VEHICLE POWERED BY HUMAN MUSCULAR FORCE, BENEFIT OF BICYCLE Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B62M1/24 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to vehicles, in particular to vehicles powered by human muscle power. Vehicle powered by a man's muscular force contains a frame, a steering wheel and a rear drive wheel. Driving wheel is connected by two independent chain drives with a swing arm and a freewheel clutch. Chain transmission includes a first driving and a second driven sprockets connected by a chain. On the frame are fixed stops for limiting the movement of each swing arm and return springs connected to the rocking arms. Vehicle is equipped with two mechanisms for switching the speeds. Chain gear for each rocker arm has a third drive sprocket and a set of driven sprockets. Each swing arm is secured to the first driving sprocket. Third driving sprocket is fixed to the axis coaxially with the second driven sprocket. Set of driven sprockets is fixed to the drive shaft of the overrunning clutch. Driven shaft of the overrunning clutch is fixed to the bushing of the driving wheel coaxially with it.

EFFECT: increase in the power of the vehicle is achieved.

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