US 12,403,975 B2
Bicycle equipment provided with an electric power supply unit
Marco Minto, Mirano (IT)
Assigned to CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L., Vicenza (IT)
Filed by CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L., Vicenza (IT)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/953,984.
Claims priority of application No. 102021000024716 (IT), filed on Sep. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0101681 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B62J 43/30 (2020.01); B62J 43/20 (2020.01); B62M 25/08 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62J 43/30 (2020.02) [B62J 43/20 (2020.02); B62M 25/08 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrically powered bicycle equipment, comprising:
an electric power supply unit comprising one or more secondary cells,
a component having a seat for removable attachment of the electric power supply unit,
the seat and the electric power supply unit having matching electric contacts that establish electric connection in a seated state of the electric power supply unit, and
at least one clamping device of the electric power supply unit to the component in the seated state of the electric power supply unit,
wherein said at least one clamping device is pivotally supported by one of the component and the electric power supply unit about a first geometric axis stationary with respect to said one of the component and the electric power supply unit, and about a second geometric axis,
the geometric second axis being parallel to, pivotal about, and not translatable with respect to, the first geometric axis,
wherein the other one of the component and the electric power supply unit has a retainer member and the clamping device has a retainable member,
wherein in a clamped status of the clamping device:
the retainable member is urged against the retainer member in an oriented removal direction of the electric power supply unit from the component, orthogonal to the first geometric axis,
the first axis is interposed between the second axis and the retainable and retainer members in the oriented removal direction,
the second axis is closer to said one of the component and the electric power supply unit with respect to the first axis in a third direction orthogonal to the direction of the rotation axes and to the oriented removal direction, and
wherein the rotation of the clamping device in a first direction about the first axis and in a second direction opposed to the first direction about the second axis allows the retainable member to be brought beyond the retainer member during clamping and unclamping.