one or more batteries may be attached to the side stirrup legs to provide a weight distribution such that the one-wheeled vehicle does not fall forward when parked. A computational resource such as a microcontroller, or microprocessor-based controller, receives input signals indicative of operation of the twist throttle and brake, and responsive thereto produces signals to adjust the tilt angle relative to the acceleration and thereby reduce the need for a rider to lean forward or backwards.

A bicycle tracking system for a bicycle rental system includes a number of bicycles each including a bicycle computer configured to record and transmit trip data information. The bicycle computer transmits the trip data to at least one communication hub that is part of the rental system. The communication hub is located at a bicycle rental kiosk. The kiosk includes a parking rack for securely storing a number of bicycles and includes a kiosk radio head configured to receive the trip data from the computer. The kiosk further includes a kiosk computer configured to transmit the trip data to a server, which may provide a user of the system with the trip data in the form of a route map. The system is configured to aggregate the user's trip data from ride-to-ride to provide the user with his or her ride statistics.

An embodiment of the system of this invention comprises a U shaped base member having a pair of front wheel receptacles each in turn comprising a pair of uprights. Two such U shaped members may be interconnected in opposite orientation to form a rectangle such that four bikes can be staggered. A foot pad is included for easy ingress and egress. Support brackets are included to increase the strength and the durability of the versatile bicycle stand. Holes are provided in the base member to snugly receive uprights.

The present invention relates to a personal, green-energy, transportation device with single wheel and self-balancing function. The personal, green-energy, transportation device can be propelled by the manpower and simultaneously execute the self-balancing function thereof. The device comprises: a body, a wheel, a pedal portion, a roller chain, an in-wheel motor, and a sensing-control module, wherein the sensing-control module detects the balancing condition of the body when the personal, green-energy, transportation device is driven, and then the sensing-control module controls the in-wheel motor to output a balancing torque for maintaining the self balance of the body.

The invention discloses a self-service orderly parking system. At least one parking sensing unit is arranged between each bicycle and the station ground. The parking sensing unit is the combination of one or more of a proximity sensing component, an optical sensing component and a contact sensing component. The parking sensing unit is composed of a pair of sensors and a sensing object. The sensors and the sensing object are installed on the bicycle or the ground. By symmetrically or dissymmetrically arranging one or more parking sensing units with the center line of the bicycle as the axis, returned bicycles in a bicycle renting station are arranged in order by means of user self-service parking on the unattended condition, the operation cost is effectively reduced, the labor cost is reduced, and attractiveness of the city appearance is ensured.

An overhead storage system for efficiently and conveniently stowing items such as bicycles at ceiling level. The overhead storage system includes a motor connected to a spool unit, a frame supporting the motor and attachable to a ceiling, an extended member extending from the frame, a pulley attached to a distal portion of the extended member, a first cable and a second cable attached to the spool unit with the second cable extending through the pulley, and a support member attached to the distal portions of the first cable and the second cable. The support member is comprised of an elongated structure capable of supporting one or more items such as but not limited to bicycles. A control unit controls the operation of the motor and is in communication with a controller operated by a user for raising and lowering the support member.

A support apparatus includes a first tube, a second tube pivotally connected with the first tube, a rod telescopically connected with the first tube and a positioning device for retaining the rod in position relative to the first tube. The positioning device includes a mount secured to the first tube and a latch movably mounted on the mount between an engaging position where the latch engages with the rod and a releasing position where the latch releases the rod. The mount includes two lateral portions secured to the first tube. The latch is pivotally mounted on the lateral portions of the mount. Each of the lateral portions of the mount defines an aperture. The latch defines an aperture. A bolt is inserted through the aperture defined in each of the lateral portions of the mount and the aperture defined in the latch. The mount includes an intermediate portion formed between the lateral portions. A spring is arranged between the intermediate portion of the mount and the latch for retaining the latch in the engaging position. The latch includes a first section for engagement with the rod and a second section to be operated so as to move the latch between the engaging and releasing positions. The rod includes a series of teeth. The first section of the latch includes at least one tooth formed thereon for engagement with at least one of the teeth formed on the rod in the engaging position.

