Bicycle braking and parking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11745823-B2
Application number	US-202117500280-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2021
Priority date	Oct 14, 2020
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

A bicycle braking and parking device includes a casing, two brake pads, a locking pin, and an electromagnetic driver. The casing has an accommodation space and two pistons located at two opposite sides of the accommodation space. The accommodation space can accommodate part of a brake disk. The brake pads are located at the accommodation space and located between the pistons. The pistons can push the brake pads, and the brake pads can clamp the brake disk. The locking pin is movably disposed on the casing. The electromagnetic driver can force the locking pin to move between a released position and a locked position. when the locking pin is in the released position, the locking pin is separated from the brake disk. When the locking pin is in the locked position, the locking pin is inserted into the brake disk to limit a motion of the brake disk.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle braking and parking device, configured to hold a brake disk, comprising:
a casing, having an accommodation space and two pistons, wherein the accommodation space is configured to accommodate part of the brake disk, and the pistons are respectively located at two opposite sides of the accommodation space;
two brake pads, located at the accommodation space and located between the pistons, wherein the pistons are configured to push the brake pads, and the brake pads are configured to clamp the brake disk;
a locking pin, movably disposed on the casing;
a push-push mechanism; and
an electromagnetic driver, configured to force the locking pin to move from a released position to a locked position or from the locked position to the released position via the push-push mechanism;
wherein when the locking pin is in the released position, the locking pin is configured to be separated from the brake disk; when the locking pin is in the locked position, the locking pin is configured to be inserted into the brake disk so as to limit a motion of the brake disk.

2. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a main part and an extension part connected to each other, the main part is configured to be mounted on a bicycle fork, the extension part is configured to be located between a mount portion of the bicycle fork which is assembled with a wheel and the main part, the accommodation space and the pistons are located at the main part, and the locking pin is movably disposed on the extension part.

3. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 2 , wherein the main part has two tab portions, the tab portions are configured to be fixed to two protrusion portions of the bicycle fork, and the extension part is configured to be located between the protrusion portions of the bicycle fork.

4. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing includes a main part and an extension part, the main part has two tab portions, the tab portions are configured to mounted on a bicycle fork, the extension part is connected to a side of one of the tab portions located away from the other one of the tab portions, the accommodation space and the pistons are located at the main part, and the locking pin is movably disposed on the extension part.

5. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 4 , wherein the tab portions are configured to be fixed to two protrusion portions of the bicycle fork, and the extension part is configured to be located at a side of one of the protrusion portions located away from the other one of the protrusion portions.

6. A bicycle braking and parking device, configured to clamp a brake disk and connected to a brake lever, comprising:
a casing, having a first inlet channel, two first chambers, a second inlet channel, two second chambers, and a third chamber, wherein the first inlet channel is in fluid communication with the first chambers, the second inlet channel, the second chambers, and the third chamber are in fluid communication with each other, the first inlet channel and the first chambers are not in fluid communication with the second inlet channel, the second chambers, and the third chamber, and the first inlet channel is configured to be in fluid communication with the brake lever;
two first pistons, respective located in the first chambers;
two second pistons, respectively located in the second chambers;
two first brake pads, located between the first pistons;
two second brake pads, located between the second pistons; and
a driving piston, movably located in the third chamber, wherein the driving piston is configured to cause oil in the third chamber, the second inlet channel, and the second chambers to trigger the second pistons to push the second brake pads to clamp the brake disk.

7. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 6 , wherein the casing comprises a first part and a second part assembled with each other, the first inlet channel, the first chambers, the second inlet channel, and the second chambers are located at the first part, and the third chamber is located at the second part.

8. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 6 , wherein the casing comprises a first part and a second part integrally connected to each other, the first inlet channel, the first chambers, the second inlet channel, and the second chambers are located at the first part, and the third chamber is located at the second part.

9. The bicycle braking and parking device according to claim 6 , further comprising an electromagnetic driver, wherein the electromagnetic driver is configured to move the driving piston in the third chamber.

Assignees

• Tektro Technology Corp

Inventors

• Tsai Szu-Fang
• Chen Chao-Kung
• Chao Wei-Cheng

Classifications

• B62L1/02 Primary

  in which cycle wheels are engaged by brake elements · CPC title

• B62L1/005

  constructional features of brake elements, e.g. fastening of brake blocks in their holders · CPC title

• B60T1/005 Primary

  by locking of wheel or transmission rotation · CPC title

• F16D63/006

  Positive locking brakes · CPC title

• F16D2121/16

  for releasing a normally applied brake · CPC title