Operating device for human-powered vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11414150-B2
Application number	US-202016864164-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2020
Priority date	May 1, 2020
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an operating member, an electric switch, and a controller. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The electric switch is configured to receive a user input in response to a movement of the operating member to operate an additional device. The controller is configured to change a mode of the controller at least between a first mode in which the controller is configured to be under first power consumption and a second mode in which the controller is configured to be under second power consumption different from the first power consumption.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operating device for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:
a base member;
an operating member movably coupled to the base member;
an electric switch configured to receive a user input in response to a movement of the operating member to operate an additional device; and
a controller configured to change a mode of the controller at least between
a first mode in which the controller is configured to be under first power consumption, and
a second mode in which the controller is configured to be under second power consumption different from the first power consumption.

2. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode between the first mode and the second mode in response to input information.

3. The operating device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first power consumption is lower than the second power consumption, and
the controller is configured to change the mode from the first mode to the second mode in response to the input information.

4. The operating device according to claim 3 , wherein
the second power consumption includes waiting power consumption and activating power consumption higher than the waiting power consumption,
the first power consumption is lower than the waiting power consumption and the activating power consumption,
the second mode includes
a waiting mode in which the operating device is under the waiting power consumption, and
an activating mode in which the operating device is under the activating power consumption.

5. The operating device according to claim 4 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode from the first mode to the activating mode in response to the input information.

6. The operating device according to claim 5 , wherein
the controller is configured to generate a control signal in the activating mode.

7. The operating device according to claim 6 , wherein
the controller is configured to generate the control signal in response to changing the mode to the activating mode.

8. The operating device according to claim 6 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode from the activating mode to the waiting mode in response to completion of generating the control signal.

9. The operating device according to claim 4 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode between the activating mode and the waiting mode at a constant interval while the controller continuously detects the input information in the second mode.

10. The operating device according to claim 4 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode from the waiting mode to the activating mode if the controller detects interruption of the input information in the second mode.

11. The operating device according to claim 10 , wherein
the second power consumption includes sleep power consumption higher than the first power consumption, the sleep power consumption being lower than the activating power consumption and the waiting power consumption,
the second mode includes a sleep mode in which the operating device is configured to be under the sleep power consumption, and
the controller is configured to change the mode from the activating mode to the sleep mode if the controller generates a control signal after the controller detects the interruption of the input information in the second mode.

12. The operating device according to claim 11 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode of the controller from the sleep mode to the activating mode in response to the input information.

13. The operating device according to claim 11 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode from the sleep mode to the first mode if the controller does not detect the input information for a determination time in the sleep mode.

14. The operating device according to claim 2 , wherein
the input information includes the user input received by the electric switch, and
the controller is configured to change the mode from the first mode to the second mode in response to the user input received by the electric switch.

15. The operating device according to claim 14 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode from the second mode to the first mode if the controller does not detect the user input for a determination time in the second mode.

16. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to change the mode from the second mode to the first mode if the controller does not detect input information for a determination time in the second mode.

17. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to be stopped from consuming electricity in the first mode.

18. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to determine whether the additional device is in a predetermined mode based on the input information, and
the controller is configured to change the mode from the second mode to the first mode if the controller concludes that the additional device is in the predetermined mode.

19. The operating device according to claim 18 , wherein
the controller is configured to generate a check signal in the second mode so as to determine whether the additional device is in the predetermined mode, and
the controller is configured to change the mode from the second mode to the first mode if the controller concludes that the additional device is in the predetermined mode.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Takimoto Tomohiro
• Fukui Hirofumi
• Masuda Takaya

Classifications

• B62M25/08

  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems · CPC title

• B62J43/30 Primary

  for providing power to equipment other than for propulsion · CPC title

• B62K23/02 Primary

  hand actuated (arrangements of controls on handle-bars of engine-driven cycles B62K11/14) · CPC title

• B62J45/00

  Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62L3/026 Primary

  actuation by a turning handle or handlebar · CPC title