A two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle includes a housing, at least two wheels mechanically cooperating with the housing, and a detachable handle mechanically cooperating with the housing to steer the vehicle. The two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle further includes a plurality of LED lights, one or more display screens, a plurality of USB ports, a storage compartment, and a camera. The camera may be pivoted on the housing or detachable handle portions of the two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle.

The invention relates to a multifunctional vehicle, in particular to a balance bodybuilding bicycle. The balance bodybuilding bicycle comprises a bicycle handlebar and a bicycle body, wherein the bicycle handlebar is provided with a front wheel; the middle part of the bicycle body is provided with a middle shaft; a rear fork is provided with a rear wheel; the middle shaft is fixedly provided witha toothed disc; the toothed disc is in transmission connection with a flywheel of the rear wheel through a chain; the two ends of the middle shaft are fixedly connected with two centrosymmetric cranklevers; the movable end of each crank lever is hinged with one end of a connecting rod; the other end of the connecting rod is hinged with the middle part of a pedal; the end part of the pedal is hinged to the bicycle body; and the two sides of the rear wheel on the bicycle body are provided with two auxiliary wheels for balancing the bicycle body. A person stands on the pedal and treads the pedal to make the pedal swing up and down, so that the bicycle is driven to move to achieve the effect of riding instead of walking, and a running action is simulated to achieve a bodybuilding effect; andthe two auxiliary wheels are arranged on the two sides of the rear wheel, so that the bicycle is balanced on left and right sides when moving forwards, and using safety is improved.

A vehicle forming a self-balancing human transporter, or “gyropode”, including a photovoltaic module to charge a battery electrically or to partially power an electric motor electrically from solar energy. The photovoltaic module includes a first portion which is fixed and extends along a standing and driving handle, and a second portion which is retractable between an extreme retracted position in which it allows the gyropode to be moved, and an extreme deployed position in which it acts as a stand for holding the gyropode when stopped with a determined inclination enabling optimum efficiency of the photovoltaic module to be obtained relative to a position of the sun.

Methods and systems are described for operating an interconnected network of autonomous battery powered electric vehicle (BEV) charging stations that maintain fully charged BEVs, for real-time self-guided exchange or rental with little down-time to a user. By locking or otherwise disabling low charge or uncharged vehicles until the vehicle charging is complete, users are assured they are getting a vehicle that has enough charge to get them to their destination. The user can view all available vehicles and their locations using a wireless mobile device on the system network and, with appropriate permissions, reserve and unlock any available vehicle via wireless networking. The locations in a ride share system of docking hubs with electrical power for re-charging BEVs is determined by the commute needs (particularly last mile commute needs) of users of the ride share system as they subscribe to the ride share program which utilizes the system.

A motorcycle can include a step placed between a front wheel and a rear wheel in a side view and on which a rider puts his or her feet. A charging electric cable 41, used for charging from outside of the motorcycle 1, is housed in the vehicle body in an electric cable housing unit, and in which the charging electric cable is connected to the vehicle body 2. A housing opening portion can be opened for inserting or removing a leading end portion of the charging electric cable into or from the electric cable housing unit. An opening lid closes the housing opening portion. The housing opening portion can be located under the step and provided to a side cover.

A system and related methods of managing parking including arranging payment for parking. The systems and methods may provide communication of information to those using parking as well as others. The system may be configured to provide rental of vehicles, such as bicycles for example, in addition to providing parking and/or storage of such rented vehicles.

A motorcycle features an improved fairing. The fairing generally comprises a forward panel and a rear panel. The forward panel includes an aperture for a headlight while the rear panel includes apertures for gauges and speakers. By removing the forward panel, a mounting stay and a cavity are revealed. The headlight and the various features secured in the rear panel are mounted to the stay within the cavity. The stay is connected to the frame of the motorcycle and carries the weight of the fairing. An engaging member positively locates the headlight within the forward panel of the fairing when the forward panel is reattached to the motorcycle following maintenance. When the forward panel removed for maintenance, an opening is provided into the cavity defined between the forward panel and the rear panel and the cavity is exposed in both forward and lateral directions.

An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. A roller is provided that tracks the groove and extends into the groove. The roller pushes the line into the groove. In certain embodiments, the roller pushes the line to a bottom of the groove to ensure that the line is properly seated therein.