# US 11,299,238 B2 · Structure for integrating down tube of electric bicycle with battery box

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- Number: US 11,299,238 B2
- Document ID: US11299238B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/298,604
- Filed: 2020-01-14
- Published: 2022-01-27
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2019-01-15
- Assignees: Kunshan Shined Design Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Kunshan Shined Design Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Wenpin Yang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299238B2

## CPC

- B62K 3/02: Frames (tandem frames B62K3/14)
- B62M 6/90: Batteries
- B62J 43/13: on rider-propelled cycles with additional electric propulsion
- B62J 43/28: hidden within the cycle frame
- B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
- 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)
- 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

## Abstract

A structure for integrating a down tube of an electric bicycle with a battery box is provided. The down tube has a tube body and two fixed bases arranged in the inner cavity of the tube body. A receiving cavity is bounded by the two fixed bases and the tube body. The receiving cavity is provided with an access opening on the outer side surface of the tube body. A long side of the access opening extends inward to form an elongated protruding rib. A positioning column is provided on each of two opposite sides of the two fixed bases. The battery box has a box body and two bearing bases that are installed on the outer sides of the two ends of the box body, respectively. A first dimple is provided on the outer side of the box body in a concave manner.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A structure for integrating a down tube of an electric bicycle with a battery box, comprising
the down tube and the battery box;
wherein
the down tube has a hollow straight tubular tube body and two fixed bases arranged in an inner cavity of the hollow straight tubular tube body at intervals along a lengthwise direction of the hollow straight tubular tube body;
a receiving cavity is bounded by the two fixed bases and the inner cavity of the hollow straight tubular tube body;
the receiving cavity is provided with an access opening on an outer side surface of the hollow straight tubular tube body;
the access opening extends along the lengthwise direction of the hollow straight tubular tube body, and the access opening is configured to allow the battery box to be placed in the receiving cavity;
a long side of the access opening extends inward to form an elongated protruding rib;
a positioning column is integrally provided on each of two opposite sides of the two fixed bases;
the battery box has a straight tubular box body for receiving a battery cell and two bearing bases;
the two bearing bases are positioned and installed on outer sides of two ends of the straight tubular box body in a lengthwise direction of the straight tubular box body, respectively;
a first dimple is provided on an outer side of the straight tubular box body in a concave manner and the first dimple extends along the lengthwise direction of the straight tubular box body;
a second dimple is provided on one side of each of the two bearing bases in the concave manner;
the two second dimples are connected to two ends of the first dimple in a lengthwise direction of the first dimple through smooth transitions, respectively, to jointly constitute a rotating slot movably matched with the elongated protruding rib;
the two bearing bases correspondingly match the two fixed bases, respectively;
an engaging slot is integrally formed on each of the two bearing bases correspondingly, and the engaging slot is configured to be movably matched with the positioning column;
when an external force in a positive direction is applied to the battery box, the battery box rotates around the elongated protruding rib as a rotation fulcrum in the positive direction relative to the receiving cavity, and the two engaging slots are correspondingly engaged with the two positioning columns to position the battery box in the receiving cavity; and
when an external force in a reverse direction is applied to the battery box, the battery box rotates around the elongated protruding rib as the rotation fulcrum in the reverse direction relative to the receiving cavity, and the two engaging slots are disengaged from the two positioning columns to separate the battery box from the receiving cavity.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The structure for integrating the down tube of the electric bicycle with the battery box according to claim 1, wherein
the hollow straight tubular tube body is arranged obliquely;
the two fixed bases are arranged up and down;
the two fixed bases are removably and fixedly installed in the inner cavity of the hollow straight tubular tube body, respectively;
a transverse cross section of the access opening has an inverted L shape; and
based on a travel direction of the electric bicycle as a reference, the elongated protruding rib is integrally formed on the long side of the access opening on a lower left.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The structure for integrating the down tube of the electric bicycle with the battery box according to claim 2, wherein
a locking mechanism is installed on the down tube, and the battery box is locked to the down tube by the locking mechanism.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The structure for integrating the down tube of the electric bicycle with the battery box according to claim 3, wherein
the two fixed bases are defined as an upper fixed base and a lower fixed base, respectively, and the two bearing bases are correspondingly defined as an upper bearing base and a lower bearing base, respectively;
the locking mechanism has a lock housing, a lock bolt, and a key;
wherein
the lock housing is positioned and installed on the upper fixed base;
the hollow straight tubular tube body is provided with a lock hole matched with the lock housing and the key;
the lock bolt is elastically provided on a side of the lock housing facing the receiving cavity; and
an end of the lock bolt facing the receiving cavity is driven by the key to abut against and separate from the upper bearing base.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The structure for integrating the down tube of the electric bicycle with the battery box according to claim 4, wherein
a positioning slot is provided on a side of the upper bearing base facing the upper fixed base, and
an end of the lock bolt facing the receiving cavity is driven by the key to abut against and separate from the positioning slot.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The structure for integrating the down tube of the electric bicycle with the battery box according to claim 1, wherein
a side of each of the two bearing bases facing away from the straight tubular box body is defined as an outer side;
the engaging slot is integrally formed on the outer side of each of the two bearing bases;
each of the two engaging slots is an arc-shaped slot; and
one end of each of the two engaging slots in an arc length direction is integrally connected to an arc-shaped guide wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The structure for integrating the down tube of the electric bicycle with the battery box according to claim 6, wherein
a stop block is integrally provided on the outer side of each of the two bearing bases; and
when the battery box rotates around the elongated protruding rib as the rotation fulcrum relative to the receiving cavity, each of the stop blocks separately abuts against one of the two positioning columns matched with the stop blocks.