ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,966, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Porsche eBike Performance GmbH (Ottobrunn, Germany).
"Drive-brake arrangement for a wheel, and electric bicycle" was invented by Mikel Fauri (Ludwigsburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive-brake arrangement for a wheel of an electric bicycle includes a motor (24) with a stator (26) and a disk-shaped rotor (28). The stator (26) is connected directly or indirectly to a frame part (32) and encloses the rotor (28) in an at least partially annular manner. The rotor (28) has permanent magnets (50) and is connected operatively to a drive shaft (46) for conjoint rotation therewith. The rotor...