Dynamometric cycle pedal
AssigneeCommissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
InventorsJean-Philippe Gros, Sébastien Brulais, Ghislain Despesse
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Abstract
A bicycle pedal including a tube, assembled to freely rotate around an axis, and a pedal body including at least one first surface on which a cyclist is capable of exerting an effort, the pedal body being connected to the central tube by at least one connecting member including a first portion interposed between the tube and the first surface and fitted with at least one deformation gauge.
Claims27
A bicycle pedal comprising a central tube, assembled to freely rotate around an axis, and a pedal body comprising at least a first surface on which a cyclist is capable of exerting an effort, the pedal body being connected to the central tube by at least a first connecting member comprising a first portion interposed between the central tube and the first surface and fitted with at least one deformation gauge, wherein the pedal body comprises a first part and a second part, fastened to the first part, the central tube being arranged between the first and second parts, the first and second parts being separated from the central tube by an interstice, the pedal body not being in direct contact with the central tube, and wherein the first connecting member is connected to the central tube by at least one screw having its shaft crossing the rotation axis of the central tube.
A bicycle pedal comprising a central tube, assembled to freely rotate around an axis, and a pedal body comprising at least a first surface on which a cyclist is capable of exerting an effort, the pedal body being connected to the central tube by at least a first connecting member comprising a first portion interposed between the central tube and the first surface and fitted with at least one deformation gauge, wherein the pedal body comprises a first part and a second part, fastened to the first part, the central tube being arranged between the first and second parts, the first and second parts being separated from the central tube by an interstice, the pedal body not being in direct contact with the central tube, and wherein the first connecting member comprises a ring-shaped second portion surrounding the first portion and connected to a first end of the first portion.
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