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Wheel with a generator

  • US 6,396,178 B1
  • Filed: 01/04/2001
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wheel comprising:

  • two wheel halves detachably connected to each other;

    a generator received between the wheel halves and composed of;

    an annular coil seat securely mounted between the wheel halves and having a winding wound around the coil seat;

    an annular permanent magnet rotatably mounted between the wheel halves and in a center of the coil seat; and

    a gap defined between an outer periphery of the permanent magnet and an inner periphery of the coil seat;

    a bearing received in each wheel half and electrically connecting with one end of the winding; and

    a metal ring securely attached to each wheel half and abutting the bearing received in the wheel half to which the metal ring attaches.

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