Electric module for bicycle, bicycle tire management system, and tire condition diagnosis method of bicycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12589828-B2
Application number	US-202217962454-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2022
Priority date	Oct 13, 2021
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

An electric module for a bicycle according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure is equipped on the bicycle including a pedal configured to generate rotational energy and a driving wheel configured to rotate by receiving power, and the electric module includes a pedal rotation speed detector configured to measure a rotation speed of the pedal, a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel, a driving wheel rotation speed detector configured to measure a rotation speed of the driving wheel, a control device configured to determine whether a tire is abnormal based on the rotation speed of the pedal, a torque of the motor, and the rotation speed of the driving wheel, and a user interface device configured to display condition information of the tire provided by the control device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electric module for a bicycle equipped on the bicycle comprising a pedal configured to generate rotational energy and a driving wheel configured to rotate by receiving power, the electric module comprising:
a pedal rotation speed detector configured to measure a rotation speed of the pedal; a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel; a driving wheel rotation speed detector configured to measure a rotation speed of the driving wheel; a control device configured to determine whether a tire is abnormal based on the rotation speed of the pedal, a torque of the motor, and the rotation speed of the driving wheel; and a user interface device configured to display condition information of the tire provided by the control device.

2 . The electric module of claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to estimate an air pressure of the tire by analyzing the rotation speed of the driving wheel compared to the torque of the motor according to the rotation speed of the pedal.

3 . The electric module of claim 2 , wherein the control device is configured to determine that an abnormality occurs in the tire when the estimated air pressure of the tire is out of a preset allowable pressure.

4 . The electric module of claim 2 , wherein the control device is configured to correct the torque of the motor according to a change in the estimated air pressure of the tire.

5 . The electric module of claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to determine that an abnormality occurs in the tire when a value obtained by subtracting the rotation speed of the driving wheel from the rotation speed of the pedal exceeds a preset reference speed in a condition where a maximum value of the torque of the motor is maintained for a preset first reference time.

6 . The electric module of claim 5 , wherein the control device is configured to control the user interface to notify the fact that an abnormality occurs in the tire when a preset second reference time elapses in a condition where an abnormality occurs.

7 . A bicycle tire management system comprising:
an electric module for a bicycle equipped on the bicycle comprising a pedal configured to generate rotational energy and a driving wheel configured to rotate by receiving power, the electric module comprising a pedal rotation speed detector configured to measure a rotation speed of the pedal, a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel, a driving wheel rotation speed detector configured to measure a rotation speed of the driving wheel, a control device configured to determine whether a tire is abnormal based on the rotation speed of the pedal, a torque of the motor, and the rotation speed of the driving wheel, and a modem terminal configured to transmit condition information of the tire provided by the control device; a mobile terminal in which an application for managing the bicycle on which the electric module for the bicycle is equipped and displaying the condition information of the tire is installed; and a cloud service configured to receive information transmitted by the modem terminal to update stored information, and transmit the updated information to the mobile terminal.

8 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 7 , wherein the cloud service comprises:
a web application server configured to communicate with the modem terminal; a database server configured to integrate and store information collected by the web application server; and an application programming interface gateway for transmitting information stored in the database server to the mobile terminal.

9 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 7 , wherein the control device is configured to estimate an air pressure of the tire by analyzing the rotation speed of the driving wheel compared to the torque of the motor according to the rotation speed of the pedal.

10 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 9 , wherein the control device is configured to determine that an abnormality occurs in the tire when the estimated air pressure of the tire is out of a preset allowable pressure.

11 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 9 , wherein the control device is configured to correct the torque of the motor according to a change in the estimated air pressure of the tire.

12 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 7 , wherein the control device is configured to determine that an abnormality occurs in the tire when a value obtained by subtracting the rotation speed of the driving wheel from the rotation speed of the pedal exceeds a preset reference speed in a condition where a maximum value of the torque of the motor is maintained for a preset first reference time.

13 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 12 , wherein the control device is configured to transmit information indicating that the tire is in an abnormal condition to the cloud service through the modem terminal when a preset second reference time elapses in a condition where an abnormality occurs in the tire.

14 . The bicycle tire management system of claim 7 , wherein the bicycle further comprises a user interface device configured to display condition information of the tire provided by the control device.

15 . A tire condition diagnosis method of a bicycle, comprising:
measuring a rotation speed of a pedal; measuring a rotation speed of a driving wheel; measuring a torque of a motor rotating the driving wheel; determining whether a tire is abnormal based on the rotation speed of the pedal, the rotation speed of the driving wheel, and the torque of the motor; warning a user when an abnormality occurs in the tire; estimating an air pressure of the tire by analyzing the rotation speed of the driving wheel compared to the torque of the motor according to the rotation speed of the pedal; and determining that an abnormality occurs in the tire when the air pressure of the tire estimated is out of a preset allowable pressure.

16 . A tire condition diagnosis method of a bicycle, comprising:
measuring a rotation speed of a pedal; measuring a rotation speed of a driving wheel; measuring a torque of a motor rotating the driving wheel; determining whether a tire is abnormal based on the rotation speed of the pedal, the rotation speed of the driving wheel, and the torque of the motor; and warning a user when an abnormality occurs in the tire, wherein the determining of whether the tire is abnormal comprises determining that an abnormality occurs in the tire when a value obtained by subtracting the rotation speed of the driving wheel from the rotation speed of the pedal exceeds a preset reference speed in a condition where a maximum value of the torque of the motor is maintained for a preset first reference time.

17 . The tire condition diagnosis method of a bicycle of claim 16 , wherein the warning the user comprises warning the user of a fact that an abnormality occurs in the tire when a preset second reference time elapses after it is determined that an abnormality occurs in the tire.

18 . The tire condition diagnosis method of a bicycle of claim 16 , wherein the warning the user comprises:
transmitting information indicating that the tire is in an abnormal condition to a cloud service; and transmitting condition information of the tire received by the cloud service to a mobile terminal.

Assignees

• Hl Klemove Corp

Inventors

• No Eun Jung
• Cho Bumrae

Classifications

• B62J50/22 Primary

  electronic, e.g. displays · CPC title

• G07C5/0816

  Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction · CPC title

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• B60C23/02

  Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure {(hand-held tyre pressure gauges G01L17/00)} · CPC title

• B62J45/412

  Speed sensors · CPC title