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Bicycle trainer

  • US 10,384,111 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2017
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bicycle trainer, comprising:

  • a base seat comprising a base and a front fork holder disposed on a front end of the base seat, wherein the front fork holder has a fixing rod with a top end portion onto which a front fork of a bicycle is mounted;

    a support frame having one end swingably combined with a front end of the base, and the other end having a plurality of rollers;

    a roller set comprising a front roller and a rear roller parallelly and separately disposed on the base, wherein a rear wheel of the bicycle rests against top sides of the front and rear rollers;

    a magnetic control damping device, which is disposed on the base and generates a magnetic drag force to control a damping effect of the rear roller;

    a power generation device, which is disposed in the rear roller, and converts a rotating power of the rear roller into an electric power;

    a lifting device, which is connected to the front fork holder and the support frame, and controls the support frame to drive the front end of the base seat up or down;

    a rechargeable battery storing and supplying the electric power; and

    a controller, which is connected to the rechargeable battery, the lifting device, the power generation device and the magnetic control damping device, supplies the electric power, generated by the power generation device, to the lifting device and the magnetic control damping device, stores excess electric power into the rechargeable battery, controls a magnitude of the magnetic drag force generated by the magnetic control damping device, and controls the lifting device to drive the support frame to move the front end of the base seat up or down by a height.

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