105 results about "Bike riding" patented technology

A wearable system for pedestrians / users is adapted to detect threats posed by, for example, approaching vehicles, bikers, and issue an alert. The wearable system may include an inertial measurement unit to measure the gait of the pedestrian and actively adjust alert generation thresholds to account for the noisy and large movements of the gait using present and past IMU data. The thresholds can be raised during active phases of the gait, and lowered in the quieter (i.e., less active) phases of the gait, keeping the range, and therefore time to react, relatively steady with respect to the pedestrian / user's motion. The alert generation threshold may be combined with the processed receiver data to determine threats and alert the pedestrian / user using any combination of haptic, audio, vibrational, or visual outputs.

A seat post assembly for a bicycle includes a first tube having a first distal end and a second tube having a second distal end. A distance between the first distal end of the first tube and the second distal end of the second tube is at a maximum when the first tube is in a first position relative to the second tube. The seat post assembly also includes a first chamber and a second chamber that are fluidly coupleable. The first chamber is a positive fluid chamber, and the second chamber is a negative fluid chamber. The seat post assembly includes a fluid volume disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber. The fluid volume includes a compressible fluid. The first chamber is configured to act as a spring configured to bias the first tube towards the first position relative to the second tube.

To reliably detect an object such as a bicycle at increased range, an Advanced Driving Support System uses a deep neural network(s) to process an ambient (grey-scale) image into an object that is then tracked by a second range detection camera. Most objects of interest, such as bicycles and automobiles, are outfitted with one or more retroreflectors that are used to cue the neural network to the object of most interest. As the retroreflectors also tend to saturate the range detection camera, a method is used to manage the saturation and estimate the correct range to the object.

A rotatable bicycle fork mount including a base configured to mount on a vehicle floor and a vertical extending post extending from the base and a connecting rod coupled to the post and configured to releasably couple to fork arms on a bicycle and a rotatable assembly that allows the mount to rotate relative to the vehicle floor to adjust an angle of the connecting rod.

An electronic device protective cover includes a protective cover body, a support, and a connecting band. The electronic device protective cover has an ingenious structural design. The protective cover body and the support are connected by the connecting band, so that the support is not easily lost when the support is separated from the protective cover body. When the support is mounted on the protective cover body, a first end and a second end of the connecting band overlap each other and enclose to form a ring structure. When two hands of a user are occupied during riding a bicycle, pushing a cart, or carrying things, and when there is no fixed flat platform to place a mobile phone, the mobile phone is allowed to be hung on a rod or the wrist through the connecting band.

The latest innovation in the world of pet accessories is the introduction of a remarkable attachment for bicycles. Specifically designed to facilitate safe and efficient exercise for dogs while biking, this attachment is a game-changer for pet owners who enjoy riding and want to share their passion with their furry friends. The assembly process is straightforward and hassle-free, and the attachment can be conveniently folded for storage. Its construction is of superior quality and durability, ensuring that it can withstand the energetic movements of even large and boisterous dogs. This attachment is a must-have for any pet owner looking to combine their love of cycling with their love for their four-legged companion.

A footwear assembly, such as a cycling show, includes a plantar shell, a dorsal shell, and a closure mechanism. The plantar shell that at least partially defines an interior area sized to receive a wearer's foot and is shaped to conform to a bottom surface contour of the wearer's foot. The dorsal shell shaped to conform to an upper surface contour of the wearer's foot and includes a region positioned to apply a compressive force to a portion of the wearer's foot. The closure mechanism configured to couple the dorsal shell to the plantar shell to apply the compressive force to the portion of the wearer's foot to at least partially prevent movement of the wearer's foot relative to the plantar shell.

The present invention relates to a pedal for a bicycle having a body including at least two components, and a spindle assembly for the connection of the pedal to a crank arm of a bicycle.

The present invention relates to a drive assembly (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) for a bicycle. The drive assembly (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) has a bottom bracket gearbox (10), a prime mover (18) and a planetary assembly (110, 412). The planetary assembly (110, 412) includes a first planetary gear set (110) having a first rotary element, a second rotary element and a third rotary element. The drive assembly (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) has a stationary component (22) and a first brake shift element (B1). The first rotary element is mechanically operatively connected to the output (20) of the prime mover (18). The second rotary element is in the form of an output of the planetary assembly (110). The third rotary element is rotationally fixable on the stationary component (22) by the brake shift element (B1).

