620 results about "Freewheel" patented technology

A freewheel adjustable wheel of the present invention comprises: a rotary gear unit that is rotated by receiving power from a pedal part and is provided with a gear along the outer circumference thereof; a case part that supports the rotary gear unit to be rotatable; a clutch bearing that transmits the power to the case part when the rotary gear unit rotates in the forward direction; a clutch hub that rotates together with the rotary gear unit; clutch gears installed on the clutch hub and fixed to the case part; and a drive unit that supplies rotational power; and a moveable gear unit moved by means of the power of the driving unit.

Disclosed herein are a freewheel adjustable wheel and a fitness bike therewith. The freewheel adjustable wheel according to the present disclosure comprises a rotation gear part being rotatably disposed outside a shaft, a spline gear rotating together with the rotation gear part, a fixation case which rotatably supports the rotation gear part and a rotation of which is restricted, a rotation case receiving power of the rotation gear part to rotate, a clutch bearing transferring power at a time when the rotation gear part rotates forward, a first gear part receiving power thought the clutch bearing, a driving part being fixed to the fixation case and providing rotational power, and a movement gear part operating in a non-freewheel mode where the movement gear part engages with the first gear part, and in a freewheel mode where the movement gear part is spaced from the first gear part.

The present invention relates to a freewheel adjustable wheel and an exercise bicycle including the same and. More specifically, may comprise a rotation gear part which rotates together with a pulley fixed to the outer side thereof and has a circular gear formed along the outer circumference thereof; a case part for rotatably supporting the rotation gear part; a first power transmission part for transmitting power which has been transmitted to the rotation gear part to the case part when the rotation gear part rotates in the normal direction; and a second power transmission part for transmitting power which has been transmitted to the rotation gear part to the case part when the rotation gear part rotates in the reverse direction.

Disclosed herein are a mode switching system and an exercise bike comprising the same that switches a non-freewheel mode and a freewheel mode automatically, ensuring improvement in user convenience. The exercise bike comprise a step motor, a first limit sensor sensing a first part of the face gear and outputting a first sensing signal, a second limit sensor sensing a second part of the face gear and outputting a second sensing signal, and a controller determining a current power transfer mode by using the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal, and rotating the step motor forward or reversely, based on the current power transfer mode, to switch the power transfer mode to the non-freewheel mode or the freewheel mode, in a case where a mode switching signal is input.

The present invention discloses a fitness bike and a method of controlling the same. The fitness bike according to the present invention includes an operation lever configured to restrict a clutch gear unit to a flywheel to allow the flywheel to operate in a non-freewheel mode and release the restriction between the clutch gear unit and the flywheel to allow the flywheel to operate in a freewheel mode, a position detection unit installed on the flywheel to detect a rotation position of the operation lever, and a controller configured to brake the flywheel by adjusting a magnitude of a magnetic force of a stator so that the operation lever stops at a preset exposure position when a pedal is stopped.

The invention relates to a freewheel device (1) for a switchable clutch arrangement (2), the freewheel device comprising two freewheel components (3, 4) that can be axially coupled to one another via an axially acting coupling device (7), wherein the coupling device, upon relative rotation between the freewheel components in a first rotational direction (8), connects the two freewheel components to one another so that they rotate together, and, upon relative rotation in a second rotational direction (9) opposite to the first rotational direction, allows the freewheel components to rotate relative to one another, wherein the coupling device has coupling elements (11) to which a spring force is applied by associated spring elements (12), wherein each spring element fixes the coupling element to the first freewheel component (3) and defines a tilting axis (28) about which the coupling element can pivot against the spring force, wherein the spring element comprises at least one first spring portion (18) which rests against the first freewheel component and extends rectilinearly parallel to a first longitudinal axis (19), and a second spring portion (20) which projects at an angle from the first spring portion and is resiliently elastically supported on the coupling element, wherein the spring element is made of sheet metal, wherein the first spring portion (18) is a rectilinearly extending and substantially planar first sheet metal portion (21), and the second spring portion (20) is a rectilinearly extending and substantially planar second sheet metal portion (22).

