US 11,535,331 B2 · Bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly

Abstract

A bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly installed in a bicycle frame of a bicycle is provided to include a battery box and a mounting mechanism. The battery box includes an abutment recess and an opening. The mounting mechanism includes a grip and a locating component unit being connected to the bicycle frame and defining therein an accommodation chamber for accommodating the battery box. The grip is pivotally connected to the locating component unit and includes an abutment end portion and a push end portion. The abutment end portion is capable of inserting into the accommodation chamber and in engagement with the opening with a rotating of the grip. The push end portion is capable of inserting into the accommodation chamber and abuts against the abutment recess with a further rotating of the grip.

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A bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly mounted to a bicycle frame of a bicycle, characterized in that the assembly comprises:

a battery box comprising a abutment recess and an opening located in an outer surface thereof;
and
a mounting mechanism comprising a locating component unit connected to said bicycle frame and a grip pivotally connected to said locating component unit, said locating component unit comprising an accommodation chamber for detachably accommodating said battery box, said grip comprising an abutment end portion and a push end portion, said abutment end portion being capable of insertion into said accommodation chamber and engaging with said opening with a rotation of said grip, said push end portion being capable of insertion into said accommodation chamber and abutting against said abutment recess with a further rotation of said grip.

A bicycle luggage carrier and battery box assembly mounted to a seat tube of a bicycle, comprising:

a luggage carrier comprising a locating component unit and at least one sliding rail, said locating component unit comprising a first support member and a second support member respectively connected to and backwardly extended from said seat tube, said at least one sliding rail being mounted to said locating component unit;
and
a battery box mounted in said locating component unit, said battery box comprising at least one sliding coupling structure respectively slidably coupled to said at least one sliding rail,
wherein the number of said at least one sliding rail is two, and the two said sliding rails are respectively fastened to an inner wall of said first support member and an inner wall of said second support member,
wherein said two sliding rails are respectively and detachably fastened to the said inner wall of said first support member and the said inner wall of said second support member,
wherein each said sliding rail comprises a plurality of screw holes;
said first support member and said second support member each comprise a plurality of screw holes located on the respective said inner wall thereof and respectively and detachably fastened to the respective said screw holes of said sliding rails with respective screws, and
wherein said battery box comprises a set of terminals located at a front side thereof;
said luggage carrier further comprises a control box mounted in said locating component unit;
said control box comprises an electric connector located at a rear side thereof;
said electric connector is electrically connected with said set of terminals when said battery box is mounted in said locating component unit.

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Description5,265 words

Summary1,360 words

#The present invention relates to bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly, and more particularly to a bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly that facilitates mounting and dismounting the battery box.

#With the development of electrical bicycles, more and more bicycle accessories, such as LED lights and wheel motors are driven by battery power. However, the battery may run out of electricity and need to recharge, so the bicycle rider needs to remove the battery from the bicycle for a replacement.

#It is known that CN patent publication number CN104411575B discloses a bicycle battery mounting structure. As illustrated in FIG. 2 in the drawings, this bicycle battery mounting structure comprises a mounting support 16, a storage battery 13, and a supplementary dismounting bar 24. The mounting support 16 is mounted to the down tube 8. The storage battery 13 is detachably mounted on the mounting support 16. The supplementary dismounting bar 24 is mounted on the mounting support 16 at one lateral side of the storage battery 13. A user can bias the supplementary dismounting bar 24 to push the storage battery 13 toward a dismounting direction A, allowing removal of the storage battery 13 from the mounting support 16.

Brief description of the drawings18 figures

#FIG. 1 is an oblique top elevational view of a bicycle in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1, illustrating the bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly.

#FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. 2.

Detailed description3,568 words

#The technical features of the present invention will now be described by way of three embodiments with reference to the annexed drawings. Further, to facilitate explanation of the following embodiments of the present invention, the assembly 10 is mounted at a back side of a seat tube 3 (see FIG. 1), such that the heading direction of the bicycle 1 is directed to the front direction of the assembly 10.

#Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a bicycle mounting mechanism and battery box assembly 10 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is mounted to a seat tube 3 of a bicycle frame 2 of a bicycle 1. The assembly 10 comprises a battery box 20 and a mounting mechanism 30.

#The battery box 20 is adapted for providing electricity, comprising two sliding blocks 21 respectively located at two opposite lateral sides thereof, a set of terminals 22 and a retaining portion 23 both disposed at a front side thereof, and an abutment recess 24 and an opening 25 located at a top side thereof. The abutment recess 24 has a predetermined depth. The opening 25 is disposed at a rear side relative to the abutment recess 24 and cuts through opposing top and bottom walls of the battery box 20 for allowing the user to grasp the battery box 20 conveniently.

Facts

Application

16/117,694Filed 30 Aug 2018

Priority

TW 10612951730 Aug 2017

Published

US 2019/0061863 A128 Feb 2019

Granted

27 Dec 2022

Term ends

28 Oct 2041

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment, including 1,155 days of adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification13 codes

B62K 19/40
Frame parts shaped to receive other cycle parts or accessories: for attaching accessories, e.g. article carriers, lamps
B62H 5/001
Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles: preventing theft of parts or accessories used…
B62J 7/04
Characterised by the arrangement thereof on cycles: arranged above or behind the rear wheel
B62J 43/20
Arrangements of batteries: characterised by the mounting

Timeline

30 Aug 2017Priority claimedTW 106129517
30 Aug 2018Application filedUS 16/117,694
31 Aug 2018Assigned to Dongguan Hong Lin Industrial Co., Ltdassignment of assignor's interest
28 Feb 2019PublishedUS 2019/0061863 A1
27 Dec 2022GrantedUS 11,535,331 B2
12 Oct 2026TodayWithin its term
28 Oct 2041Term endsEstimated, includes 1,155 days of adjustment

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