Assembly comprising a docking station and a display device

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly (100) comprising a docking station (1) and a display device (50) wherein the first magnet (51) of the display device (50) is configured to be able to be inserted into a housing (7) of the docking station (1) which houses the first magnet (5) of the docking station (1), when the display device (50) is mounted on the docking station (1).

Description

Set comprising a docking base and a display device

[0001] The field of the present invention is that of assemblies comprising a docking base and a display device.

[0002] It is known nowadays to use an electrically assisted bicycle, with a base to attach a screen to display data related to the cycling activity.

[0003] The invention aims in particular to improve this type of assembly with a docking base and a display device.

[0004] The invention thus relates to a docking base configured to be fixed to a mounting part of a vehicle, in particular a cycle vehicle, for example an electrically assisted bicycle, the mounting part being for example a bicycle handlebar, the docking base comprising: a hooking member configured to cooperate with the mounting part of the vehicle to secure the docking base to the mounting part of the vehicle, a receiving area configured to receive a display device in a removable manner, a first magnet and a second magnet arranged in the receiving area, this first magnet and this second magnet being configured to magnetically connect respectively to a first magnet and a second magnet of the display device, so as to hold the display device on the receiving area of ​​the docking base.

[0005] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet is a ring magnet with in particular one half of the circumference which defines a magnetic north pole and the other half of the circumference which defines a magnetic south pole.

[0006] According to one aspect of the invention, the cross-section of the first magnet is rectangular.

[0007] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet is arranged at the bottom of a circular housing of the reception base, which opens onto the reception area, and in particular the first magnet is held in the housing by being glued.

[0008] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet is mounted around a pad of the docking base.

[0009] According to one aspect of the invention, the second magnet of the docking base is arranged in a cavity of the docking base, and in particular is held in the cavity by being glued.

[0010] According to one aspect of the invention, the second magnet is a flat magnet, for example disc-shaped, with a magnetic north face and a magnetic south face, which are in particular flat and parallel to each other.

[0011] According to one aspect of the invention, the docking base comprises an electronic display configured to display information in particular related to the operation of the vehicle, this information being for example representative of the charge level of an electric battery of the vehicle, or a ratio (for example gear ratio) of a transmission system of the vehicle. The electronic display is configured to display a number or a letter or bars providing for example information on the charge level of a battery.

[0012] For example, the electronic display is configured to display an indication of the charge level of a battery among 8 or 10 or 12 or 15 available charge levels.

[0013] According to one aspect of the invention, the electronic display displays information indicating wireless communication with a remote device, for example via Bluetooth. For example, the display could be a fixed or flashing light point.

[0014] According to one aspect of the invention, the electronic display comprises a display area which is flush with an external wall of the docking base.

[0015] According to one aspect of the invention, the display area of ​​the electronic display is located outside the reception area.

[0016] So when the display device is mounted on the docking base, the display area of ​​the electronic display remains visible.

[0017] According to one aspect of the invention, the area of ​​the display area of ​​the electronic display is smaller than the area of ​​a display area of ​​the display device.

[0018] According to one aspect of the invention, the external wall is configured to be oriented in a visible manner for a person installed on the vehicle.

[0019] According to one aspect of the invention, the external wall, or upper wall, of the reception base has a generally boomerang shape.

[0020] According to one aspect of the invention, the external wall of the receiving base has a three-dimensional profile, namely which is not flat, with for example a peak.

[0021] According to one aspect of the invention, the receiving area is located on one of the branches of the boomerang shape of the external wall.

[0022] According to one aspect of the invention, the display area of ​​the electronic display is located on the other of the branches of the boomerang shape of the external wall.

[0023] According to one aspect of the invention, the receiving base comprises a housing on which the external wall with the receiving area is formed.

[0024] According to one aspect of the invention, the housing receives, inside, an electronic card, for example connected to the electronic display.

[0025] According to one aspect of the invention, the docking base comprises a touch button which is connected to the electronic card.

[0026] The touch button allows the person, for example, to turn the docking station on or off.

[0027] According to one aspect of the invention, the docking base comprises an electrical connector configured to allow the connection of an external electrical cable to the docking base.

[0028] According to one aspect of the invention, this external electrical cable is configured, for example, to enable electrical power to be supplied to the docking base and the exchange of control signals with the docking base.

