Bicycle with battery mount
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsJan Talavasek, Amber R. Lucas, Ian Hamilton, Robert F. Meyer, Markus Spenninger, Holger Krauss
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Abstract
A bicycle including a frame, a bottom bracket coupled to the frame and adapted to support a crankset, and a battery pack supported by the frame. The battery pack has a powered end cap with a tapered protrusion and a battery connector on an end of the tapered protrusion. The bicycle also includes a receiver supported by the frame and including a tapered socket in which the tapered protrusion is positioned. The tapered socket includes a power connector detachably coupled to the battery connector.
Claims13
A bicycle comprising:
- a frame including a head tube;
- a fork rotationally coupled to the head tube;
- a wheel rotationally coupled to the fork;
- a handlebar coupled to the fork for steering the wheel;
- a battery pack supported by the frame and defining a longitudinal axis, the battery pack including a powered end cap having tapered protrusion with a portion that is curved in a longitudinal cross-section and a lateral cross-section and a battery connector on an end of the tapered protrusion;
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- a receiver supported by the frame and including a tapered socket in which the tapered protrusion is positioned, the tapered socket including a power connector detachably coupled to the battery connector,
- wherein the battery pack has a side surface and a shoulder between the side surface and the tapered protrusion on at least one side of the battery pack, and
- wherein the tapered protrusion is bull-nosed shaped with a conical portion abutting the shoulder, and the portion that is curved is disposed opposite the conical portion.
A battery pack for a bicycle, the battery pack comprising:
- an elongated housing adapted to support a battery;
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- a powered end cap coupled to the housing and having tapered protrusion with a portion that is curved in a longitudinal cross-section and a lateral cross-section and a battery connector on an end of the tapered protrusion, the battery connector adapted to detachably couple to a power connector in the bicycle,
- wherein the housing has a side surface and the tapered protrusion has a tapered surface that is flush with the side surface on at least one side of the battery pack,
- wherein the battery pack has a shoulder between the side surface and the tapered protrusion on at least one side of the battery pack, and
- wherein the tapered protrusion is bull-nosed shaped with a conical portion abutting the shoulder and a curved portion opposite the conical portion.
A bicycle comprising:
- a frame including a head tube;
- a fork rotationally coupled to the head tube;
- a wheel rotationally coupled to the fork;
- a handlebar coupled to the fork for steering the wheel;
- a battery pack supported by the frame, the battery pack including a securing end cap;
- a contact plate supported by and movable relative to the frame, the contact plate including an opening and a contact surface that is biased into contact with the securing end cap;
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- a latch extending through the opening and movable relative to the contact plate to secure the battery pack in the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.