Crank mechanism with a
crankshaft (5) for connection with at least one foot or hand
crank and at least one
gear wheel (1) driven by means of the
crankshaft (5), characterized in that a
coupling unit (10) is provided between the
crankshaft (5) and the
gear wheel (1), wherein the
coupling unit (10) has, at least temporarily under load, an angular offset between a
crank-side receiving area (11) and a delivery area (12) connected to the
gear wheel (1) for receiving and delivering the torque generated by the
crank. wherein a converter unit for converting the
angular displacement into a change in
magnetic flux and that a
magnetic field-sensitive sensor for detecting the
angular displacement is provided, characterized in that the converter unit comprises at least one
magnet (15) and two mutually rotatable magnetic guiding elements (21, 22) which, within an air gap (25), change the shape of the air gap (25) depending on the angle by their shape and their relative angular position, wherein the
magnetic field-sensitive sensor, in particular a Hall sensor (19) or the like, is provided to detect changes in a
magnetic flux, and wherein the
magnet is a ring
magnet (15) arranged concentrically to the crankshaft (5), such that an outer return circuit (17) of the
magnetic flux runs around the outer circumference of the ring magnet (15) and an inner return circuit (18) of the magnetic flux runs around the inner circumference of the ring magnet (15), wherein the angle-dependent changing area of the air gap (25) is located in the area of the outer return circuit (17) and the
magnetic field-sensitive sensor (19) is located in the area of the inner return circuit (18) or vice versa.