A robotic pool cleaning vacuum, includes a chassis, a suction duct topping the frame and opening into a filter bag placed above, and an impeller placed inside the duct to suck up debris via a suction port and push it into the filter bag, the chassis including a motor axle drawing the robot, the axle includes two drive wheels driven by a single motor, and an axis connecting the drive wheels transversely to the movement of the robot, the motor being configured to invert its direction of rotation in contact with a wall, the robot further includes a third free wheel for greater stability and maneuverability.

A wheel holder for fastening to a wheel comprises at least two arms extending outward from a base plate of the wheel holder radially; each of the arms having at least one movable element that is movable radially; a central rotation element that is arranged in the center of the wheel holder such that it can rotate; and at least two coupling elements each extending between one of the movable elements and the central rotation element such that the movable elements are movable radially by rotation of the rotation element. The rotation element is attached to the base plate of the wheel holder via a freewheeling system. The freewheeling system has at least one operating state in which the rotation element is rotatable in a freewheeling direction and rotation of the rotation element in a blocking direction opposite to the freewheeling direction is blocked.

The invention relates to a cable feed device (1) for a robot (2), comprising: - a rotatably drivable first cable drum (8); - a rotatably mounted second cable drum (9), wherein the cable drums (8, 9) are at least indirectly connected to a first segment (4); - a deflection roller (14), which is operatively connected to a second segment (5) pivotably arranged about an axis of rotation (24) relative to the first segment (4); - a cable (6), which is wound on the deflection roller (14) and the free ends of which are each fastened to one of the cable drums (8, 9); and - a first freewheel (15) and a second freewheel (16) which are operatively connected to the deflection roller (14), wherein the first freewheel (15) moves into a coupling state when the deflection roller (15) is rotated in a first direction of rotation, wherein the second freewheel (16) moves into a coupling state when the deflection roller (14) is rotated in a second direction of rotation counter to the first direction of rotation, and wherein a cable feed drive (17) with a transmission ratio not equal to 1 is operatively arranged between the first freewheel (15) and the second segment (5) or between the second freewheel (16) and the second segment (5). The invention also relates to a robot (2) having such a cable feed device (1).

Provided is a control apparatus for vehicle that enables a driver to activate and deactivate a freewheeling mode at his / her discretion. A control apparatus 1 for vehicle switches the vehicle to a freewheeling mode in which power generated by an engine 2 of the vehicle is not transmitted to drive shafts 7 of the vehicle. The control apparatus 1 for vehicle includes: a decelerator having a plurality of deceleration gear stages for changing deceleration of the vehicle; and a manipulator 10 provided on steering 11 of the vehicle and configured to allow selection of the freewheeling mode in accordance with an operation performed by a driver. The vehicle transitions to the freewheeling mode upon the freewheeling mode being selected through an operation of the manipulator 10.

The application relates to the technical field of control, and provides an electromagnetic brake control apparatus. The apparatus includes: a power supply management circuit, a first switch circuit, a freewheeling diode and a first control output end and a second control output end used to connect with two ends of an electromagnetic coil of the electromagnetic brake; the power supply management circuit includes: a power supply input end, a first output end and a second output end used to connect with an external power supply; an input end and an output end of the first switch circuit are respectively connected with the first output end and the first control output end, the first switch circuit is configured with a pulse width modulation function; a cathode and an anode of the freewheeling diode are respectively connected with the second output end and the first control output end.

A bottom bracket gear in planetary design for a bicycle or a pedelec (1), with a pedal crankshaft (WAn) as input and a transmission output shaft (WAb) as output and further shafts (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6), with at least one stepped planetary gear set (StPS) and one planetary gear set (PS) as a manual transmission, and with at least five switching elements (B1, B2, B3, K1, K2, K3, K4) for realizing several gears (G1, G1.1, G1.2, G1.3, G1.4, G1.5, G2, G2.1, G2.2, G2.3, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7), wherein the pedal crankshaft (WAn) is connectable and / or connected on the drive side to at least one gear set element of the stepped planetary gear set (StPS) and / or the planetary gear set (PS), wherein the transmission output shaft (WAb) is connectable and / or connected on the output side to at least one gear set element of the stepped planetary gear set (StPS) and / or the planetary gear set (PS), and wherein at least two of the shifting elements (B1, B2, B3, K1, K2, K3, K4) are designed as a positive-locking brake and / or freewheel brake. Furthermore, a bicycle or pedelec (1) with a bottom bracket transmission is proposed.

