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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Hino, Osaka, JP;
Shinichiro Noda, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle drive unit includes a crank axle, a motor, an output member and a torque combining mechanism. The crank axle is rotatable about a first rotational axis. The motor has an output shaft rotatable about a second rotational axis. The output member is rotatable about the first rotational axis in a first rotational direction as the crank axle rotates about the first rotational axis in the first rotational direction. The torque combining mechanism operatively couples the output shaft of the motor to the output member to transmit rotation of the output shaft of the motor to the output member. The torque combining mechanism operatively separates the output shaft of the motor from the output member for preventing rotation of the crank axle from being transmitted to the output shaft of the motor as the crank axle rotates about the first rotational axis in a second rotational direction.