Device (12) for detecting a vegetation object (14) in the environment (16) of a vehicle (18), comprising: an input interface (26) for receiving sensor data from a radar sensor (20) with information about the vehicle's environment, wherein the sensor data includes scan points (32) with associated point velocities; a processing unit (28) for identifying an object in the vicinity of the vehicle based on a clustering of scan points according to the point velocities of the scan points; and an evaluation unit (30) for classifying the object based on an evaluation of the point velocities of the scan points assigned to the object, in order to distinguish between a vegetation object (14) and a living object (22), wherein the evaluation unit (30) is designed to calculate a frequency spectrum of the point velocities of the scan points assigned to the object (32) and to classify the object as a vegetation object (14) if the frequency spectrum does not include pronounced high points; to distinguish between a person, encompassing a pedestrian or a cyclist, and an animal based on the point velocities of the scan points (32) assigned to the object, if the object has been classified as a living object (22); and is trained to recognize typical movement patterns based on a comparison with predefined pattern data; and is trained to recognize a living object (22) that is in front of or behind a vegetation object (14).

A few years ago, wearing a helmet while cycling became a recommended practice. I created this hat because I thought there would be a need for a hat that could be worn over a helmet while cycling in hot summer or rainy weather. It can be used as a regular hat by closing the buttons and zipper. Waterproof fabric was used.

A motor vehicle (1) comprises a body (2), a number of wheels (12), a chassis (4) with wheel carriers (10) assigned to the wheels (12), an electric parking brake (22), and a controller (8). This controller (8) is configured to determine, by means of a sensor unit (14), that the motor vehicle (1) is stationary; if stationary, to check, by means of the sensor unit (14) or another sensor unit (16, 18, 20), whether one of the wheels (12) is lifted off the ground; and, if at least one of the wheels (12) is lifted off the ground, to deactivate the electric parking brake (22) for that wheel (12).

The technology involves identifying suitable pickup and drop-off locations based on detected pedestrian walking paths. Mapped areas have specific physical configurations, which may suggest places to pick up or drop off a rider (or a delivery). A walking path heatmap can be generated based on obtained historical and / or real-time pedestrian-related information, which can be obtained by autonomous vehicles driving in areas of interest. Incorporating heatmap information into the evaluation, the system identifies locations for optimized pickup or drop-off in accordance with where pedestrians would likely go. One aspect involves classifying different objects, for instance identifying one or more objects as people who may be walking versus riding a bicycle. Once classified, information about the paths is used to obtain a the heatmap associated with the walking paths.

Electronic bicycle stand, without dismounting, for the stability of the cyclist in front of the red traffic light, characterized in that the electronic bicycle stand consists of nine elements: Housing (1), motor control (3), planetary geared motor (4), bicycle stand (5), cylinder (6), button - “Green” (10), button - “Stop” (11), bracket (12) and control panel (16) is formed. The connecting cable connects the battery (2) (optional), the housing (1) and the control panel (16). The cylinder (6) is attached to the housing (1) through the hole in the bicycle stand (5). The bicycle stand (5) rotates around the cylinder (6). The gears of the planetary gear motor (4) and the bicycle stand (5) meshed together. The bicycle stand (5) is held in place when stopped by the interlocking mechanism between the bridge of the bicycle stand (5) and the hole in the housing (1).

To provide a bicycle frame that is safe when riding or getting on and off a bicycle and has hooks for hanging a helmet string or other wire keys. [Solution] One or more hooks 2, 3, etc. are integrated into the bicycle frame body 1 depending on the application, allowing for the safe storage of items such as helmet chin straps to be hung on the hooks. In addition, wire keys and other items will not hang down when hung on the wheel. In recent years, wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle has become a voluntary obligation, and people have increasingly started carrying helmets with them, but there has been an issue of not having a place to safely store used helmets and other items on the bicycle. Another issue has been that long wire keys tend to hang down when hung on the wheel. This device aims to solve these issues.

