USOO896.0053B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,960,053 B2 Yang (45) Date of Patent: Feb. 24, 2015 (54) MANUAL DRIVING DEVICE HAVING (56) References Cited FUNCTIONS OF TURNING INPUT DIRECTION AND GENERATING U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS IDENTIFICATION SOUND 4,061.292 A * 12/1977 Whitney .................... 242,356.7 4.264,314 A * 4/1981 Imamura ..... 474/205 (76) Inventor: Tai-Her Yang, Dzan-Hwa (TW) 5,662,009 A * 9/1997 Palmer ... ... 74,810.1 5,881,609 A * 3/1999 Palmer ... ... 74,810.1 5,970,822 A * 10/1999 Jung et al. ...... ... 74,810.1 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 6,173,801 B1* 1/2001 RA et al. ... 180/220 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 6,263,992 B1* 7/2001 Li .................. 180,206.3 U.S.C. 154(b) by 747 days. 6,695,332 B1* 2/2004 Kang ............. 280/237 6,988,739 B2 * 1/2006 Guderzo et al. .............. 280/260 7,090,160 B2 * 8/2006 Morimoto et al. ............ 242/307 (21) Appl. 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Cl. 2010/0090623 A1* 4/2010 Yang ............................... 318, 14 FI6H3/00 (2006.01) 2010/0154585 A1* 6/2010 Yang ............................ 74,810.1 A63B 2L/00 (2006.01) * cited by examiner A63B 23/035 (2006.01) y B62M II/00 (2006.01) Primary Examiner — Troy Chambers B623/00 (2006.01) Assistant Examiner — Zakaria Elahmadi A63B 22/2O (2006.01) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Bacon & Thomas, PLLC A63B 71/06 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. (57) ABSTRACT CPC ............. A63B 21/15 (2013.01); A63B 23/0355 A manpower-driven device has a bi-directional rotational (2013.01); B62M II/00 (2013.01); B62.J.3/00 input for providing output to the input end of a constant (2013.01); A63B 22/20 (2013.01); A63B rotating direction output transmission device, which is used 2071/0625 (2013.01) to drive a loading wheel train, wherein the direction of the USPC ............................................ 74/810.1; 475/12 driving input can be freely selected by the user. The man (58) Field of Classification Search power-driven device includes a rotation direction detection USPC 74/810.1810.2, 810.3: 280/259 device and a sound generator whose sound output depends on 475/12, 254 the detected rotation direction. See application file for complete search history. 21 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets Constant Rotating rotating Manpower direction direction Loading input device detectio Output wheel train device transmission device Sound generating device U.S. Patent Feb. 24, 2015 Sheet 1 of 4 US 8,960,053 B2 Constant Rotating rotating Manpower direction direction Loading input device detectio output wheel train device transmission device Sound generating device - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - generatingSound F----- device ( 104 010 101 1010 - - - - - - - ( - - - - - - - H. l. l. -- Constant Mannower Rotating0 Rotating- - - Rotating rotating R direction Transmission direction direction direction de pice detection device detection detection output device device J device transmission - - - device Loading Fig. 2 wheel train U.S. Patent Feb. 24, 2015 Sheet 2 of 4 US 8,960,053 B2 1010 102 103 Constant Rotating rotating Manpower direction direction Loading input detection output wheel device device transmissio train n device Sound generating device - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - generatingSound device ( 104 1010 O2 101 100 - - - - - - - - I ( - - - - - - - - - - Constant Manpower Rotating Rotating Rotating rotating E. ut direction Transmission direction direction direction d p detection device detection detection output CW1C device-a- : device transmission w or a or w w . or w a device Loading Fig. 4 wheel train U.S. Patent Feb. 24, 2015 Sheet 3 of 4 US 8,960,053 B2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - generatingSound F----- device ( 104 1010 102 1010 Y - - - - - - - ( - - ill- - l- - Constant Manpower Rotatin g Rotatin g Rotatin g| rotating input direction Transmission direction direction direction device devicedetection: device detection- devicedetection transmissionoutput - - - - - - - - device Fig. 