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Bicycle power supply with discharge function

US7165641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateMar 30, 2004
Grant dateJan 23, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/72
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bicycle power supply apparatus comprises a battery unit; a bicycle condition detecting unit that detects when a bicycle is in a selected condition that ordinarily does not require drawing current from the battery unit for powering a current drawing element; and a current drawing unit that causes current to be drawn from the battery unit when the bicycle condition detecting unit detects the selected condition.

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