Patent ID: 6317673
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B60L,B62K,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
A circuiting apparatus for supplementing a mechanical braking system on a motorcycle, the circuiting apparatus being installable on the motorcycle with a DC motor, and the circuiting apparatus comprising:a manually operable braking control mounted on the motorcycle for generating braking control signals;a manually operable speed control mounted on the motorcycle for generating speed control signals and for automatic return to an initial position when released;a signal transformer, for transforming the speed control signals from the speed control and the braking signals from the braking control into digital signals, wherein the speed control signals are detected in response to a position of a variable resistor and wherein the braking signals are provided in response to operation of an electric-braking button;driving circuitry for generating control signals to control a speed of the DC motor;braking circuitry, for controlling a reverse electric potential applied to the DC motor; anda CPU, for receiving the digital signals from the signal transformer, for processing the digital signals corresponding to the speed control signals to drive a driving circuitry that transmits a series of driving pulses for producing an electric potential to run a DC motor, and for processing digital signals corresponding to the braking signals to drive the braking circuitry for generating reverse electric potential signals to stop the DC motor.