Luminous pedal for a bicycle

• US 20100214792A1
• Filed: 11/26/2007
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eiso Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Dosun Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jui-Huang, Tseng, Chia-Li, Chen
• Granted Patent: US 7,901,118 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/473
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/04 Rear lights
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/06 Arrangement of lighting dynamos or drives therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 3/12 with reflectors

Abstract

A luminous pedal for a bicycle comprises a pedal, a luminous unit, and a rotary unit. The pedal has slots at two lateral sides respectively and a supporting portion in the middle. One end of the pedal is provided with an axial hole communicating with the supporting portion. The luminous unit has luminous portions and a coil seat. The luminous portions are disposed in the slots and the coil seat is detachably connected with a permanent magnet having a dentate part. The rotary unit includes an axial rod, a first gear, and a second gear. The first gear is disposed at the axial rod that is inserted into the axial hole. The second gear has a first disc and a second disc that are superimposed coaxially and the first disc is smaller than the second disc and the first gear. The two discs are engaged with the first gear and the permanent magnet. Thereby, the permanent magnet can be rotated rapidly by means of the differential ratio of the first and the second gears to produce enough electric power. Consequently, the luminous unit can be lightened stably.

Claims

1. A luminous pedal for a bicycle, comprising:

a pedal provided with slots at two lateral sides respectively, a supporting portion in the middle, and an axial hole in communication with the supporting portion at one end thereof;

a luminous unit having luminous portions disposed in the slots, a coil seat that is in electric connection with the luminous portions and disposed at an end of the pedal, and a permanent magnet that is detachably disposed in the coil seat and has a dentate part on a surface; and

a rotary unit having an axial rod movably inserted into the axial hole, a first gear disposed at the axial rod, and a second gear that has a first disc and a second disc, where the first disc and the second disc are superimposed coaxially, the first disc is smaller than the second disc and the first gear, and the two discs are engaged with the first gear and the dentate of the permanent magnet.

2. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cover is provided at one end of the pedal for enclosing the coil seat, the permanent magnet, the first gear, and the second gear, and one end of the axial rod protrudes out of the cover.

3. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 2, wherein two lateral sides of the cover have hooks respectively for connection with the pedal.

4. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein one side of each slot is provided with a reflection plate.

5. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coil seat has coil in connection with the luminous portions.

6. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the each luminous portion at least has a circuit board and a plurality of luminous bodies disposed on the circuit board.

7. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the axial rod has a thread part at one end.

8. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first disc of the second gear is provided on one surface of the second disc and another surface of the second disc is provided with an axis that is movably connected with the coil seat of the luminous unit.

9. The luminous pedal for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein another second gear is provided on one side of the second gear and a first disc and a second disc of another second gear are engaged with the first gear and the dentate part of the permanent magnet respectively.