Bicycle equipped with electric generator at saddle area
OwnerWen-Sung Leeinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle includes a bicycle body, an electric generator disposed in a saddle area of the bicycle body and an electronic device connected to the electric generator to be powered by the latter. The electric generator includes a piezoelectric transducer, a storage battery and an electric power output port connected to the piezoelectric transducer and the storage battery. The piezoelectric transducer is configured to transform mechanical vibration energy available on the saddle area into electricity during cycling. The storage battery is coupled to the piezoelectric transducer for storing the electricity generated by the piezoelectric transducer. The electronic device is connected to the electric power output port to be powered by either the piezoelectric transducer or the storage battery.
Claims12
A bicycle comprising:
- a bicycle body having a saddle area which has a seat post and a saddle, the saddle including a saddle shell and seat rails which are mounted along an underside of the saddle shell and clamped to the seat post;
- an electric generator mounted on a bottom surface of the saddle shell of the saddle of the saddle area of the bicycle body and having a piezoelectric transducer to transform mechanical vibration energy available on the saddle area into electricity during cycling;
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- an electronic device connected to the electric generator to be powered by the latter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.