DE29507116U1 - Bicycle (recumbent) fairing - Google Patents

Description

Annex 2
on the application for registration of a utility model

Applicant: Wilhelm Baumüller, Weiherweg 22, 82194 Gräbenzeil

Description

1.) Title

Bicycle (recumbent) fairing

2.) State of the art with sources

Common fairings for recumbent bicycles are usually closed or half-open cases, which severely limit the natural experience of cycling. (Researched under B62J 17/00, 17/08 and IPC-DKP 63g 16). Getting in and out and starting off are also often difficult. The acceptance of fully faired recumbent bicycles as an environmentally friendly means of local transport is therefore low.

Otherwise, all components of the bicycle industry are state of the art for the recumbent bike, such as effective brakes, energy-saving gearshifts, drive via chain or cardan, parking lights, electric auxiliary motor as a starting aid and for mountain routes, and even vapor-deposited parts on the fairing.

; .v Photovoltaics laugh for my part: the vehicle's own power supply.

3.) Problem

The invention described in claim 1 is intended to enable open cycling in dry weather with as little air resistance as possible. However, depending on the intensity of precipitation, a rain cover and partial or full side protection should be possible.

4.) Solution

The solution to this problem is a hard-shell, lightweight construction for recumbent bicycles, which allows the integration or recessing of weather protection elements around a central axis. Retractable support rollers make it easy to get in and out, load and unload.

5.) Benefits achieved

Thanks to its all-weather protection, the recumbent bike can become a generally accepted environmentally friendly means of local transport beyond its sporting function, especially when it is equipped with an auxiliary motor and stationary solar panels.
for battery charging. (Hybrid solution) The single-track technology still allows cycle paths to be used.

6.) Further development of the invention

The luggage compartment behind the driver can hold 2 shopping bags, which can be locked and removed using an electronic on-board network to prevent theft. Of course, this space can also be used as
For steering the front wheel, a steering device mounted at the driver’s chest height might be the
better alternative (state of the art)

7.) Description of the drawings

All drawings ^are made on a scale of 1*:20. ^r " -- -- -.·■ - ■
Figure 1 shows a vertical section in the longitudinal direction with extended
support wheels.

Figure 2 shows a horizontal section in longitudinal direction
Figure 3 shows the side view with the top closed and the side elements raised, with the top element 1 being transparent.
Support wheels are raised.

Claims (3)

Annex 1 to the application for registration of a utility model Applicant: Wilhelm Baumüller, Weiherweg 22, 82194 Gröbenzell Protection claims 1.) Bicycle (recumbent bike) fairing using a lightweight shell construction, which allows the integration of a folding or segmented hard shell cover for the rider's upper body around a central axis, as well as hard shell segments that can be pulled up as required for side protection. 2.) Bicycle (recumbent bike) fairing according to protection claim 1 in conjunction with extendable support rollers as a help for getting in and out, loading and unloading and, if necessary, starting. 3.) Bicycle (recumbent bike) cover in conjunction with rear bar for space-saving storage.