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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Tien Yew Kang, Singapore, SG;
Kian Teck Teo, Singapore, SG;
Yubin Liu, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric power-assist system for a manually operated vehicle, such as a bicycle, has a pedal with Hall sensors for producing a signal representing a rotational speed of the pedal, and an electric motor for power assisting the driving force of the bicycle. A speed counter, speed decision block, up/down counter, and comparator are provided so that the power assist by the electric motor increases or degreases, as the speed of the manual controlling device increases or decreases, respectively.