USER INTERFACE FOR A MOTORIZED WHEEL

• US 20160075177A1
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Superpedestrian, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Superpedestrian, Inc.
• Inventors: Biderman, Assaf, Barber, Eric, Fong, Long Hin, Roy, Robert Paul, Weinstein, Jeffrey Jay, Ziolek, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/951,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20160075177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
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Abstract

A user interface for an electrically motorized wheel with a hub shell assembly, the user interface can include a user interface cover plate for a user interface panel that provides for operation of the electrically motorized wheel, the user interface cover plate rotationally stationary relative to a rotatable portion of the hub shell assembly, the user interface cover plate including an antenna aperture for an antenna of a wireless system.

Claims

1. A user interface for an electrically motorized wheel with a hub shell assembly, the user interface comprising:

a user interface cover plate for a user interface panel that provides for operation of the electrically motorized wheel, the user interface cover plate rotationally stationary relative to a rotatable portion of the hub shell assembly, the user interface cover plate including an antenna aperture for an antenna of a wireless system.

2. The user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the hub shell assembly comprises:

a drive side shell defined about an axis;

a non-drive side ring mounted to the drive side shell; and

a removable access door removably attachable to the non-drive side ring, the user interface cover plate is generally circular and rotationally fixed within the rotatable removable access door.

3. The user interface as recited in claim 1, further comprising a switch aperture within the user interface cover plate for an on/off switch mounted to the user interface panel to operate the electrically motorized wheel.

4. The user interface as recited in claim 3, wherein the switch aperture is circular.

5. The user interface as recited in claim 3, wherein the switch is low profile.

6. The user interface as recited in claim 1, further comprising a port aperture within the user interface cover plate for a port mounted to the user interface panel to provide communication with the electrically motorized wheel.

7. The user interface as recited in claim 1, further comprising a port aperture within the user interface cover plate for a power port to charge the electrically motorized wheel the power port mounted to the user interface panel.

8. The user interface as recited in claim 7, further comprising a removable cover mountable over the port aperture.

9. The user interface as recited in claim 7, further comprising an arrangement of status lights to at least partially surround the port.

10. The user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the wireless system is located behind and protected by the user interface cover plate.

11. The user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the antenna of the wireless system is flush with the user interface cover plate.

12. The user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein the user interface cover plate includes a central shaft aperture.

13. The user interface as recited in claim 12, wherein the central shaft aperture is rectilinear.

14. A method of mounting an antenna to an electrically motorized wheel with a hub shell assembly comprising:

locating an antenna aperture for an antenna of a wireless system in a user interface cover plate for a user interface panel that provides for operation of the electrically motorized wheel, the wireless system mounted to the user interface panel, the user interface cover plate and the user interface panel rotationally stationary relative to a rotatable portion of the hub shell assembly, the user interface cover plate.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising mounting the antenna to be flush with the user interface cover plate.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising mounting the antenna to the user interface panel behind and protected by the user interface cover plate.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising mounting the antenna to the user interface panel to avoid formation of a Faraday cage.

26. The user interface as recited in claim 15, wherein the user interface cover plate is generally circular and forms a stationary portion of a hub shell assembly.

18. A user interface for an electrically motorized wheel, the user interface comprising:

a user interface cover plate for a user interface panel that provides for operation of the electrically motorized wheel, the user interface cover plate rotationally stationary relative to a rotatable portion of a hub shell assembly, the user interface cover plate including a port aperture within the user interface cover plate for communication access with the user interface panel of the electrically motorized wheel.

19. The user interface as recited in claim 18, wherein the user interface cover plate is mounted to the user interface panel and the user interface cover plate and the user interface panel are generally circular and form a stationary portion of a hub shell assembly.

20. The user interface as recited in claim 18, further comprising a switch aperture within the user interface cover plate for an on/off switch to operate the electrically motorized wheel.

21. The user interface as recited in claim 20, wherein the switch aperture is circular.

22. The user interface as recited in claim 21, wherein the switch is low profile.

23. The user interface as recited in claim 18, wherein the port provides access to a power port to charge the electrically motorized wheel, the power port mounted to the user interface panel.

24. The user interface as recited in claim 23, further comprising a removable cover mountable over the port aperture.

25. A user interface for an electrically motorized wheel, the user interface comprising:

a user interface cover plate for a user interface panel that provides for operation of the electrically motorized wheel, the user interface cover plate rotationally stationary relative to a rotatable portion of the hub shell assembly, the user interface cover plate including a switch aperture within the user interface cover plate for an on/off switch mounted to the user interface panel to operate the electrically motorized wheel.

27. The user interface as recited in claim 25, wherein the switch aperture is circular.

28. The user interface as recited in claim 25, wherein the switch is low profile.

29. A hub for an electrically motorized wheel, the hub comprising:

a rotating element;

a stationary element mounted relative to the rotating element, the stationary element configured to support a user interface;

a charge port mounted to the stationary element, the charge port having an electrical connection to at least one component located within the hub; and

a switch mounted to the stationary element.