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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 01, 2025
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Joseph Reck, Weil Im Schoenbuch, DE;
Matthias Weinmann, Balingen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 25/08 (2006.01); B62M 6/45 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 25/08 (2013.01); B62M 6/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a drive assembly of an electric bicycle is disclosed, wherein the drive assembly has a drive unit and a shift control which can be actuated in a controlled manner. The method includes (i) determining a current drive load of the drive unit, (ii) increasing a motor speed of the drive unit in a controlled manner to an engagement speed at which the drive load reaches a predetermined engagement load, and (iii) performing controlled shifting via the shift control while operating the drive unit at a maximum of the engagement speed.