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COMBINED DEVICE FOR POWER GENERATION, POWER REGULATION, AND REMOVABLE POWER STORAGE FOR A BICYCLE

  • US 20160280300A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2014
  • Published: 09/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A combined device for power generation, power regulation, and removable, rechargeable, power storage for a bicycle comprising of:

  • a. a main housing, having an inside and an outside, said main housing holding inside a power module, said power module having a power electronics, said power electronics receiving electrical energy from a rotating entity.b. a primary drive gear located inside the main housing, said primary drive gear positioned on a bicycle having a bicycle wheel with an axle, wherein the primary drive gear is concentric about the axle of said bicycle wheel, and a rotational motion transfer mechanism mounted to the primary drive gear such that the turning of the bicycle wheel turns the primary drive gear; and

    c. a gear drive system having a rotor gear, wherein the gear drive system has a mechanical advantage to create a change in a rotational speed, whereas the rotational speed entered at the primary drive gear is multiplied by a gear ratio as it passes along the gear drive system, leaving the rotor gear spinning at a different rate than the primary drive gear by a fixed ratio; and

    d. said main housing, in such a form as to be within the confines of a bicycle frame so as not to be overly exposed to possible impact and damage from the environment; and

    e. an electronics module with a circuit board, said electronics module located within the main housing, and said electronics module connected to the power module via a conductive medium, containing a plurality of electronic components to convert electrical input forms into a electrical output forms of preference; and

    f. a rechargeable battery pack, said rechargeable battery pack having a certain capacity and voltage, wherein the rechargeable battery pack has a cell or multiple cells, said rechargeable battery pack having a connection to the electronics circuit board by a conductive medium and mounted within a removable housing such that the rechargeable battery pack can be installed or removed from the main housing; and

    g. a power output jack located on the removable battery pack housing, connected to the battery electronics, such that a stored energy of the battery cell contained within the removable battery pack housing can be output to power an external device; and

    h. a power output jack located on the outside of the main housing, said power jack connected to the electronics module such that an external device can be powered by either the power module by the power electronics, or by the onboard battery storage by the power electronics; and

    i. a hub mount that is clamped between a bicycle hub and a bicycle frame dropout by a clamping mechanism, said clamping mechanism as what keeps the hub fixed to the frame in the absence of the invention.

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