# US 10,501,143 B2 · Wheel rim-mounted regeneration coil-magnet system

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- Number: US 10,501,143 B2
- Document ID: US10501143B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/649,199
- Filed: 2017-07-13
- Published: 2017-10-26
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2015-02-25
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Jamel Seagraves; Chih-Wei Tang; Sudipto Aich; Justin Carrus; David Gomez
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501143B2

## CPC

- B62L 1/00: Brakes {(back-pedalling brakes B62L5/00)}; Arrangements thereof
- B60L 1/006: {to power outlets}
- B60L 1/14: to electric lighting circuits
- B60L 7/10: Dynamic electric regenerative braking (B60L7/22 takes precedence)
- B62J 6/06: Arrangement of lighting dynamos or drives therefor
- B62M 6/65: with axle and driving shaft arranged coaxially
- H02J 7/00: Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J 7/1407: {on vehicles not being driven by a motor, e.g. bicycles}
- B60L 2240/642: Slope of road
- B60L 2250/12: by confirmation, e.g. of the input
- B60L 2250/16: by display
- Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility
- Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
- B62L: BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES {(arrangements in cycles for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions B60T8/00)}
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A bicycle includes a frame, a charging circuit carried by the frame and configured to capture energy associated with movement of the bicycle, a power module carried by the frame, and a switch disposed electrically between the charging circuit and power module. The power module, in response to an indication that the bicycle is travelling downhill, closes the switch to enable energy transfer between the charging circuit and power module.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bicycle comprising:
a frame;
a charging circuit carried by the frame and configured to capture energy associated with movement of the bicycle;
a power module carried by the frame and selectively attached to an external device, the power module configured to, in response to an indication of an external device being connected to the power module, close an electrical connector disposed electrically between the charging circuit and power module to enable power transfer therebetween, wherein the power module is further configured to close the electrical connector in response to an indication of a braking state of the bicycle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bicycle of claim 1, the power module further configured to open the connector in response to the external device being disconnected from the power module.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the power module is further configured to close the electrical connector in response to receiving a user command from a user interface.