A system for evaluating cycling activities, including a memory storing a set of instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the stored set of instructions to perform operations comprising: receiving riding data, associated with a user riding a bicycle, from a plurality of sensors; processing the riding data to obtain data in a first domain; comparing the data in the first domain to baseline information to evaluate a riding status of the user or a riding condition of a riding path; converting the data in the first domain to obtain data in a second domain; and evaluating the riding status of the user or the riding condition of the riding path according to the data in the second domain.

The present invention relates to a cushion on which a child can rest during bicycle rides, comprising an inflatable cushion body (1) that has fastening means (2) for fastening to a bicycle child seat and upper securing means (3) for an additional pillow or cushion for the head of the child when the child is sleeping leaning against the cyclist's back.

A force sensor is disclosed for the bottom bracket of a bicycle, designed as a hollow cylindrical piece divided into an outer ring with an indentation along the entire perimeter thereof to accommodate a mechanical stop, an inner ring and a central ring with at least four openings disposed around the perimeter and which are positioned such that they form four arms, two identical arms having a larger arc in the vertical axis and two identical arms having a smaller arc in the horizontal axis, with at least one sheer strain gauge placed on each arm having a smaller are and at least one bending strain gauge on each arm having a larger arc. This strain gauge arrangement allows the effective force to be measured by omitting parasitic forces, thereby obtaining precise information regarding the power exerted by a cyclist, which is useful for optimising motors in electric bikes.

The disclosure relates to a hub assembly for a bicycle wheel. The hub assembly comprises a driver rotatable about a first axis for mounting on a sprocket; a hub housing rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis for mounting on the bicycle wheel; a transmission selectively operable according to a plurality of different gear ratios and operationally connected between the driver and the hub housing; and an electric drive motor connected to the hub housing via the transmission.

Rotary valve with a rotating rotor in a lock chamber of a housing, the housing being provided with a front wall and a rear wall connected by a cover having an inlet and a bottom having an outlet, wherein the cover (4) and the bottom (5) as well as the front wall (2) and the rear wall (3) are connected by at least one side part (10, 11) which can be operatively detached from the outside and the side part (10, 11) forms a wall of the lock chamber (8), characterized in that the side parts (11, 12) are of the same design, that each side part (11, 12) forms the wall of the lock chamber (8) by means of a cylindrically bent sheet metal section (14), that each side part (10, 11) is provided with sheet metal strips (24, 25) attached to the axially extending edges (22, 23) of the sheet metal sections (14) and that the sheet metal strips (24, 25) form a form a funnel-shaped inlet (6) and / or outlet (7).

This item is the shell of a helmet used when riding a bicycle, with padding and the like attached to the inner wall of the shell and a chin strap attached to the lower inside of the shell.

A partition assembly configured to be mounted in a tire cavity formed between a wheel and a tire to divide the tire cavity into a plurality of segments, the partition assembly comprising at least one air duct and a plurality of partition elements. Each of the plurality of partition elements comprises: a base configured to be mounted on the wheel, the base forming an air passage in fluid communication with the at least one air duct; and an expandable body connected to the base and in fluid communication with the air passage of the base, the expandable body being configured to be filled with air from the at least one air duct.Each of the multitude of separating parts is configured to receive air from the at least one air line in order to expand the multitude of separating parts from a deflated configuration into an inflated configuration, in which the multitude of separating parts is configured to touch an inner wall of the tire mounted on the wheel in order to divide the tire cavity into the multitude of segments.

A motor scooter (99) with a base (01) including a handlebar (10) and a support frame (02) with a front (03) and rear wheel (04), as well as a system for providing such a motor scooter (99) adapted to transport requirements, are described. The motor scooter (99) comprises at least one seat (60, 61) and at least two attachment points (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) designed for mounting an interchangeable body (05) on the support frame (02). The interchangeable body (05) is mounted at at least one of the attachment points (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25). The seat (60, 61) is formed on the interchangeable body (05).The system consists of a group of different interchangeable bodies (05), each adapted or adaptable to an individual transport task, with each interchangeable body (059) having a seat (60, 61) formed on or attached to it and the base (01) with the handlebar (10) and the support frame (02) with front (03) and rear wheel (04), wherein at least two attachment points (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) are formed on the support frame (02) for arranging one of the interchangeable bodies (05) on at least one of the attachment points (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) of the support frame (02).

