Flavio Santomauro

Title: Flavio Santomauro and Hybrid Driveline Innovation

Introduction

Flavio Santomauro is an inventor associated with Sommariva del Bosco, Italy, and Raicam Driveline S.r.l. His work includes an invention for a power-split hybrid driveline designed for electric bicycles. The available information lists 1 patent associated with him.

Latest Patents

His listed patent, “Power-split hybrid driveline for an electric bicycle,” describes an electric auxiliary drive system that combines pedal power with motor assistance. The system includes a pedal crankshaft, an epicyclic gearing mechanism, an assist motor that drives an output shaft, and a control motor that adjusts the transmission ratio through the gearing mechanism.

A one-way clutch connected to the control motor blocks a rotating member of the epicyclic gearing mechanism from turning in the forward direction while allowing it to turn in reverse. A second one-way clutch connects the assist motor to the output shaft when the motor is on and disengages it when the motor is off, allowing the output shaft to continue rotating forward.

Career Highlights

Santomauro is associated with Raicam Driveline S.r.l., a company connected to driveline technology. The listed patent reflects an engineering approach to coordinating pedal input, motor assistance, and transmission behavior in an electric bicycle.

Collaborations

The provided information identifies Gianpiero Lenta and Benjamin Chetwood Struve as Santomauro’s coworkers. Their specific contributions to the patent are not stated.

Conclusion

Flavio Santomauro’s listed patent addresses power management in electric bicycles through a hybrid driveline that coordinates rider input, motor assistance, and gearing.