Automatic Cycle Storage System, Cycle For Such a System and Docking Structure For Such a Cycle
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An automatic cycle storage system, comprising:
- a plurality of cycles each comprising;
an electric power storage device,electrical contacts,an electrical supply circuit connecting the electric power storage device to said electrical contacts,a plurality of fixed docking structures to which said cycles can be fixed, each comprising;
at least one central processing unit,an electrical supply circuit connected to the central processing unit of the docking structure,electrical contacts capable of coming into mutual contact with the respective electrical contacts on a cycle locked to the docking structure, while connecting the electrical supply circuit of the cycle to the electrical supply circuit of the docking structure,wherein the electrical supply circuits of the cycle and the docking structure are capable of allowing the electric power storage device on the cycle to supply the electrical supply circuit on the docking structure with power when the cycle is locked to the docking structure.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Automatic cycle storage system comprising cycles each comprising a battery, and fixed docking structures to which the cycles can be locked and each comprising an electric power storage device connected to a central processing unit and electrical contacts. The electrical contacts on the cycle and the docking structure connect to each other when the cycle is locked to the docking structure, and the electric power storage device on the cycle then recharges the one on the docking structure.
98 Citations
15 Claims
-
1. An automatic cycle storage system, comprising:
-
a plurality of cycles each comprising; an electric power storage device, electrical contacts, an electrical supply circuit connecting the electric power storage device to said electrical contacts, a plurality of fixed docking structures to which said cycles can be fixed, each comprising; at least one central processing unit, an electrical supply circuit connected to the central processing unit of the docking structure, electrical contacts capable of coming into mutual contact with the respective electrical contacts on a cycle locked to the docking structure, while connecting the electrical supply circuit of the cycle to the electrical supply circuit of the docking structure, wherein the electrical supply circuits of the cycle and the docking structure are capable of allowing the electric power storage device on the cycle to supply the electrical supply circuit on the docking structure with power when the cycle is locked to the docking structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
wherein the electrical supply circuit of the docking structure is capable of being supplied with electricity by the electric power storage device on the cycle when the cycle is locked to the docking structure.
-
-
14. A cycle for an automatic cycle storage system according to claim 1, capable of being locked to a docking structure that comprises at least one central processing unit, an electrical supply circuit connected to the central processing unit on the docking structure and electrical contacts, said cycle comprising:
-
an electric power storage device, electrical contacts capable of coming into contact with the electrical contacts on the docking structure when the cycle is locked to said docking structure, an electrical supply circuit connecting the electric power storage device on the cycle to said electrical contacts of the cycle, the electrical supply circuit of the cycle being capable of enabling the electric power storage device on the cycle to supply power to the electrical supply circuit of the docking structure when the cycle is locked to the docking structure.
-
-
15. The cycle according to claim 14, in which the electrical supply circuit of the cycle is capable of enabling only the discharging of the electric power storage device on the cycle to the electrical supply circuit on the docking structure, and not the reverse.
Specification