[0029] According to one aspect of the invention, the electric cable is configured to connect a battery of the vehicle, in particular an electrically assisted bicycle, to the docking base, and / or to connect a transmission system (with gear ratio) to the docking base.

[0030] According to one aspect of the invention, the mechanical attachment member of the docking base comprises an opening configured to receive a handlebar tube of the vehicle, in particular of the electrically assisted bicycle, to attach the docking base to this handlebar tube.

[0031] According to one aspect of the invention, this opening is formed by two half-rings configured to be pivotable relative to each other to allow the attachment member to be engaged on the handlebar tube.

[0032] According to one aspect of the invention, these two half-rings are connected to each other by a hinge.

[0033] According to one aspect of the invention, the housing of the docking base comprises a lower part which is opposite the receiving area.

[0034] According to one aspect of the invention, this lower part of the housing is made of a plastic material, preferably recycled.

[0035] According to one aspect of the invention, the lower part of the housing laterally comprises notched shapes.

[0036] According to one aspect of the invention, the lower part of the housing is a molded part.

[0037] According to one aspect of the invention, the outer wall is formed on a cover of the housing.

[0038] According to one aspect of the invention, the second magnet is placed behind the outer wall so that the second magnet is not visible from the outside.

[0039] According to one aspect of the invention, the external wall, for example generally in the shape of a boomerang, can accommodate logos or commercial or technical or security inscriptions linked to the reception base.

[0040] The invention also relates to a display device configured to be removably attached to a docking base, the display device comprising: a first magnet and a second magnet configured to magnetically connect respectively to a first magnet and a second magnet of the docking base so as to hold the display device on a receiving area of ​​the docking base.

[0041] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet is a ring magnet with in particular one half of the circumference which defines a magnetic north pole and the other half of the circumference which defines a magnetic south pole.

[0042] According to one aspect of the invention, the cross-section of this first magnet is rectangular.

[0043] Thus the first magnet of the docking base and the first magnet of the display device, thanks to their shape in halves of magnetization circumference, can be magnetically connected with a predetermined relative angular orientation.

[0044] The invention is thus particularly advantageous due to the use of annular magnets because the magnetic connection of the two magnets makes it possible to correctly orient the display device relative to the docking base when inserting the display device onto the docking base.

[0045] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet of the display device protrudes from a rear face of the display device which is opposite a display area of ​​the display device.

[0046] The display device can be LCD or TFT type for example.

[0047] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet of the display device is held on the display device by being inserted, possibly with gluing, into an annular skirt on the rear face of the display device.

[0048] According to one aspect of the invention, the annular skirt forms a guide portion of the display device.

[0049] According to one aspect of the invention, the first magnet of the display device is configured to be insertable into a housing of the docking base which houses the first magnet of the docking base, when mounting the display device on the docking base.

[0050] According to one aspect of the invention, the second magnet of the display device is a flat magnet, for example disc-shaped, with a magnetic north face and a magnetic south face, which are in particular flat and parallel to each other.

[0051] The invention thus allows cylinder-in-cylinder mounting (here the cylindrical annular skirt of the display device inserted into the cylindrical housing of the docking base), which allows the display device to be correctly positioned relative to the docking base when they are mounted on top of each other.

[0052] This cylinder-to-cylinder contact guides the first magnet of the display device into the housing of the docking base.

[0053] The invention also allows an assembly operation which is intuitive for the person because it involves inserting a cylinder into a cylinder.

[0054] The second magnet on the display device and the second magnet on the docking base are thus well positioned to stick magnetically to each other.

[0055] The invention thus allows reliable placement and solid retention of the display device on the docking base.

[0056] To remove the display device, simply apply a force tending to move the magnets of the display device away from the magnets of the docking base. This removal movement is, for example, perpendicular to the display device.

[0057] According to one aspect of the invention, the second magnet of the display device is housed in a cavity opening onto a rear face of this display device.

[0058] According to one aspect of the invention, the second magnet of the display device is flush with this rear face.

[0059] According to one aspect of the invention, the cavity is open on this rear face of the display device.

[0060] The invention also relates to an assembly comprising a docking base as mentioned above and a display device as mentioned above.

