Apparatus and method for bicycle personalized adjustment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11084400-B2
Application number	US-201816029656-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2018
Priority date	Dec 28, 2017
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for bicycle anti-theft and personalized adjustment are provided. When a biometric feature of a user matches a preset biological feature, a brake lever is fixed at a preset position to lock the bicycle, and a variable structure is driven to make personalized adjustments according to bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A personalized adjustment apparatus for a bicycle, comprising:
a variable structure;
a safety device;
a biometric feature identification sensor, identifying a biometric feature of a user; and
a control device comprising a driving motor, coupled to the variable structure and the biometric feature identification sensor, wherein when the safety device is in a specific state and the biometric feature of the user matches a preset biological feature, the driving motor of the control device drives the variable structure to make a personalized adjustment according to bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

2. The personalized adjustment apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein when the safety device is in a disabled state and the biometric feature of the user matches the preset biological feature, the driving motor of the control device drives the variable structure to make the personalized adjustment according to the bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

3. The personalized adjustment apparatus as recited in claim 2 , wherein the safety device comprises:
a brake; and
a brake lever, coupled to the brake, the brake is operated along with movement of the brake lever, wherein when the brake lever is pressed to a preset position to drive the brake to carry out braking, the safety device is entered into the disabled state, and when the brake lever is not pressed to the preset position, the safety device is entered into an enabled state.

4. The personalized adjustment apparatus as recited in claim 3 , wherein the biometric feature identification sensor comprises a fingerprint sensor disposed on a handlebar beside the brake lever.

5. The personalized adjustment apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the variable structure comprises a saddle and a handlebar, the bicycle adjustment parameters comprise at least one of an adjustment parameters of a height of the saddle, an adjustment parameters of an angle of the saddle and an adjustment parameters of a displacement of the saddle and an adjustment parameters of a height of the bicycle handlebar, an adjustment parameters of an angle of the bicycle handlebar and an adjustment parameters of a displacement of the bicycle handlebar, and the control device drives the variable structure to adjust at least one of the height, the angle and the displacement of the saddle and the height, the angle and the displacement of the bicycle handlebar according to the bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

6. The personalized adjustment apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control device further receives a biometric feature information by wireless communication, determines whether the biometric feature information matches the preset biological feature, and drives the variable structure to make the personalized adjustment according to the bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user when the biometric feature information matches the preset biological feature.

7. The personalized adjustment apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the preset biological feature comprises at least one of a fingerprint, a palm print, a vocal print and vascular markings of the user.

8. A personalized adjustment method for a bicycle, the bicycle comprising a variable structure and a safety device, and the personalized adjustment method comprising:
identifying a biometric feature of a user;
determining whether the biometric feature of the user matches a preset biological feature; and
when the safety device is in a specific state and the biometric feature of the user matches the preset biological feature, driving the variable structure to make a personalized adjustment according to bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

9. The personalized adjustment method as recited in claim 8 , comprising:
determining whether the safety device is in a disabled state and whether the biometric feature of the user matches the preset biological feature; and
when the safety device is in the disabled state and the biometric feature of the user matches the preset biological feature, driving the variable structure to make the personalized adjustment according to the bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

10. The personalized adjustment method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the safety device comprises a brake and a brake lever, the brake lever is coupled to the brake and the brake is operated along with movement of the brake lever, when the brake lever is pressed to a preset position to drive the brake to carry out braking, the safety device is entered into the disabled state, and when the brake lever is not pressed to the preset position, the safety device is entered into an enabled state.

11. The personalized adjustment method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the variable structure comprises a saddle and a bicycle handlebar, the bicycle adjustment parameters comprise at least one of an adjustment parameters of a height of the saddle, an adjustment parameters of an angle of the saddle and an adjustment parameters of a displacement of the saddle and an adjustment parameters of a height of the bicycle handlebar, an adjustment parameters of an angle of the bicycle handlebar and an adjustment parameters of a displacement of the bicycle handlebar, and the personalized adjustment method for a bicycle comprises:
driving the variable structure to adjust at least one of the height, the angle and the displacement of the saddle and the height, the angle and the displacement of the bicycle handlebar according to the bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.

12. The personalized adjustment method as recited in claim 8 , comprising:
receiving a biometric feature information by wireless communication;
determining whether the biometric feature information matches the preset biological feature; and
driving the variable structure to make the personalized adjustment according to the bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user when the biometric feature information matches the preset biological feature.

13. The personalized adjustment method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the preset biological feature comprises at least one of a fingerprint, a palm print, a vocal print and vascular markings of the user.

Assignees

• Giant Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shen Chih-Hsiang
• Chang Chia-Jung

Classifications

• B60N2/0248 Primary

  with memory of positions · CPC title

• B62L3/02

  for control by a hand lever (hand levers for control of cycles in general B62K23/06) · CPC title

• B62H5/18 Primary

  acting on a braking device (locking cycle brake actuating mechanisms B62L3/06) · CPC title

• B62J45/20

  Cycle computers as cycle accessories · CPC title

• B60W2040/0809

  Driver authorisation; Driver identity check · CPC title