Bicycle controller, bicycle component, and bicycle control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10696351-B2
Application number	US-201715639136-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jul 11, 2016
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

A bicycle controller is configured to communicate with a first bicycle component that transmits a first wireless signal and a second bicycle component that transmits a second wireless signal. The bicycle controller includes an interface configured to receive the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal. The first wireless signal has a center frequency that is a first frequency. The second wireless signal has a center frequency that is a second frequency. The second frequency differs from the first frequency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle control system, comprising:
an individual bicycle component configured to transmit both of a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal, the first wireless signal having a center frequency that is a first frequency, the second wireless signal having a center frequency that is a second frequency, the first frequency being different from the second frequency; and
a bicycle controller programmed to
set the center frequency of the first wireless signal and the center frequency of the second wireless signal, and to
change the center frequency the first wireless signal and the center frequency of the second wireless signal such that the center frequencies of the first and second wireless signals do not correspond to another center frequency of another wireless signal that is different from the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal.

2. The bicycle control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal includes at least one data set,
the at least one data set includes a plurality of pieces of data for controlling the individual bicycle component, and
at least two of the plurality of pieces of the data of the at least one data set have the same content.

3. The bicycle control system according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal controls at least one of a shifting device, a suspension, an adjustable seatpost, an electric assist unit, an electric brake, a light, and a cycle computer.

4. The bicycle control system according to claim 3 , wherein
the individual bicycle component is a shift operating device.

5. A bicycle component configured to transmit
at least one of a first wireless signal having a center frequency that is a first frequency and a second wireless signal having another center frequency that is a second frequency, the bicycle component being configured to change the center frequency of the first wireless signal from the first frequency upon receiving a wireless signal that is different from the first wireless signal and the wireless signal has a center frequency that corresponds to the first frequency of the first wireless signal,
the bicycle component being configured to change the another center frequency of the second wireless signal from the second frequency upon receiving a wireless signal that is different from the second wireless signal and the wireless signal has a center frequency that corresponds to the second frequency of the second wireless signal.

6. The bicycle component according to claim wherein
the at least one of the first wireless signal and second wireless signal includes at least one data set,
the at least one data set includes a plurality of pieces of data for controlling the bicycle component, and
at least two of the plurality of pieces of the data of the at least one data set have the same content.

7. The bicycle component according to claim 5 , wherein
at least one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal controls at least one of a shifting device, a suspension, an adjustable seatpost, an electric assist unit, an electric brake, a light, and a cycle computer.

8. The bicycle component according to claim 7 , wherein
the bicycle component is a shift operating device.

9. The bicycle component according to claim 5 , wherein
the bicycle component includes a first bicycle component and a second bicycle component,
the first bicycle component being configured to transmit the first wireless signal and to change the center frequency of the first wireless signal, and
the second bicycle component being configured to transmit the second wireless signal and to change the center frequency of the second wireless signal.

10. A bicycle component that is configured to transmit at least one of a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal, wherein
the first wireless signal has a center frequency that is a first frequency,
the second wireless signal has a center frequency that is a second frequency, and the second frequency differs from the first frequency,
the bicycle component being further configured to suspend, by temporarily halting and automatically resuming after a predetermined period, transmission of the at least one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal upon receiving a wireless signal having a center frequency that corresponds to at least one of the first frequency and the second frequency, the bicycle component being further configured to suspend transmission of at least one of the first and second wireless signals upon receiving a third wireless signal that includes information for stopping transmission of at least one of the first and second wireless signals.

11. The bicycle component according to claim 10 , wherein
the at least one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal includes at least one data set,
the at least one data set includes a plurality of pieces of data for controlling the bicycle component, and
at least two of the plurality of pieces of the data of the at least one data set have the same content.

12. The bicycle component according to claim 10 , wherein
at least one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal controls at least one of a shifting device, a suspension, an adjustable seatpost, an electric assist unit, an electric brake, a light, and a cycle computer.

13. The bicycle component according to claim 12 , wherein
the bicycle component is a shifting operating device.

14. The bicycle component according to claim 10 , wherein
the bicycle component includes a first bicycle component and a second bicycle component,
the first bicycle component being configured to transmit the first wireless signal and to suspend transmission of the first wireless signal, and
the second bicycle component being configured to transmit the second wireless signal and to suspend transmission of the second wireless signal.

15. The bicycle component according to claim 10 , wherein
the third wireless signal includes information for stopping the bicycle component from transmitting the second wireless signal until a predetermined time elapses and resuming B the transmission of the second wireless signal after the predetermined time elapses.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Suzuki Takafumi
• Masuda Takaya
• Kasai Yoshiyuki

Classifications

• B62M25/08 Primary

  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems · CPC title

• H04Q9/00

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• B62M6/50

  characterised by detectors or sensors, or arrangement thereof · CPC title

• H04B1/005

  adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges · CPC title

• F16H59/0217

  with electric switches or sensors not for gear or range selection, e.g. for controlling auxiliary devices · CPC title