Freewheel adjustable wheel and fitness bike therewith
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJong Kyu Ju, Sunggyu Koh, Min Seok Kim, Hyunghoon Park
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Abstract
A freewheel adjustable wheel may include a rotating gear rotated by power transmitted from a pedal unit, a fixing case rotatably supporting the rotating gear, an inner case mounted inside the fixing case, a clutch bearing disposed between the rotating gear and the inner case, a first gear, a drive unit fixed to the fixing case and supplying rotation power, and a moving gear moved by the rotation power of the drive unit. In addition, the moving gear may be operated in a non-freewheel mode of being engaged with the first gear and a freewheel mode of being spaced apart from the first gear.
Claims20
A freewheel adjustable wheel comprising:
- a rotating gear rotated by power transmitted from a pedal unit;
- a fixing case rotatably supporting the rotating gear;
- an inner case mounted inside the fixing case;
- a clutch bearing disposed between the rotating gear and the inner case, and configured to transmit power when the rotating gear is rotated in a forward direction;
- a first gear having a shape including a first side fixed to the inner case and a second side surrounding an outer surface of the clutch bearing, and configured to receive power through the clutch bearing;
- a drive unit fixed to the fixing case and configured to supply rotation power;
- a moving gear configured to be moved by the rotation power of the drive unit and operated in a non-freewheel mode of being engaged with the first gear and a freewheel mode of being spaced apart from the first gear;
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- a gear position adjusting unit disposed in each of the first gear and the moving gear, and configured to adjust a position at which the first gear and the moving gear are engaged with each other by at least one magnetic force.
A fitness bike comprising:
- a frame unit supporting a saddle and a handle;
- a pedal unit provided in a rotating disc disposed on a lateral surface of the frame unit;
- a rotating gear configured to be rotated by a power transmitted from the pedal unit, and rotatably coupled to an outer surface of a shaft and having a spline gear disposed on an outer surface of a rotation body of the rotating gear;
- a fixing case rotatably supporting the rotating gear while rotation of the rotating gear is restricted;
- an inner case mounted inside the fixing case;
- a clutch bearing disposed between the rotating gear and the inner case and configured to transmit power when the rotating gear is rotated in a forward direction;
- a first gear having a shape including a first side fixed to the inner case and a second side surrounding an outer surface of the clutch bearing, and configured to receive power through the clutch bearing;
- a drive unit fixed to the fixing case and configured to supply rotation power;
- a moving gear configured to be moved by the rotation power of the drive unit and operated in a non-freewheel mode of being engaged with the first gear and a freewheel mode of being spaced apart from the first gear;
- a gear position adjusting unit disposed in each of the first gear and the moving gear, and configured to adjust a position at which the first gear and the moving gear are engaged with each other by at least one magnetic force;
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- a protrusion detecting sensor disposed in the fixing case and configured to detect movement of the moving gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.