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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Tetsuya Hino, Osaka, JP;
Etsuyoshi Watarai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuya Hino, Osaka, JP;
Etsuyoshi Watarai, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 6/40 (2010.01); B62M 11/04 (2006.01); B62M 6/55 (2010.01); B62M 6/65 (2010.01); B62M 6/60 (2010.01); B62M 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 6/55 (2013.01); B62M 11/04 (2013.01); B62M 6/65 (2013.01); B62M 6/40 (2013.01); B62M 6/60 (2013.01); B62M 11/145 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19056 (2015.01);
Abstract
A bicycle drive unit includes a motor, a transmission mechanism and a torque combining member. The motor includes a crank axle receiving hole. The transmission mechanism includes a plurality of selectable gear ratios. The torque combining member is operatively coupled to the motor and the transmission mechanism to combine an output of the motor and an output of the transmission mechanism together.