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US 12,202,563 · App. 17/633,501 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Holding device for releasably holding an energy store on a frame

Inventors: Fabian Philipzik (Tuebingen, DE); Peter Kunert (Lichtenstein, DE)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
B62J43/28B62J43/13B62K19/40B62M6/90
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Patent No.
US 12,202,563
App. No.
17/633,501
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holding device for releasably holding an energy store, in particular, a bicycle energy store, at a frame, in particular, at a bicycle frame. The holding device includes at least one carrier unit, which includes at least one carrier element, in particular, a guide bar for at least partially receiving and/or guiding the energy store, and including at least one support unit for securing the energy store in a form-fit manner at the carrier unit. The support unit includes at least one support element situated at the carrier element, which secures the energy store at the carrier element in a state in which the energy store is situated at the carrier element at least along a direction extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the carrier element.

Claims (34)

1. A holding device for releasably holding an energy store at a frame, the holding device comprising:

at least one carrier unit, which includes at least one carrier element configured to at least partially receive and/or guide the energy store; and

at least one support unit configured to secure the energy store in a form-fit manner at the carrier unit;

wherein the support unit includes at least one support element, situated at the carrier element, configured to secure the energy store at the carrier element in a state in which the energy store is situated at the carrier element at least along a direction at the carrier element extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the carrier element,

wherein the support element at least one of:

has a shape tapering toward end areas of the support element as viewed along the longitudinal axis of the carrier element;

includes at least one insert element configured to securely insert the energy store perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the carrier element; or

is configured as an undercut.

2. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the energy store is a bicycle energy store and the frame is a bicycle frame.

3. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the carrier element is a guide bar.

4. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support element is one piece with the carrier element.

5. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support element has a shape tapering toward end areas of the support element as viewed along the longitudinal axis of the carrier element.

6. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support element includes at least one insert element configured to securely insert the energy store perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the carrier element.

7. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support element includes at least one slide element.

8. The holding device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support element is configured as an undercut.

9. A holding device for releasably holding an energy store at a frame, the holding device comprising:

at least one carrier unit, which includes at least one carrier element configured to at least partially receive and/or guide the energy store; and

at least one support unit configured to secure the energy store in a form-fit manner at the carrier unit;

wherein the support unit includes at least one support element, situated at the carrier element, configured to secure the energy store at the carrier element in a state in which the energy store is situated at the carrier element at least along a direction at the carrier element extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the carrier element,

wherein the support unit includes a plurality of support elements situated at the carrier element, which are situated in a distributed manner along the longitudinal axis of the carrier element.

10. A holding device for releasably holding an energy store at a frame, the holding device comprising:

at least one carrier unit, which includes at least one carrier element configured to at least partially receive and/or guide the energy store; and

at least one support unit configured to secure the energy store in a form-fit manner at the carrier unit;

wherein the support unit includes at least one support element, situated at the carrier element, configured to secure the energy store at the carrier element in a state in which the energy store is situated at the carrier element at least along a direction at the carrier element extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the carrier element,

wherein the support unit includes at least one security bar element, which includes at least one receiving area for the support element and support areas for the support element situated along its longitudinal axis adjacent to the receiving area.

11. A frame comprising a holding device for releasably holding an energy store at the frame, the holding device including:

at least one carrier unit, which includes at least one carrier element configured to at least partially receive and/or guide the energy store; and

at least one support unit configured to secure the energy store in a form-fit manner at the carrier unit;

wherein the support unit includes at least one support element, situated at the carrier element, configured to secure the energy store at the carrier element in a state in which the energy store is situated at the carrier element at least along a direction at the carrier element extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the carrier element,

wherein the support element at least one of:

has a shape tapering toward end areas of the support element as viewed along the longitudinal axis of the carrier element;

includes at least one insert element configured to securely insert the energy store perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the carrier element; or

is configured as an undercut,

wherein the frame is a bicycle frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: PHILIPZIK, FABIAN; KUNERT, PETER
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 060463/0483 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 213 439.4 · Sep 4, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220289328A1 · Sep 15, 2022
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