[0061] According to one aspect of the invention, the display device comprises electrical connection pins configured to cooperate with complementary electrical connections on the docking base.

[0062] So when the display device is mounted on the docking base, the electrical connections are made at the same time.

[0063] According to one aspect of the invention, the assembly according to the invention comprises two pairs of magnets, one pair on the display device and one pair on the docking base.

[0064] The invention allows, thanks to these magnets, to reliably lock the display device on the docking base.

[0065] The invention also allows the display device to be firmly held on the docking base, which is particularly advantageous when the electrically assisted bicycle is used on uneven terrain generating strong vibrations.

[0066] The invention also relates to a method for mounting, on a docking base such as the aforementioned, a display device such as the aforementioned, by introducing a cylindrical guide part of the display device into a cylindrical housing of the docking base.

[0067] Other characteristics, details and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly on reading the description which follows on the one hand, and an example of embodiment given for informational and non-limiting purposes with reference to the appended schematic drawings on the other hand, in which:

[0068] This is a perspective representation of an assembly comprising a docking base and a display device according to the invention;

[0069] This is a view of the whole, seen from below;

[0070] This is a cross-sectional representation of the assembly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

[0071] The features, variants and different embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other in various combinations, provided that they are not incompatible or mutually exclusive. In particular, variants of the invention may be conceived comprising only a selection of features described below in isolation from the other features described, if this selection of features is sufficient to confer a technical advantage and / or to differentiate the invention from the prior art.

[0072] Figures 1 and 2 show an assembly 100 comprising a docking base 1 and a display device 50.

[0073] The docking base 1 is configured to be attached to a mounting portion 101 of an electrically assisted bicycle, which is a bicycle handlebar tube.

[0074] The docking base 1 comprises: a hooking member 2 configured to cooperate with the fixing part 101 of the bicycle to secure the docking base 1 to the fixing part 101 of the bicycle, a receiving zone 3 configured to receive the display device 50 in a removable manner, a first magnet 5 and a second magnet 6 arranged in the receiving zone 3, this first magnet 5 and this second magnet 6 being configured to magnetically connect respectively to a first magnet 51 and a second magnet 52 of the display device 50, so as to hold the display device 50 on the receiving zone 3 of the docking base 1.

[0075] The first magnet 5 of the docking base 1 is a ring magnet with one half of circumference 5a defining a magnetic north pole N and the other half 5b of circumference defining a magnetic south pole S.

[0076] The cross-section of the first magnet 5 is rectangular.

[0077] The first magnet 5 is arranged at the bottom of a circular housing 7 of the receiving base 1, which opens onto the receiving zone 3, and the first magnet 5 is held in the housing 7 by being glued. According to other embodiments of the invention, the first magnet 5 is held by being screwed or even inserted by force.

[0078] The first magnet 5 is mounted around a stud 8 of the docking base 1.

[0079] The second magnet 6 of the docking base 1 is arranged in a cavity 9 of the docking base 1, and is held in the cavity 9 by being glued. According to other embodiments of the invention, the second magnet 6 is held by being screwed or even inserted by force.

[0080] The second magnet 6 is a flat, disc-shaped magnet with a magnetic north face N and a magnetic south face S, which are flat and parallel to each other.

[0081] The docking base 1 comprises an electronic display 10 configured to display information in particular related to the operation of the vehicle, this information being for example representative of the charge level of an electric battery of the electrically assisted bicycle, or a ratio (for example gear ratio) of a transmission system of the electrically assisted bicycle. The electronic display 10 is configured to display a number or a letter or bars providing for example information on the charge level of a battery.

[0082] For example, the electronic display 10 is configured to display an indication of the charge level of a battery from among 8 or 10 or 12 or 15 available charge levels.

[0083] The electronic display 10 comprises a display area 11 which is flush with an external wall 12 of the docking base 1.

[0084] The display area of ​​the electronic display 10 is located outside the reception area 3.

[0085] The area of ​​the display area 11 of the electronic display 10 is smaller than the area of ​​the display area 55 of the display device 50.

[0086] Thus when the display device 50 is mounted on the docking base, the display area 11 of the electronic display 10 remains visible.

[0087] The outer wall 12 is configured to be oriented in a visible manner for a person installed on the vehicle.

[0088] The external wall 12, or upper wall, of the reception base 1 has a generally boomerang shape.

