Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Wellgo Pedal's Corp.

Chih-Hsiang Shen

Chung-I Chen

Hsaio-Wen Hsu

Chia-Jung Chang

Chien-Hung Chen

Ching-Yao Lin

Chung-Wei Lin

Wei-Chieh Ho

Chin-Lai Huang

An apparatus and a method for bicycle anti-theft are provided. When a biometric feature of a user matches a preset biological feature, a brake lever is fixed at a preset position to lock the bicycle.

Apparatus and method for bicycle anti-theft

A crank apparatus includes a crank arm having at least one cavity on one of the surfaces of the crank arm, at least one thin material layer embedded within the at least one cavity and having an exposed outer surface, and at least one sensing element attached to the outer surface of the thin material layer. The crank arm is manufactured of a material with non-uniform strain characteristics, the thin material layer is manufactured of a material with uniform strain characteristics, the crank arm is adapted to be deformed by a force, the thin material layer is adapted to be deformed correspondingly with the deformation of the crank arm, the at least one sensing element is adapted to measure the corresponding strain of the thin material layer to measure the force applied on the crank arm. A bicycle and a stationary exercise bicycle equipped with the crank apparatus are further provided.

Crank apparatus, bicycle and stationary exercise bicycle

An apparatus and a method for bicycle anti-theft and personalized adjustment are provided. When a biometric feature of a user matches a preset biological feature, a brake lever is fixed at a preset position to lock the bicycle, and a variable structure is driven to make personalized adjustments according to bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

Apparatus and method for bicycle personalized adjustment

A measuring device for a pedal plane angle of a bicycle includes a pedal body, an angle sensing unit and a central processing unit (CPU). The angle sensing unit is disposed in an accommodating chamber of the pedal body, and senses an angle of the pedal body to send an angle sensing signal. The CPU analyzes the angle sensing signal to obtain angle data of the pedal body relative to an angle of a reference plane to accordingly learn an angle relationship between the pedal body and the reference plane. The angle relationship may coordinate with other sensing units, for example, data of a pedaling force sensing unit to mutually correct and analyze the data, so as to obtain correct pedaling force information. With the angle data, whether a pedaling angle of a rider is correct can be learned to prevent sports injuries caused by incorrect pedaling angles.

Measuring device and measuring method for pedal plane angle of bicycle

An electromagnetically actuated bicycle trainer includes a base, a support assembly disposed on the base, and a hysteresis resistance generating module. The support assembly includes a support arm, and a fastening member disposed on the support arm and for securing an axle of a pedaling wheel. The hysteresis resistance generating module includes an inner magnetic stationary member and an outer magnetic stationary member, a semi-hard magnetic rotating member between the inner magnetic stationary member and the outer magnetic stationary member, and a conductive coil. The conductive coil receives an electric power and senses opposite magnetisms that the inner magnetic stationary member and the outer magnetic stationary member generate. Thus, the semi-hard magnetic rotating member is caused to generate a hysteresis resistance when rotated in response to hysteresis effects.

Electromagnetically actuated bicycle trainer and resistance control method thereof

A bicycle pedal is provided to be releasably secured to a cleat that is attached to a sole of a cyclist's shoe. The pedal includes a spindle, a pedal body mounted for rotation on the spindle and a measuring device. The pedal body has front and rear engaging portions which releasably engage with respective front and rear lips of the cleat when the pedal is secured to the cleat. The measuring device is disposed in the pedal body and includes a sensor configured to detect the tightness between the pedal body and the cleat.

Clipless bicycle pedal with measuring device

A pedal with a sensing device includes a spindle, a frame member, a receiving member and a sensing assembly, the frame member having a treading portion and a receiving channel, the receiving channel being adjacent to the treading portion and having an electricity supplier, the receiving member assembled to the frame member, the sensing assembly having a controlling unit electrically connected to the electricity supplier and a sensing unit electrically connected to the controlling unit. Under this arrangement, when the rider treads on the present invention, the pedal rotates relative to the spindle to generate a force and a rotation speed for the pedal; thereby, the force and the rotation speed of the present invention are detected by the sensing assembly.

Pedal with a sensing device

A brake assembly for braking a wheel of a bicycle includes left and right brake arms and left and right brake shoes. Each brake shoe includes a holder mounted to the respective brake arm, a pad unit mounted on the holder and having a friction surface that is brought to frictionally engage a rim side of a wheel rim of the wheel, and a magnetically attracting unit mounted on the holder for establishing a magnetic field such that, in the course of a braking action, the strength of the established magnetic field is gradually increased to be of a magnitude sufficient to generate a dragging force to decelerate the running speed of the wheel rim until the friction surface frictionally engages the rim side.

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Taichung, Taiwan

Chih-Hsiang Shen