Automatic Cycle Storage System and Cycle for this System
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1. An automatic cycle storage system comprising:
- a plurality of cycles, each carrying a locking device and an electronic control circuit,a plurality of locking stations onto which the locking devices of the cycles can be locked when they are not in use,and at least one control device adapted to selectively enable the borrowing of cycles from at least some locking stations, the control device being adapted to interact with the electronic control circuit of a cycle locked onto a locking station corresponding to said control device,wherein at least some of the locking stations comprise an electrical power source and a first electrical power supply interface adapted to transfer electrical power from the electrical power source to a cycle locked onto said locking station,wherein at least some of the cycles are electrically propelled cycles, each comprising an electric propulsion motor supplied by a main battery, the main battery being connected to a recharging circuit controlled by the electronic control circuit, said recharging circuit being connected to a second electrical power supply interface which is adapted to receive electrical power from the electrical power source via the first electrical power supply interface when the cycle is locked onto the locking station, and wherein the electronic control circuit is adapted to determine whether the cycle is locked onto the locking station and to enable the recharging circuit to operate to charge the main battery only if the cycle is locked onto the locking station.
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Abstract
Automatic system for storing electric cycles, in which the batteries of the cycles (1) are recharged by locking stations (1). The electronic control circuit of each cycle prevents the operation of a battery recharging circuit while the cycle is not locked onto the locking station.
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1. An automatic cycle storage system comprising:
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a plurality of cycles, each carrying a locking device and an electronic control circuit, a plurality of locking stations onto which the locking devices of the cycles can be locked when they are not in use, and at least one control device adapted to selectively enable the borrowing of cycles from at least some locking stations, the control device being adapted to interact with the electronic control circuit of a cycle locked onto a locking station corresponding to said control device, wherein at least some of the locking stations comprise an electrical power source and a first electrical power supply interface adapted to transfer electrical power from the electrical power source to a cycle locked onto said locking station, wherein at least some of the cycles are electrically propelled cycles, each comprising an electric propulsion motor supplied by a main battery, the main battery being connected to a recharging circuit controlled by the electronic control circuit, said recharging circuit being connected to a second electrical power supply interface which is adapted to receive electrical power from the electrical power source via the first electrical power supply interface when the cycle is locked onto the locking station, and wherein the electronic control circuit is adapted to determine whether the cycle is locked onto the locking station and to enable the recharging circuit to operate to charge the main battery only if the cycle is locked onto the locking station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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