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - generatingSound F----- device | ( 104 | 1010 102 O 1010 - - - - - - - ( )-- l- - Constant Manpower Rotating Rotating Rotating rotating input direction Transmission direction direction direction device : detection : device detection detection output i device device transmission . y device Fig. 6 U.S. Patent Feb. 24, 2015 Sheet 4 of 4 US 8,960,053 B2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - generatingSound F----- device 104 1010 102 1010 ? - -Y-2. - - - - -- (I - - Constant Mannower Rotating Rotating Rotating rotating R ut direction Transmission direction direction direction device detection : device detection detection output device transmission Fig. 7 Loading : wheel train - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - generatingSound device ( 04 | 1010 102 101 1010 - - - - - - - | ( Rotatinghis RRotating -- Rotatiotating Constantrotating Manyer idirection Transmission directioni direction direction device detection device detection detection output device transmission Loading Fig. 8 wheel train US 8,960,053 B2 1. 2 MANUAL DRIVING DEVICE HAVING device (104) between the manpower input device (101) and FUNCTIONS OF TURNING INPUT the constant rotating direction output transmission device DIRECTION AND GENERATING (102). IDENTIFICATION SOUND FIG. 3 is a block schematic view showing that the driving device in FIG. 1 is additionally installed with a transmission BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION device (104) between the constant rotating direction output transmission device (102) and the driven loading wheel train (a) Field of the Invention (103). The present invention discloses a device being able to do FIG. 4 is a block schematic view showing that the driving bi-directional rotation of positive or reverse rotation by both 10 device in FIG. 1 is additionally installed with a transmission or one of the human hand or foot for driving the input end of device (104) between the manpower input device (101) and the manpower-driven input device and further through the the constant rotating direction output transmission device output end of the manpower-driven input device to the input (102) as well as between the constant rotating direction out end of the constant rotating direction output transmission put transmission device (102) and the driven loading wheel device to provide constant rotating direction output via the 15 train (103). output end of the constant rotating direction output transmis FIG.5 is a structural block schematic view of the invention sion device for driving the loading wheel trains, wherein the being applied in a manpower driven sport device having the present invention can be applied in bi-directional manpower loading wheel train of fixed damping. driven carriers including foot pedaling driven vehicles, or FIG. 6 is a structural block schematic view of the invention hand rotating driven vehicles, or both or one of the pedaling being applied in a manpower driven sport device having the and hand rotating driven vehicles; or can be applied in bi loading wheel trains with operatively controllable damping. directional manpower-driven sport devices including foot FIG. 7 is a structural block schematic view of the invention pedaling driven vehicles, or hand rotating driven vehicles, or being applied in a manpower driven carrier which is exter both or one of the pedaling and hand rotating driven vehicles; nally installed with a fixed damping device for producing one further characteristic of the present invention is that a 25 damping thereby constituting sport device functions. rotation unit, capable of performing positive and reverse rota FIG. 8 is a structural block schematic view of the invention tions, from a manpower input device which can drive in being applied in a manpower driven carrier which is exter positive and reverse rotations to a bi-direction input constant nally installed with an operatively controllable damping rotating direction output device, is installed with a contact device (105) thereby constituting sport device functions. type or non-contact type rotating direction detection device 30 for generating identification Sound for the driving rotating DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT direction during the driving period. SYMBOLS (b) Description of the Prior Art We all know that the bicycle rider is always pedaling in 101: Manpower input device constant directions using the relevant muscles and joints peri 35 102: Constant rotating direction output transmission device odically and constantly; i.e part of the muscles and joints of 103: Loading wheel train pedaler's body are always at force exerting and receiving 104: Transmission device statuses, while the other part of muscles and joints of the 105: Externally installed operatively controllable damping pedaler's body are always at non-force exerting and receiving device statuses; therefore, loading on the human body is unevenly 40 106: Loading wheel train