The invention relates to a drive device (2) for a bicycle (1), comprising a pedal crank shaft (19), a first electric machine (18), a first partial transmission (6), a second electric machine (49), and a second partial transmission (7), wherein a first transmission element of the first partial transmission (6) is operatively connected to the first electric machine (18), wherein a second transmission element of the first partial transmission (6) is operatively connected to a second transmission element of the second partial transmission (7), wherein a third transmission element of the first partial transmission (6) is operatively connected to an output gear (8), wherein a first transmission element of the second partial transmission (7) is operatively connected to the second electric machine (49), and wherein a third transmission element of the second partial transmission (7) is fixed to a housing (3), and wherein a freewheel (14) is arranged between the pedal crank shaft (19) and the second transmission element of the first partial transmission (6).Furthermore, the invention relates to a bicycle (1) with such a drive device (2).

A pedal-assisted bicycle includes a suspension system of the rear wheel in relation to the frame which allows a predetermined relative displacement between them. The crankset includes: a freewheel device operatively interposed between the drive and muscle shafts; a compensating device operatively interposed between the drive shaft and the gear wheel, The compensating device generates between the two an angular forward compensation stroke between a rest position, and a compensation position, where the forward compensation stroke is limited to a predetermined angle and is opposite to the free stroke of the freewheel device.

A method for controlling an electromechanical brake). The electromechanical brake includes an electric motor which acts on a brake actuator via a gear unit to generate a braking force. A switchable and bistable freewheel locking device, via which a brake release direction of the brake actuator can be locked, is provided to lock the gear unit. The method includes moving back the brake actuator after a braking operation by a fixed predefined distance and controlling the locking device to fix the brake actuator in the retracted position.

A change-speed gearbox for orthopedic devices has a planetary gearbox with at least one planet stage having a central sun gear, a plurality of planet gears rotatably mounted on a planet carrier which come into engagement with the sun gear, and has a ring gear which meshes with the planet gears. The sun gear can be coupled to a drive. The planet carrier is coupled to an output element. The ring gear is pivotably mounted in a ring gear carrier and is coupled to the ring gear carrier via a switchable freewheel.

A bicycle component for a bicycle freewheel unit, wherein the freewheel unit includes a rotary unit and a toothed disk device coupled with the rotary unit. The toothed disk device includes an end toothing with axial engagement components for engaging corresponding engagement components of another toothed disk device. The toothed disk device and the rotary unit are each configured as coupling components coupled to one another, and include a radial toothing each, for engaging with one another, and which are commonly rotatable. The rotary unit and the toothed disk device are movable in a peripheral direction relative to one another between a driving position and a rest position, so that prior to torque transmission starting, a coupling component is rotated in the driving direction about a clearance angle of at least 5°, until torque can be transmitted, when the two radial toothings have previously been in the rest position.

A clutch assembly comprises: first and second clutch partners; a switchable freewheel arranged between the first and second clutch partners, wherein the freewheel comprises a plurality of spring-loaded blocking bodies which are circumferentially fixed to the first clutch partner and selectively interact with a blocking contour arranged on the second clutch partner; a sliding sleeve for controlling the clutch assembly, wherein, in a blocking position of the sliding sleeve, the two clutch partners are interconnected for conjoint rotation in one direction of rotation and in the opposite direction of rotation via the sliding sleeve, and in a freewheeling position of the sliding sleeve, the two clutch partners are interconnected for conjoint rotation in precisely one direction of rotation via the freewheel.

The invention discloses a fault processing method of a central distributed electric drive system and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of vehicle control. The central distributed electric drive system comprises a motor controller, a first motor and a second motor, the first motor and the second motor are coaxial, and the method comprises the steps that the motor controller controls the first motor and the second motor to enter a safety mode under the condition that the first motor or the second motor has a preset fault, and the preset fault is the fault with the highest severity level; the safety mode comprises a free-wheel FW mode; taking the motor entering the FW mode as a current motor, and controlling the current motor to maintain the FW mode under the condition that the current motor has a preset fault; and under the condition that the current motor does not have the preset fault, controlling the current motor to exit the FW mode. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, when any motor has the fault with the highest severity level, the two coaxial motors enter the safety mode, so that instantaneous response synchronization of the left wheel and the right wheel is guaranteed, and the safety of the vehicle is improved.

