CHARGING SYSTEM FOR POWER-ASSISTED SMALL VEHICLE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate charging operation, and reduce battery capacity, vehicular weight and vehicular price in a charging system for a power-assisted bicycle. SOLUTION: An electromagnetic induction type primary connector 50 is provided in a bicycle parking device 20 for the power-assisted bicycle 10, and the primary connector 50 is held so it can vertically move with respect to the bicycle parking device 20. When the power-assisted bicycle 10 is moved into the bicycle parking device 20 and held by it, the primary connector 50 for supplying power moves in accordance with a secondary connector 70 for receiving supply of the power provided on the entering power-assisted bicycle 10, and both connectors 50 and 70 are fit together. By this, both connectors 50 and 70 are magnetically coupled, and a secondary battery 15 mounted on the power-assisted bicycle 10 is charged. Since charging is started simply by the parking operation, charging is easily and positively carried out.