Class 310/75C - Rim drive (e.g., bicycle generator drive by wheel, rim, or tire)

Subclass of Class 310 - Electrical generator or motor structure
No. of applications: 28
Last issue date: 05/19/2011

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20110116278	Combined device for power generation and illumination mounted on the wheel axle of a bicycle A combined device for power generation and illumination mounted on the wheel axle of a bicycle, particularly a power generator of a bicycle combined with a lamp provides two or three other functions in addition to supplying a power source. The device is a standalone dev...	05/19/2011
20100164334	BICYCLE WITH POWER GENERATION AND SUPPLY CIRCUIT According to the invention, a bicycle with power generation and supply circuit which converts motion of the bicycle into conditioned power is provided. The bicycle may include a body, a wheel, a generator, and a power supply circuit. The wheel may define an axis of rota...	07/01/2010
20100062903	POWER GENERATION DEVICE FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT The present invention provides a power generation device for exercise equipment including a fixing seat, a swinging seat and a power generating component. The joint and positioning end of the swinging seat has a hinge connection part to be connected with the fixing seat...	03/11/2010
20090256450	Tire actuated generator for use on cars A tire actuated generator for use on a car has a pair of wheels making contact with the rear tire. One wheel from the pair of wheels is at the leading side of the tire. One wheel from the pair of wheels is at the trailing side of the tire. Each of the wheels is directly...	10/15/2009
20090195127	ELECTRIC GENERATOR An electric generator includes at least first and second stator units aligned along a stator axis, and a rotor. Each stator unit includes a stator core having a plurality of angularly spaced-apart coil mounting arms that extend in radial outward directions relative to t...	08/06/2009
20080224557	ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH HALBACH ARRAYS Electric motor configurations are provided with Halbach arrays. In one example, an electric motor includes a first plurality of magnets arranged in a first Halbach array. The first plurality of magnets is configured to provide a first magnetic field that substantially e...	09/18/2008
20080174210	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BOOSTING POWER IN A BICYCLE ELECTRICAL DEVICE A bicycle electric power device includes a dynamo, an electrical device, a power source and a switch. The electrical device is electrically connected to the dynamo. The power source is electrically connected to the dynamo in parallel with the electrical device and confi...	07/24/2008
20080129157	ELECTRIC GENERATING COIL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR HUB An electric generating coil assembly is provided for an electric generating mechanism of an electric generator hub. The electric generating coil assembly has a wire coil part and a wire connecting part. The wire coil part has a coiled section made of an aluminum wire ma...	06/05/2008
20080007145	BICYCLE WITH AT LEAST ONE GENERATOR A bicycle has multiple electrical devices and a front and rear wheel assembly, each having a fork with two tines and a wheel with an inner support structure. Moreover, at least one generator is mounted on the wheel assemblies. Each generator has multiple coil devices an...	01/10/2008
20070170791	Magnet wheel alternator/ generator electricity producing wheel The Magnet Wheel Alternator/Generator Electricity Producing Wheel is applicable to an Electric Vehicle. The Electric Vehicle is mainly the same as any other Vehicle used by people to transport people as well as goods. These Vehicles are in the form as Cars, Pick Up Truc...	07/26/2007
20070090702	Luggage with Power Supply Circuit According to the invention, a human-propellable luggage which converts motion of the luggage into conditioned electrical power is provided. The luggage may have a body, chassis, wheel, generator and power supply circuit. The body may be configured to support an object a...	04/26/2007
20070085430	LOW SPEED DISCOIDAL ELECTRIC MOTOR An electric motor has a dimensional arrangement of both the rotor and stator even at high level of torques that eliminates a flip-flop effect, which is typical for conventional step motors. Stator segments (3), on which coils (4) are placed, making up the ...	04/19/2007
20070063595	Electric machine and method of manufacture An electric machine includes a rotor portion and a stator portion. The rotor portion comprises a plurality of magnets. The stator portion comprises a plurality of electromagnetic poles located at the external perimeter of the stator. A conductive winding is wrapped arou...	03/22/2007
