Support for smooth pedalling on a bicycle
AssigneeContinental Teves AG & Co. oHG
InventorUlrich Stählin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for supporting a driver of a bicycle (2) for the pedal drive via a pedal bearing shaft (16) of a pedal bearing (12) arranged on the bicycle, comprising:—detecting a pedalling torque (34) applied by the driver of the bicycle (2) onto the pedal bearing shaft (16) via a rotational angle (68) of the pedal bearing shaft (16), and—outputting an auxiliary signal (79) when a comparison (74) of the pedalling torque (36) and the rotational angle (68) deviates from a predetermined condition (73).
Claims21
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A method for assisting a rider of a bicycle during pedal-driving via a bottom bracket shaft of a bottom bracket comprised on the bicycle, the method comprising:
- detecting a pedaling torque which is applied to the bottom bracket shaft by the rider of the bicycle over a rotational angle of the bottom bracket shaft;
- and
- outputting an auxiliary signal if a comparison of the pedaling torque and of the rotational angle differs from a predetermined condition.
A control device configured to assist a rider of a bicycle during pedal-driving via a bottom bracket shaft of a bottom bracket comprised on the bicycle, the control device comprising a component for detecting a pedaling torque which is applied to the bottom bracket shaft by the rider of the bicycle over a rotational angle of the bottom bracket shaft, and system for outputting an auxiliary signal if a comparison of the pedaling torque and of the rotational angle differs from a predetermined condition.
A bicycle comprising:
- a frame which is movably held on an underlying surface via at least one wheel;
- a bottom bracket comprising a bottom bracket shaft for driving the wheel on the basis of a pedaling torque applied by the rider;
- and,
- a configured to assist a rider of a bicycle during pedal-driving via a bottom bracket shaft of a bottom bracket comprised on the bicycle, the control device comprising a component for detecting a pedaling torque which is applied to the bottom bracket shaft by the rider of the bicycle over a rotational angle of the bottom bracket shaft, and system for outputting an auxiliary signal if a comparison of the pedaling torque and of the rotational angle differs from a predetermined condition;
- wherein a pedaling cycle acting on the bottom bracket shaft follows circular pedaling, and wherein a total torque which acts on the bottom bracket shaft is kept constant by an auxiliary motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.