The invention relates to a drive device (2) for a bicycle (1), comprising a pedal crank shaft (19), a first electric machine (18), a first partial transmission (6), a second electric machine (49), and a second partial transmission (7), wherein a first transmission element of the first partial transmission (6) is operatively connected to the first electric machine (18), wherein a second transmission element of the first partial transmission (6) is operatively connected to a second transmission element of the second partial transmission (7), wherein a third transmission element of the first partial transmission (6) is operatively connected to an output gear (8), wherein a first transmission element of the second partial transmission (7) is operatively connected to the second electric machine (49), and wherein a third transmission element of the second partial transmission (7) is fixed to a housing (3), and wherein a freewheel (14) is arranged between the pedal crank shaft (19) and the second transmission element of the first partial transmission (6).Furthermore, the invention relates to a bicycle (1) with such a drive device (2).

A bicycle hub includes an axle and a hub body disposed on the axle and having an abutting portion and an inner bevel gear in an end portion of the hub body. A ratchet seat rotatably fits around the axle and includes a freehub body and an insertion tube inserted into the end portion of the hub body. An outer bevel gear fits around the insertion tube to be slidable only in an axial direction, meshes the inner bevel gear, and is abutted by the abutting portion to be retained in the inner bevel gear. An elastic body adapted to push the outer bevel gear toward the inner bevel gear is disposed on the ratchet seat.

A freewheel assembly has a hub, a brake mechanism, and at least one switch. The hub has an axle, a hub shell mounted around the axle, a drive screw disposed at one of two ends of the hub shell; and a sprocket mounted around the drive screw and having an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell is screwed with the drive screw and has a first engaging notch. The outer shell is mounted around the inner shell and has a second engaging notch. The brake mechanism has a clutch cone configured to be driven by the drive screw to move along the axle and at least one brake shoe disposed to an exterior circumference of the clutch cone. Each switch is screwed to the outer shell and has an engaging block engaging with at least one of the first engaging notch and the second engaging notch.

An electric drive unit (50) is mechanically connected to the input element (62) of a reduction gear (60) for applying a drive force. An output element (40) is mechanically connected to an output element (62) of the reduction gear (60) via a freewheel (20) for outputting a torque. The freewheel (20) has at least one pivotable clamping element (21) with a clamping surface (22) whose curvature is adapted to the curvature of an inner circumferential surface (24) of an outer ring (26) of the freewheel (20). The clamping surface (22) restricts the pivoting of the clamping element (21) to a locked position in which the clamping surface (22) is aligned along the inner circumferential surface (24). The clamping element (21) is designed to transmit a locking torque when the clamping element (21) is pivoted into the locking position, and to slip when the output torque to be transmitted is greater than the locking torque.

When a differential half shaft 11 on one side is not stressed due to slipping or suspension, and rotation of a differential shell 1 serves as input to drive a first planetary gear 12 and a second planetary gear 3 to revolve, the first planetary gear 12 and the second planetary gear 3 drive an inner gear ring 5 on a half shaft on the other side to rotate in the same direction. Due to the fact that the first planet bevel gear 8 and the second planet bevel gear 7 are fixedly connected and coaxially arranged, and the diameter of the inner gear ring 5 is far larger than that of the half shaft bevel gear 13, the differential mechanism shell 1 rotates to enable the inner gear ring 5, the first planet bevel gear 8 and the second planet bevel gear 7 on the other side to rotate, and the first planet bevel gear 8 and the second planet bevel gear 7 are driven to rotate. The first planet bevel gear 8 and the second planet bevel gear 7 are evenly distributed, force generated by locking of the inner gear ring 5 only pushes the second planet bevel gear 7 to rotate, and the direction of the force at the meshing position of the first planet bevel gear 8 and the second planet bevel gear 7 is the same as the rotating direction of the differential shell 1, so that the first planet bevel gear 8 and the second planet bevel gear 7 are in a locked state, and then the differential shell 1 is released. Therefore, the defect of a single cantilever of a free wheel in a free wheel type antiskid differential mechanism is overcome, and the whole structure is more durable.

