Bicycle, in particular with an electromotor
OwnerEgon Gelhardinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle is provided with a pedal drive and an electrodrive with an electromotor. They both are mounted on the boss of the rear wheel of the bicycle and can operate together or separately due to the provision thereof with individual freewheeling devices.
Claims26
A bicycle having a rear wheel boss and a drive, said drive comprising:
- a pedal drive including a first chain plate which engages a chain that in turn engages and drives said rear wheel boss;
- an electrodrive including an electromotor having a free wheeling device and which drives a second chain plate which in turn drives said chain which engages and drives said rear wheel boss, said electrodrive and said pedal drive being operable together and individually on said rear wheel boss;
- a first free wheeling device mounted on said first chain plate;
- and a second free wheeling device mounted on said second chain plate.
A bicycle having a rear wheel boss and a drive, said drive comprising an electrodrive including an electromotor and a pedal drive, said electrodrive and said pedal drive being operated together but individually, said electrodrive and pedal drive being mounted on the rear wheel boss, said pedal drive being provided with a first free wheeling device, said electrodrive being provided with a second free wheeling device, said drive further comprising a multistage compact planetary gear provided on the rear wheel boss and having four to five stages on which said pedal drive and said electrodrive operate simultaneously to or separately from each other.
A bicycle having a rear wheel boss and a drive, said drive comprising an electrodrive including an electromotor and a pedal drive, said electrodrive and said pedal drive being operated together but individually, said electrodrive and pedal drive being mounted on the rear wheel boss, said pedal drive having a first chain plate with spokes, and further being provided with a first free wheeling device in the area between the spokes of said first chain plate, said electrodrive being provided with a second free wheeling device mounted on a second chain plate.
A bicycle having a front wheel fork with a steering head tube, a rear wheel boss and a drive, said drive comprising an electrodrive and a pedal drive, said electrodrive and said pedal drive being operated together but individually, said electrodrive and pedal drive being mounted on the rear wheel boss and provided with a first free wheeling device for the pedal drive and a second free wheeling device for the electrodrive, said front wheel fork being provided with a suspension positioned in said steering head tube.
A bicycle having a rear wheel boss and a drive, said drive comprising an electrodrive and a pedal drive, said electrodrive and said pedal drive being operated together but individually, said electrodrive and pedal drive being mounted on the rear wheel boss, said pedal drive being provided with a first free wheeling device mounted on a first chain plate, said electrodrive being provided with a second free wheeling device being mounted on a second chain plate, said electrodrive including an electromotor, said bicycle further including an upper frame tube and a lower frame tube spaced from each other to form a space therebetween and characterized in that the space between the lower frame tube and the upper frame tube is provided with a covering and that batteries for the electromotor are provided in this covering.
A bicycle having a rear wheel boss and a drive, said drive comprising an electrodrive and a pedal drive, said electrodrive and said pedal drive being mounted on the rear wheel boss and provided with a first freewheeling device for the pedal drive and a second freewheeling device for the electrodrive, said electrodrive including an electromotor, said bicycle further having a driving speed scanning device, in particular by an electronic pulse scanning with which the electromotor can only be switched on when the bicycle reaches a minimum speed of about one meter per second.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.