Bicycle battery charger and speedometer circuit
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKouji Uno
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Abstract
A circuit that receives signals from a dynamo and provides signals for charging a battery and indicating bicycle speed. The circuit includes a first switching circuit adapted to receive the dynamo signals and provide first signals for charging the battery; and a second switching circuit adapted to receive the dynamo signals and provide second signals for indicating bicycle speed. If the dynamo outputs periodic signals, the first signals may correspond to one of the half periods of the periodic signals (e.g., the positive half periods), and the second signals may correspond to the other half periods (e.g., the negative half periods) of the periodic signals.
Claims27
A circuit that receives periodic signals from a an alternating current dynamo and provides signals for charging a battery and indicating bicycle speed, wherein the circuit comprises:
- a first switching circuit adapted to receive the dynamo signals and provide first signals for charging the battery;
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- a second switching circuit adapted to receive the dynamo signals and provide second signals for indicating bicycle speed;
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- a third switching circuit that selectively inhibits the output of the first signals to the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.