To generate a highly accurate and versatile risk map taking account of passing states of a pedestrian and the like predicted to exist at a blind spot by time zone.SOLUTION: A risk prediction device is configured to: acquire blind spot information which is information on an area being a blind spot when viewed from a driver of a vehicle, and passage information which is information on an area where at least one of a pedestrian and a bicycle has passed, by time zone in a predetermined area; set a first risk level indicating a degree of risk to the driver to each position within the predetermined area by time zone based on the acquired blind spot information, and set a second risk level indicating a degree of risk for the driver to each position within the predetermined area by time zone based on the acquired passage information; and generate a risk map indicating a third risk level at each position in the predetermined area for each time zone by superimposing the first risk level and the second risk level set to each position within the predetermined area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

A cycling glove configured to be worn on a hand of a bike-riding wearer includes one or more lighted components configured to emit light visible from at least a position distal and laterally adjacent to the glove-wearing hand of the wearer. In embodiments, the cycling glove has a plurality of lighted components, each lighted component positioned to align with the dorsal aspect of one of the metacarpophalangeal finger joints of the glove-wearing hand of the wearer, each inset within a rigid knuckle-protective member.

A planetary bottom bracket gearbox for a bicycle or pedelec (1) is proposed, comprising a crankshaft (WAn) as the drive, a gearbox output shaft (WAb) as the driven shaft, and further shafts (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6), as well as a first gearbox switching group (3) and a second gearbox switching group (4), wherein the first gearbox switching group (3) comprises a first planetary gear set (RS1) and a second planetary gear set (RS2), to which four switching elements (B1, K1, K2, K3) are assigned, and wherein the second gearbox switching group (4) comprises at least a third planetary gear set (RS3). Furthermore, a bicycle or pedelec (1) with a bottom bracket gearbox is proposed.

Various systems and methods are presented regarding utilizing technology onboard a vehicle to minimize road traffic accidents between cyclists and vehicles. A vehicle can be operating in any of an autonomous, partially autonomous, or non-autonomous manner. By utilizing onboard technology / artificial intelligence, the vehicle can detect a cyclist navigating a street proximate to the vehicle, and further determine, if a door of the vehicle was opened, whether a car dooring incident would result involving the cyclist. In response to a determination that a car dooring incident is likely, an onboard system can prevent an occupant from opening a door likely to cause the dooring incident. Accordingly, the vehicle can preemptively adjust available operations to prevent a car dooring incident.

A drive unit (1) for a bicycle (2) that can be propelled at least temporarily by muscle power is provided with an electric machine (3) for providing a motive force, a crank assembly (4) for applying muscle power, an output element (5) for transmitting a combined motive force to a drive wheel (6) of the bicycle (2), and a transmission unit (7) for transmitting the combined motive force to the drive wheel (6). A switchable freewheel (9) is provided between the electric machine (3) and the output element (5), while no freewheel is provided in the transmission unit (7) between the drive wheel (6) and the drive unit (1).

The invention relates to a measuring device (1) and a method, as well as a clamping unit (2) for measuring an offset (10) of a rotational axis (32) and / or the position of a vehicle wheel (3) clamped in a clamping unit (2) for machining, comprising a measuring device receptacle (4) which includes a height-adjustable measuring head (5), wherein the measuring head (5) is coupled to an actuator (11) having a longitudinal axis (12) and is movable by means of the actuator (11) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (12) between a measuring position (8) and a rest position (9), and at least one measuring means (6) for measuring the offset (10) of the rotational axis (32) of the vehicle wheel (3) on the basis of position coordinates of a central hole (31) in the transverse direction (13) and / or axial direction (14) of the central hole (31) of the vehicle wheel. (3) relative to the actuator longitudinal axis (12), wherein at least one measuring means (6) is designed in such a way,that no relative rotation of the vehicle wheel (3) to the measuring head (5) is required for measurement and wherein the at least one measuring means (6) for measuring the offset (10) of the axis of rotation (32) and / or the position of the vehicle wheel (3) in the transverse direction (13) and / or axial direction (14) is either configured to detect the position coordinates of the center hole (31) as a relative distance (16) between the measuring head (5) and the vehicle wheel (3) to be measured at the center hole (31), or is configured to detect the position coordinates of the center hole (31) as a relative position (17) of the measuring head (5) in the measuring position (8) deviating from the position of the measuring head (5) in the rest position (9).