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US 5,076,792 AGranted
Riding simulator for a cycle, especially a motorcycle
OwnerThomas Niermanninventor
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A riding simulator for a cycle (1) with a supporting frame (2) with parallel, spaced riding simulation rollers (3, 4), on which front and rear wheels (5, 6) of a cycle (1) can run, is mounted in a supporting frame (2) with a crosswise rail (7) placed parallel to rollers (3, 4), with a runner (8) that is freely movable back and forth on or in the crosswise rail (7) but is positionally fixed crosswise relative to the rail (7), and a runner (8) that can be fastened by a link (9) to the frame (10) of the cycle (1) at a specific distance from the crosswise rail (7) so as to be able to swing around a horizontal pivot pin (11), and a rotating joint (12) between the runner (8) and the link (9) which allows only a rotation of link (9) relative to runner (8) around the longitudinal axis of a unit formed of the runner (8) and link (9). In a simple way, a realistic simulation of the riding and braking performance of the cycle is made possible by the crosswise rail (7) running near a plane of contact between contact surfaces of the rollers (3, 4) and the wheels of the cycle, and by the unit formed of the runner (8) and link (9) extending approximately horizontally from the crosswise rail (7).
Riding simulator in the form of a roller test stand for a cycle with a supporting frame, parallel riding simulation rollers, on which a front wheel and a rear wheel of the cycle run, being mounted in the supporting frame at a distance from one another and being drive-connected to one another, a crosswise rail that is placed on the supporting frame parallel to the rollers, a runner which is freely movable back and forth along the crosswise rail but is precisely positioned crosswise relative to the crosswise rail, the runner being fastened by a link to a frame element of the cycle via an auxiliary support and a pivot pin for enabling rotation of the runner relative to the frame about a horizontal pivot axis wherein a unit formed of the runner and the link extends almost horizontally from the crosswise rail, in a longitudinal axis and between the runner and the link, a rotational coupling is provided, this rotational coupling allowing a rotation of the link relative to the runner around only the longitudinal axis of the runner and link unit;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.