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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
David M. Swain, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Z. Moore, Orion, MI (US);
Frank C. Maurer, Skokie, IL (US);
Albert Shih, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David M. Swain, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Z. Moore, Orion, MI (US);
Frank C. Maurer, Skokie, IL (US);
Albert Shih, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A regenerative brake of the present invention presents a hydraulic device disposed in a front hub of a bicycle wheel. The device allows the bicycle to recapture part of the kinetic energy that would otherwise be lost when braking and make use of that power either by storing it for future use or feeding it back into a power system to be used. The hydraulic device may also be stored in a rear hub of the bicycle wheel.