[0089] The external wall 12 of the receiving base has a three-dimensional profile, namely which is not flat, with for example a summit.

[0090] The receiving zone 3 is located on one of the branches 17 of the boomerang shape of the external wall 12.

[0091] The display area 11 of the electronic display 10 is located on the other of the branches 18 of the boomerang shape of the external wall 12.

[0092] The receiving base 1 comprises a housing 20 on which the external wall 12 with the receiving zone 3 is formed.

[0093] The housing 20 receives, inside, an electronic card 21, connected to the electronic display 10.

[0094] The docking base 1 includes, if desired, a touch button which is connected to the electronic card 21. The touch button allows the person, for example, to turn the docking base 1 on or off.

[0095] The docking base 1 comprises an electrical connector 22 configured to allow the connection of an external electrical cable to the docking base 1.

[0096] This external electrical cable is configured, for example, to enable a power supply to the docking station and the exchange of control signals with the docking station 1.

[0097] The electrical cable is configured to connect a battery of the vehicle, in particular an electrically assisted bicycle, to the docking base, and / or to connect a transmission system (with gear ratio) to the docking base.

[0098] The mechanical attachment member 2 of the docking base 1 comprises an opening 23 configured to receive the tube 101 of the handlebar of the bicycle, to attach the docking base 1 to this handlebar tube.

[0099] This opening 23 is formed by two half-rings 24 and 25 configured to be pivotable relative to each other to allow the attachment member 2 to be engaged on the handlebar tube 101.

[0100] These two half-rings 24 and 25 are connected to each other by a hinge 26.

[0101] The housing 20 of the docking base has a lower part 28 which is opposite the receiving zone 3.

[0102] This lower part 28 of the housing 20 is made from a recycled plastic material.

[0103] The lower part 28 of the housing 20 laterally comprises crenellated shapes 29.

[0104] The lower part 28 of the housing 20 is a molded part.

[0105] The outer wall 12 is formed on a cover 34 of the housing 20.

[0106] The second magnet 6 is placed behind the outer wall 12 so that the second magnet 6 is not visible from the outside.

[0107] The external wall 12, generally in the shape of a boomerang, can accommodate logos or commercial or technical or security inscriptions linked to the reception base.

[0108] The display device 50, the first magnet 51 and a second magnet 52 configured to magnetically connect respectively to the first magnet 5 and to the second magnet 6 of the docking base 1 so as to hold the display device 50 on the receiving area 3 of the docking base 1.

[0109] The first magnet 51 is a ring magnet with one half of its circumference defining a magnetic north pole N and the other half of its circumference defining a magnetic south pole S.

[0110] The cross-section of this first magnet 51 is rectangular.

[0111] Thus the first magnet 5 of the docking base 1 and the first magnet 51 of the display device 50, thanks to their shape in halves of magnetization circumference, can be magnetically connected with a predetermined relative angular orientation.

[0112] The first magnet 51 of the display device 50 protrudes from a rear face 56 of the display device 50 which is opposite a display area 55 of the display device 50.

[0113] The display device 50 may be of the LCD or TFT type for example.

[0114] The first magnet 51 of the display device 50 is held on the display device 50 by being inserted, possibly with gluing, into an annular skirt 57 on the rear face 56 of the display device 50.

[0115] The annular skirt 57 forms a guide portion of the display device 50.

[0116] The first magnet 51 of the display device 50 is configured to be able to be inserted into a housing 7 of the docking base 1 which houses the first magnet 5 of the docking base 1, when mounting the display device 50 on the docking base 1.

[0117] The second magnet 52 of the display device 50 is a flat, disc-shaped magnet with a magnetic north face N and a magnetic south face S, which are planar and parallel to each other.

[0118] The invention thus allows cylinder-in-cylinder mounting (here the cylindrical annular skirt 57 of the display device 50 inserted into the cylindrical housing 7 of the receiving base 1), which allows the display device 50 to be correctly positioned relative to the receiving base 1 when they are mounted on top of each other.

[0119] This cylinder-to-cylinder contact allows the first magnet 51 of the display device 50 to be guided into the housing 7 of the docking base.

[0120] The second magnet 52 of the display device 50 and the second magnet 6 of the docking base are thus well placed to stick magnetically to each other.

