Bicycle drive unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11433970
APP PUB NO 20190111999A1
SERIAL NO

16157369

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A bicycle drive unit includes a housing, a crankshaft and a propulsion assist motor. The housing is configured to be mounted on a frame of a bicycle. The crankshaft is provided to the housing. The assist propulsion motor is provided to the housing to assist propulsion of a bicycle. The propulsion assist motor includes a rotational axis extending in a direction intersecting a direction in which crankshaft extends. The bicycle drive unit is configured such that a distance from a rotational axis of the crankshaft to a part of the bicycle drive unit that is the farthest from the rotational axis of the crankshaft in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the propulsion assist motor is smaller than or equal to 210 mm.

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SHIMANO INC3-77 OIMATSU-CHO SAKAI-KU SAKAI OSAKA 590-8577

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edamura, Takuya Osaka, JP 6 17
Fujiwara, Takaaki Osaka, JP 27 144
Iino, Yoshinori Osaka, JP 13 59
Mitsuyasu, Kento Osaka, JP 14 55
Noda, Shinichiro Osaka, JP 46 164

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