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US 2026/0224942 A1Published application
Micromobility device with simulated resistance
AssigneeAlso, Inc.
InventorChristopher YU
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Abstract
A bike can include a frame, a first wheel and a second wheel rotatably coupled with the frame, a drive unit coupled with the frame, and a control device. The drive unit can include a generator and a pedal assembly. The drive unit can rotate the second wheel. The control device can alter an operation of the generator to selectively vary an amount of force to move the pedal assembly to drive the second wheel.
Claims20
A bike, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first wheel and a second wheel rotatably coupled with the frame;
- a drive unit coupled with the frame, the drive unit including a first geartrain, a generator, a second geartrain, and a pedal assembly, the generator including a shaft, the pedal assembly rotatably coupled with the shaft to rotate the shaft based on a required force provided by a user to the pedal assembly, the drive unit operatively coupled with the second wheel via the second geartrain, the pedal assembly selectively coupled with the second wheel via the first geartrain and the second geartrain, the drive unit to rotate the second wheel;
- a battery detachably coupled with the frame and operatively coupled with the drive unit, the battery to cause the drive unit to rotate the second wheel;
- and
- a control device operatively coupled to the drive unit, the control device to alter an operation of the generator to selectively vary the required force in response to an input.
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A system, comprising:
- a bike, including:
- a frame;
- a first wheel and a second wheel rotatably coupled with the frame;
- a drive unit coupled with the frame, the drive unit including a generator and a pedal assembly;
- the pedal assembly rotatably coupled with a shaft of the generator to rotate the shaft based on a force provided to the pedal assembly;
- a battery detachably coupled with the frame and operatively coupled with the drive unit, the battery to cause the drive unit to rotate the second wheel;
- and
- a control device operatively coupled to the drive unit, the control device to alter an operation of the generator to selectively vary the force provided to the pedal assembly in response to an input.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a control device of a bike, a first input indicative of a workout program;
- operating, by the control device, based at least on the first input, a drive unit of the bike to rotate a wheel of the bike with a first amount of force input via a pedal assembly according to an operation of the bike;
- receiving, by the control device, via a sensor, a second input indicative of a biometric of a user;
- and
- altering, by the control device, based on the second input, the operation of the bike to rotate the wheel of the bike with a second amount of force via the pedal assembly, the second amount of force different from the first amount of force.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.