Battery holder for human-powered vehicle drive unit, drive unit for human-powered vehicle drive unit, and battery unit for human-powered vehicle drive unit
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsNorihisa SENOO, Masahiro KONDO
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Abstract
A battery holder is formed separately from a frame of a human-powered vehicle. The battery holder comprises a battery attachment portion and at least one drive unit connection portion. A battery unit is configured to be attached to the battery attachment portion by a threaded member in a removable manner. The at least one drive unit connection portion is configured to be connected to a drive unit that rotatably supports a crank axle of the human-powered vehicle.
Claims34
A battery holder formed separately from a frame of a human-powered vehicle, the battery holder comprising:
- a battery attachment portion configured to be attached to a battery unit by a threaded member in a removable manner;
- and
- at least one drive unit connection portion configured to be connected to a drive unit that rotatably supports a crank axle of the human-powered vehicle.
A battery holder formed separately from a frame of a human-powered vehicle, the battery holder comprising:
- a battery attachment portion configured to be attached to a battery unit by a threaded member in a removable manner;
- and
- at least one guide portion configured to guide the battery unit in a predetermined direction in a case where the battery unit is being attached or being removed from the battery attachment portion.
A battery holder formed separately from a frame of a human-powered vehicle, the battery holder comprising:
- at least one drive unit connection portion configured to be connected to a drive unit that rotatably supports a crank axle of the human-powered vehicle;
- at least one guide portion configured to guide a battery unit in a predetermined direction in a case where the battery unit is being attached or being removed from the battery attachment portion;
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- a restriction configured to restrict movement of the battery unit in a first direction of the predetermined direction in which the battery unit is being removed from the battery attachment portion,
- wherein the restriction is located between the battery unit and the drive unit as viewed in a direction parallel to the crank axle in a state in which the battery unit is held by the battery holder and the drive unit is connected to the human-powered vehicle.
A drive unit for a human-powered vehicle, the drive unit comprising:
- a base configured to rotatably support a crank axle of the human-powered vehicle;
- a frame attaching portion provided on the base and attachable to a frame of the human-powered vehicle;
- a motor provided on the base and configured to apply a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle;
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- a battery attachment portion provided on the base, wherein a battery unit is attached to the battery attachment portion by a threaded member in a removable manner.
A battery unit for a human-powered vehicle, the battery unit comprising:
- a housing defining an accommodation compartment and including a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction;
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- one or more battery cells arranged in the accommodation compartment,
- wherein the housing is configured to be attachable to and removable from the battery holder by a threaded member extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.