20070013244	FRICTION DRIVE ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER APPARATUS AND PROCESS Described is a process and apparatus that converts the power contained within a moving vehicle when maintaining a motion on a surface, such as a vehicle moving on a street, into electricity to be used directly or stored in batteries to power a load. The specific inventi...	01/18/2007
20060202575	Hub dynamo A hub dynamo is compacted into a small diameter size while ensuring the generation of a high voltage of electric power. A coil chamber formed between a pair of main iron 10 cores, is partitioned in the axial direction by at least one sub iron 11 core to form a plurality...	09/14/2006
20060163961	Generator hub adapter A generator hub adapter is disclosed that is for use on a bicycle generator hub. The generator hub adaptor includes a mounting portion and a contact terminal. The mounting portion has a contact surface dimensioned and arranged to contact an axial outer face of a nut mem...	07/27/2006
20060163960	Self-powered lighting for wheeled arrangements A rotating wheel causes lights on and off the wheel to flash to create a light display. Moving pole teeth between a permanent magnet and an electromagnetic coil induce in the coil electrical pulses for flashing the lights. ...	07/27/2006
20060131971	Synchronous motor with starter device A synchronous motor includes a starter device in the drive connection between the motor and a load, and a driven rotor. In the drive train between rotor and the load there is a shaft element inside which there is a cylindrical chamber in which a coaxial shaft is rotatab...	06/22/2006
20060087182	Housing structure of in-wheel motor A housing structure of an in-wheel motor, the housing structure being formed by combining a plurality of divided housings, the housing structure receiving at least an electric motor for revolving a wheel, the housing structure includes a suspension side divided housing ...	04/27/2006
20060049712	BRUSHLESS PERMANENT MAGNET WHEEL MOTOR WITH VARIABLE AXIAL ROTOR/STATOR ALIGNMENT A brushless permanent magnet electric machine with a fixed radial air gap is operated to a much higher speed than normal maximum speed by the reduction in effective magnet pole strength. Permanent magnets are supported on the inner surface of an axially movable cylindri...	03/09/2006
20060043807	Bicycle generator hub A bicycle generator hub is mounted to the front fork of a bicycle and includes a hub shaft, a hub shell, bearings, a generator mechanism and first and second magnetic flux recirculation members. The hub shaft is non-rotatably mounted to the front fork. The hub shell is ...	03/02/2006
20060001323	Tumbling magnet electricity generating system The first magnet (9) is set free to tumble within a tumbling chamber (10). A coil (11) wound around the out surface of the tumbling chamber (10). The two ends of the coil (11) are connected to the terminals of an LED (light emitting di...	01/05/2006
20050285461	Bicycle electrical generator hub A bicycle gearshift system is mounted on the rear part of the frame of the bicycle. The bicycle gearshift system includes an electrically powered rear derailleur, a rear hub, a charger part, and a gearshift control part. The electrically powered rear derailleur is mount...	12/29/2005
20050264111	Hub unit for use in electrically movable wheels and vehicle comprising the hub unit A hub unit for use in electrically assisted bicycles has an improved effect to radiate heat from a stator. A hub (7) has inner teeth (66a) meshable with planetary gears (65) and a fixing support shaft (57) projecting from opposite ends...	12/01/2005
20050264112	Hub unit for use in electrically movable wheels and vehicle comprising the hub unit A hub unit wherein the axis is prevented from deflecting for use in electrically assisted bicycles. A single fixing support shaft (57) has opposite ends projecting outward respectively from opposite ends of a hub (7) enclosing a motor (9) and a plan...	12/01/2005
20050253468	Rim structure particularly for cycle wheel with variable magnetic field electric generator A rim structure, in particular for bicycles equipped with a current generator of the variable magnetic field type, comprises a circumferentially extending tubular body (2) from which a pair of opposite flanges (3) defining a seat (4) for housing a t...	11/17/2005
20050104469	Brushless permanent magnet wheel motor with variable axial rotor/stator alignment A brushless permanent magnet electric machine with a fixed radial air gap is operated to a much higher speed than normal maximum speed by the reduction in effective magnet pole strength. Permanent magnets are supported on the inner surface of an axially movable cylindri...	05/19/2005
20050029879	Bicycle hub generator The hub generator for a bicycle basically comprises a hub shaft, a hub body, an electricity generating mechanism, a wiring unit, a wiring passage, and a wiring draw-out part. Both ends of the hub shaft are adapted to be mounted in a non-rotational manner to a frame of t...	02/10/2005

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Class 310/75C - Rim drive (e.g., bicycle generator drive by wheel, rim, or tire)