US 12,030,391 B2
Modular bicycle designs
Merric French, San Francisco, CA (US); Rochus Jacob, San Francisco, CA (US); and Oliver Mueller, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/710,557.
Prior Publication US 2021/0178914 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B62J 1/04 (2006.01); B62J 6/26 (2020.01); B62J 43/28 (2020.01); B62J 7/04 (2006.01); B62J 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 50/66 (2019.02) [B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B62J 43/28 (2020.02); B60L 2200/12 (2013.01); B60L 2200/24 (2013.01); B62J 1/04 (2013.01); B62J 6/26 (2020.02); B62J 7/04 (2013.01); B62J 7/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A micro-mobility vehicle, comprising:
a frame comprising a seat tube;
a battery pack comprising a connector;
an electrical connector configured to receive electrical power from the battery pack and transfer the electrical power to an electric motor;
a wireless communications module configured to notify a server via a network when a charge level of the battery pack is below a threshold determined based on an intended use of the micro-mobility vehicle;
a battery compartment physically coupled to the seat tube and configured to secure the connector of the battery pack to the electrical connector, wherein the battery compartment comprises an opening at a first end that enables the battery pack to slide in and out of the battery compartment along a direction substantially parallel to the seat tube, and wherein the battery pack is substantially inside the battery compartment when slid in the battery compartment along the direction substantially parallel to the seat tube; and
a visual indicator presented on the battery pack or the battery compartment, wherein the visual indicator is configured to display: (1) a charge level of the battery pack; and (2) one or more lighting patterns corresponding to one or more respective safety conditions.