Patent ID: 6726586
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
A motorized bicycle actuator assembly comprising:a motorized actuator unit including a motor, a drive train operatively coupled to said motor to rotate a drive axle of said drive train in a first rotational direction, and a control device operatively coupled to said motor to stop rotation of said drive axle of said drive train at a first stop position; and a first shock absorbing element operatively arranged to cushion movement of said drive train when said drive axle reaches said first stop position of said drive axle, said drive train including a drive gear configured and arranged to pivot about a pivot axis through a pivot range less than 360Â°, said drive gear including a stop surface configured and arranged to selectively contact a complementary abutment to prevent complete rotation of said drive gear about the pivot axis with said first shock absorbing element being disposed between said stop surface and said complementary abutment.