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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Advancing Technologies B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Roell Marie Van Druten, Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes Gijsbertus Antonius Van Den Brand, Eindhoven, NL;
ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A transmission system, such as for a two wheeled bicycle, including an axle assembly including a set of sprockets, a transmission unit having an input coupled to the set of sprockets and an output arranged to be coupled to a wheel. The transmission unit includes a transmission operable according to a first transmission ratio and a second transmission ratio, a clutch or brake system for switching from the first to the second transmission ratio under load, and a first actuator for controlling the clutch or brake for coupling or decoupling. The transmission system including a second actuator for selecting one of the sprockets for transmission of torque to the axle assembly, and a controller configured to receive a first shift signal and/or a second shift signal, and configured to control the first actuator and/or the second actuator in response to the first or second shift signal.