B - Operations – Transporting – 62 – M
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
62
M
B62M 9/04 (2006.01) B62M 9/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2049432
A fully automatic torque converter transmission is presented that uses a "V" belt with inner teeth that engage mating teeth on a variable pitch pulley core in a low speed high torque state transformable into an infinitely variable higher speed shift mechanism. The bicycle pedal sprocket drives a pivoted cluster of three small sprockets with a drive chain loop interconnect driving a first sprocket as a driven member, and the other two serving as idlers in maintaining the chain at constant length. A speed ratio of approximately 1:6 from the pedal sprocket to the driven sprocket optimizes torque transmission capacity of the system with the driven sprocket attached to a self-centering, spring loaded, variable pitch pulley. This pulley has a core shaped like a timing belt pulley with grooves (or teeth) at its surface. The "V" belt driven by the variable pitch pulley drives a timing belt type pulley that rotates on a center fixed relative to the bicycle frame, and is a "Y" belt with teeth on its inner surface enabling engagement with the variable pitch pulley core at the low speed high torque position. This converts the friction "V" belt drive to a positive drive in low gear. The driven pulley, finally, drives the rear wheel through a conventional bicycle chain.
Intelligent Drive Systems Inc.
Riches Mckenzie & Herbert Llp
Stuhler William B.
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