The invention relates to a rotary drive for a drum in a winch on a support frame, which has a fluid-operated rotary piston motor that has a housing and a shaft. There are reversible freewheel couplings in a force-transfer path between the motor housing and the support frame and in a force-transfer path between the motor housing and the drum with which the motor housing can be connected to the support frame and the drum for transfer of forces. There are reversible freewheel couplings in a force-transfer path between the shaft and the support frame and in a force-transfer path between the shaft and the drum with which the shaft can be connected to the support frame and the drum for transfer of forces.

A drive arrangement for a bicycle includes a pawl freewheel, the pawl freewheel having a first ring, at least two pawls movably mounted on the first ring, and a second ring having a toothing. The at least two pawls are unevenly spaced in the circumferential direction on the first ring. The drive arrangement further includes at least one sensor device configured to detect a deformation of the first ring of the pawl freewheel due to an applied drive force.

A computer system controls a powertrain system of a vehicle. The computer system has processing circuitry configured to selectively operate the powertrain system in a number of operational modes, comprising at least a freewheeling mode, in which an output shaft of the engine is non-rotating, and the engine is disconnected from the one or more drive wheels, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: predict fuel saving in response to a potential up-coming freewheeling mode period, the fuel saving being determined from engine-idle fuel consumption data; predict a loss of kinetic energy for restarting the engine in the freewheeling mode using a controllable clutch; predict fuel consumption needed to regain the predicted loss of kinetic energy; compare the predicted fuel saving with the predicted fuel consumption; determine to control the powertrain system into the freewheeling mode based on the comparison; and control the powertrain system into the freewheeling mode.

An adjustable freewheel hub assembly has a hub component, a coaster brake mechanism, and an adjusting switch. The hub component has an axle, a hub shell, a helix hub driver, and a sprocket. The helix hub driver has a pawl groove and a first engaging notch formed on its periphery. The sprocket is sheathed onto the helix hub driver, is hollow, and has a ratchet teeth construction formed on an inner wall of the sprocket and a second engaging notch. The coaster brake mechanism is disposed in the hub shell and is drivable by the helix hub driver. By the adjusting switch engaged in or detached from the first engaging notch and the second engaging notch, the freewheel hub assembly can be adjusted between a fixed-gear mode and a single-speed mode to have different functions.

The invention discloses a self-adaptive riding speed control system and method, and relates to the technical field of vehicle control, the system collects motion state data of a riding vehicle in real time through a sensor group installed on the riding vehicle, and after preprocessing, a vehicle attitude data set and a riding condition data set are formed; the method comprises the following steps: performing gradient state evaluation by calculating a gradient trend index slo, performing pedaling frequency stability analysis when the evaluation is about to enter an uphill stage and a downhill stage, calculating a pedaling frequency stability index wca through a riding condition data set, and then combining the pedaling frequency stability index wca with the gradient trend index slo to construct a comprehensive tooth ratio stability index Gopt to perform comprehensive riding stability evaluation. Therefore, the rationality of tooth ratio adjustment is judged, a tooth ratio switching instruction of the front disc and the rear flywheel is sent out, self-adaptive adjustment and control of the tooth ratio under the stable states of different gradients and different pedaling frequencies are achieved, the power matching and energy utilization efficiency in the riding process is effectively improved, the load of a rider is relieved, and the riding stability is enhanced.

A gearbox assembly for a vehicle axle which extends along a rotation axis is disclosed herein and includes:a planetary gear system positioned along the vehicle axle and receiving power from a motor, the planetary gear system comprising a ring gear, a sun gear, a planet, and a planet carrier including an output member;a differential including a shaft which includes an output gear positioned concentrically to the rotation axis along the shaft;a freewheeling gear located concentrically to the output member;a plurality of countershaft assemblies each including:a countershaft rotating about an axis parallel to the rotation axis; andtwo countershaft gears; anda clutch configured to be operated between a first position where it couples the output member with the freewheeling gear and a second position where it couples the output member with the differential.