[0121] The invention thus allows reliable placement and solid retention of the display device 50 on the docking base.

[0122] To remove the display device 50, it is sufficient to exert a force tending to move the magnets of the display device 50 away from the magnets of the docking base 1. This removal movement is for example perpendicular to the display device 50.

[0123] The second magnet 52 of the display device 50 is housed in a cavity 59 opening onto the rear face 56 of this display device 50.

[0124] The second magnet 52 of the display device 50 is flush with this rear face 56.

[0125] The cavity 59 is open on this rear face of the display device 50.

[0126] The display device 50 comprises electrical connection pins 60 configured to cooperate with complementary electrical connections on the docking base 1.

[0127] Thus when the display device 50 is mounted on the docking base 1, the electrical connections are made at the same time.

[0128] The assembly 100 described above thus comprises two pairs of magnets, one pair on the display device 50 and one pair on the docking base 1, to ensure that the display device 50 is held on the docking base 1.

Claims

Docking base (1) configured to be fixed on a fixing part (101) of a vehicle, in particular a cycle vehicle, for example an electrically assisted bicycle, the fixing part being for example a bicycle handlebar, the docking base (1) comprising: a hooking member (2) configured to cooperate with the fixing part (101) of the vehicle to secure the docking base (1) to the fixing part of the vehicle, a receiving area (3) configured to receive in a removable manner a display device (50), a first magnet (5) and a second magnet (6) arranged in the receiving area (3), this first magnet (5) and this second magnet (6) being configured to magnetically connect respectively to a first magnet (51) and a second magnet (52) of the display device (50), so as to hold the display device (50) on the receiving area (3) of the docking base (1). Docking base (1) according to the preceding claim, in which the first magnet (5) of the docking base (1) is an annular magnet with in particular half of the circumference which defines a magnetic north pole and the other half of the circumference which defines a magnetic south pole, and in particular the first magnet (5) of the docking base (1) is arranged at the bottom of a circular housing (7) of the docking base (1), which opens onto the reception zone (3), and in particular the first magnet (5) of the docking base (1) being held in the housing (7) by being glued. Docking base (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the second magnet (6) of the docking base (1) is arranged in a cavity of the docking base (1), and in particular being held in the cavity (9) by being glued, and in particular the second magnet (6) of the docking base (1) is a flat magnet, for example disc-shaped, with a magnetic north face and a magnetic south face, which are in particular flat and parallel to each other. Docking base (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the docking base (1) comprises an electronic display (10) configured to display information in particular linked to the operation of the vehicle, this information being for example representative of the charge level of an electric battery of the vehicle, or of a ratio (for example gear ratio) of a transmission system of the vehicle. Docking base (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the docking base (1) comprises a housing (20) on which the external wall with the receiving area (3) is formed and the housing of the docking base comprises a lower part which is opposite the receiving area (3), this lower part of the housing (20) is in particular made of a plastic material, preferably recycled. Display device (50) configured to be removably attached to a docking base, the display device (50) comprising: a first magnet (51) and a second magnet (52) configured to magnetically connect respectively to a first magnet (5) and to a second magnet (6) of the docking base so as to hold the display device (50) on a receiving area (3) of the docking base. Display device (50) according to the preceding claim, wherein the first magnet (51) of the display device (50) is an annular magnet with in particular one half of the circumference which defines a magnetic north pole and the other half of the circumference which defines a magnetic south pole, and in particular the first magnet (51) of the display device (50) projects on a rear face of the display device (50) which is opposite a display area of ​​the display device (50). Display device (50) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first magnet of the display device (50) is held on the display device (50) by being inserted, possibly with gluing, into an annular skirt (57) on the rear face of the display device (50), and in particular the annular skirt (57) forms a guide part of the display device (50). Assembly (100) comprising a docking base (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, and a display device (50) according to one of claims 6 to 8. Assembly (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the first magnet (51) of the display device (50) is configured to be able to be inserted into a housing (7) of the docking base (1) which houses the first magnet (5) of the docking base (1), when mounting the display device (50) on the docking base (1). Method for mounting, on a docking base (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, a display device (50) according to one of claims 6 to 8, by introducing a cylindrical guide part of the display device (50) into a cylindrical housing of the docking base (1).

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