Control device for human-powered vehicle and power transmission system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11623713-B2
Application number	US-202017120730-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2020
Priority date	Dec 18, 2019
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

A human-powered vehicle includes a crank axle, a first rotational body, a wheel, a second rotational body, a transmission body that transmits a driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio, and a motor configured to drive the transmission body. A control device has an electronic controller configured to control the motor and drive the transmission body with the motor upon determining the derailleur has been actuated to change the transmission ratio and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied, and control the motor to increase a rotational speed of the motor as a difference of a first rotational speed, which is calculated in correspondence with a rotational speed of the wheel and the transmission ratio, and a predetermined rotational speed or a rotational speed in a predetermined range increases.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a crank axle, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the first rotational body and the second rotational body to transmit driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the wheel to a rotational speed of the crank axle, a motor configured to drive the transmission body, and a first operating device including a switch, the control device comprising:
an electronic controller that includes a processor and is configured to control the motor to drive the transmission body,
the electronic controller being configured to control the motor so as not to drive the transmission body upon determining that the first operating device has been operated to prevent actuation of the derailleur to change the transmission ratio and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied.

2. A power transmission system comprising the control device according to claim 1 , the power transmission system further comprising:
a first one-way clutch provided in a first power transmission path between the crank axle and the first rotational body and configured to transmit rotational force from the crank axle to the first rotational body in a first rotational direction and restrict transmission of rotational force from the first rotational body to the crank axle in the first rotational direction.

3. The power transmission system according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a second one-way clutch provided in a second power transmission path between the second rotational body and the wheel and configured to transmit rotational force from the second rotational body to the wheel in a second rotational direction corresponding to the first rotational direction and restrict transmission of rotational force from the wheel to the second rotational body in the second rotational direction.

4. A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a crank axle, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the first rotational body and the second rotational body to transmit driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the wheel to a rotational speed of the crank axle, a motor configured to drive the transmission body, and a second operating device including a switch, the control device comprising:
an electronic controller that includes a processor and is configured to control the motor to drive the transmission body,
the electronic controller being configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode;
the electronic controller being configured to control the motor in the first mode so as to drive the transmission body in correspondence with a state of the human-powered vehicle upon determining that the second operating device has been operated to actuate the derailleur and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied; and
the electronic controller being configured to control the motor in the second mode so as not to drive the transmission body even upon determining the second operating device has been operated and the predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied.

5. A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a crank axle, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the first rotational body and the second rotational body to transmit driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the wheel to a rotational speed of the crank axle, and a motor configured to drive the transmission body, the control device comprising:
an electronic controller that includes a processor and is configured to control the motor to drive the transmission body,
the electronic controller being configured to control the motor so as to stop driving the transmission body with the motor in correspondence with a load on the motor upon determining the derailleur has been actuated to change the transmission ratio and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied.

6. The control device according to claim 5 , further comprising
a first detector configured to detect the load on the motor,
the electronic controller being configured to control the motor and stop the motor if the derailleur is actuated to change the transmission ratio upon determining the predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied and the load on the motor is greater than or equal to a predetermined load.

7. A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a crank axle, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the first rotational body and the second rotational body to transmit driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the wheel to a rotational speed of the crank axle, and a motor configured to drive the transmission body, the control device comprising:
an electronic controller that includes a processor and is configured to control the motor to drive the transmission body,
the electronic controller being configured to control the motor so as to stop driving the transmission body upon determining either a vehicle speed is less than or equal to a first speed or the rotational speed of the wheel is less than or equal to a predetermined rotational speed, and upon determining a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied.

8. A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a crank axle, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the first rotational body and the second rotational body to transmit driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the wheel to a rotational speed of the crank axle, a motor configured to drive the transmission body, and a transmission operating device including a switch, the control device comprising:
an electronic controller that includes a processor, the electronic controller being configured to control the motor to drive the transmission body and to control an electric actuator of the human-powered vehicle to operate the derailleur,
the electronic controller being configured to switch between a first shifting mode, in which the electronic controller controls the electric actuator in accordance with a state of the human-powered vehicle, and a second shifting mode, in which the electronic controller controls the electric actuator in accordance with operation of the transmission operating device,
the electronic controller being configured to switch between a third mode and a fourth mode in the first shifting mode,
in the third mode, the electronic controller being configured to control the motor and drive the transmission body in accordance with the state of the human-powered vehicle upon determining the derailleur has been actuated to change the transmiss

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Shahana Satoshi
• Shimazu Hayato
• Kawasaki Mitsuhiko
• Emura Atsuhiro

Classifications

• B62M9/122

  electrically or fluid actuated; Controls thereof · CPC title

• B62M6/45 Primary

  Control or actuating devices therefor · CPC title

• Y02T10/72

  Electric energy management in electromobility · CPC title

• B62J45/413

  Rotation sensors · CPC title

• B62J45/412

  Speed sensors · CPC title