Battery seat
AssigneeProtanium B.V.
InventorLars Munksoe
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a battery system including at least one battery unit for storing electric energy for use in connection with equipment, such as comfort equipment and/or safety equipment on a vehicle, preferably on a bicycle, as well as a bicycle with such a battery system. The new feature of a battery unit according to the invention is that the exterior of the battery unit is shaped as a seat, preferably a bicycle seat, where the battery unit at least comprises a number of interconnected battery cells, at least one terminal for connecting to equipment and/or charging the battery, and where the battery unit includes at least one outer casing which constitutes the surface of the seat.
Claims15
1-10. (canceled)
A battery system including at least one battery unit for storing electric energy for use in connection with equipment, on a bicycle, wherein the exterior of the battery unit is shaped as a seat, where the battery unit at least comprises a number of interconnected battery cells, at least one terminal for connecting to equipment and/or charging the battery, and where the battery unit includes at least one outer casing which constitutes the surface of the seat, wherein the at least one terminal of the battery unit is arranged in the joint between seat and saddle post.
A battery system including at least one battery unit according to claim 1, wherein the battery unit is mounted with a quick-action fastening device for easy mounting and dismounting.
A bicycle with a battery system including at least one battery unit wherein the bicycle is a pedal-powered bicycle with or without auxiliary motor, and wherein a battery unit is integrated in the seat of the bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.