Bicycle electric component setting system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11801913-B2
Application number	US-201514639741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2015
Priority date	Mar 5, 2015
Publication date	Oct 31, 2023
Grant date	Oct 31, 2023

Abstract

A bicycle electric component setting system is basically provided a master unit and a plurality of slave bicycle electric components. The master unit is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The master unit is configured to receive update information from an external terminal device. The slave bicycle electric components are configured to be mounted to the bicycle. The slave bicycle electric components are configured to receive the update information from the master unit to change a setting of at least one of the slave bicycle electric components.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle electric component setting system comprising: a master unit configured to be mounted to a bicycle, the master unit being configured to receive a first update information and a second update information from an external terminal device, the master unit includes any of an electrically operated front derailleur, an electrically operated rear derailleur, an electrically adjustable front suspension, an electrically adjustable rear suspension, an electrically operated seatpost and a bicycle electric control device that is configured to operate the front derailleur and the rear derailleur; and a plurality of slave bicycle electric components configured to be mounted to the bicycle, the plurality of slave bicycle electric components includes at least two slave bicycle components selected from a group consisting of any of the other of the electrically operated front derailleur, the electrically operated rear derailleur, the electrically adjustable front suspension, the electrically adjustable rear suspension, the electrically operated seatpost and the bicycle electric control device that is configured to operate the front derailleur and the rear derailleur, the master unit being configured to select a first slave bicycle electric component of the slave bicycle electric components of the plurality of slave bicycle electric components to receive the first update information, the master unit being configured to select a second slave bicycle electric component of the plurality of slave bicycle electric components to receive the second update information, the master unit being configured to update the first and the second slave bicycle electric components that have been selected for updating based on the first and second update information respectively, the master unit being configured to start transmitting the first update information to the first slave bicycle electric component and the second update information to the second slave bicycle electric component after receiving the first update information and the second update information from the external terminal device, the first and the second slave bicycle electric components being configured to receive at least one of the first update information and the second update information from the master unit and having storage to store the first and second update information such that the first and the slave bicycle components are actuated in accordance with the first and second update information that was stored, the update information being software update for updating a setting of one or more of the master unit and any of the plurality of slave bicycle electric components, the master unit being able to update the first and the second slave bicycle electric components that have been selected for updating while the master unit is disconnected from the external terminal device.

2. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 1 , wherein the master unit is configured to wirelessly receive the first and second update information from the external terminal device.

3. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 1 , wherein the slave bicycle electric components are configured to wirelessly receive at least one of the first update information and the second update information from the master unit.

4. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 1 , wherein the master bicycle electric component includes at least one of a program and data that is updated in response to receiving the first and second update information from the external terminal device.

5. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 1 , wherein the master unit is configured to wirelessly transmit the update information to the first slave bicycle electric component, the first slave bicycle electric component having an idle condition and a non-idle condition, the master unit being in wireless communication with the first slave bicycle electric component when in the non-idle condition, the first slave bicycle electric component having no wireless communication with at least one of the master unit and the unselected slave bicycle electric components when in the idle condition.

6. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 5 , wherein the master unit is configured to wirelessly transmit the first update information to the first slave bicycle electric component that have been selected for updating while the master unit does not transmit wireless communication to the unselected slave bicycle electric components.

7. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 5 , wherein the master unit is configured to wirelessly transmit the first update information to the first slave bicycle electric component selected for updating, the first slave bicycle electric component having an idle condition and a non-idle condition, the master unit being in wireless communication with the first slave bicycle electric component when in the non-idle condition, the first slave bicycle electric component having no wireless communication with both of the master unit and the non-selected slave bicycle electric components when in the idle condition.

8. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 1 , wherein the master unit is any one of the electrically operated front derailleur and the electrically operated rear derailleur, and the first slave bicycle electric component is the electric control device.

9. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 1 , wherein the master bicycle electric component and the slave bicycle electric components at least include the front suspension, the rear suspension and a bicycle electric suspension control device that is configured to operate the front suspension and the rear suspension.

10. The bicycle electric component setting system according to claim 9 , wherein the master bicycle electric component is any of the front suspension and the rear suspension, and of the slave bicycle electric components is the suspension control device.

11. A bicycle electric component setting system comprising: a master bicycle electric component configured to be mounted to a bicycle, the master unit includes any of an electrically operated front derailleur, an electrically operated rear derailleur, an electrically adjustable front suspension, an electrically adjustable rear suspension, an electrically operated seatpost and a bicycle electric control device that is configured to operate the front derailleur and the rear derailleur, the master bicycle electric component being configured to receive update information from an external terminal device; a slave bicycle electric component configured to be mounted to the bicycle the slave bicycle electric component and includes at least two slave bicycle components selected from a group consisting of any of the other of the electrically operated front derailleur, the electrically operated rear derailleur, the electrically adjustable front suspension, the electrically adjustable rear suspension, the electrically operated seatpost and the bicycle electric control device that is configured to operate the front derailleur and the rear derailleur, the master bicycle electric component being configured to update the slave bicycle electric component, the slave bicycle electric component being configured to receive the update information from the master bicycle electric component and having storage to store the update information such that the slave bicycle electric component is actuated in accordance with the update information that was stored, the update information being software update for a setting of one or more of the ma

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Hashimoto Akinori
• Masuda Takaya

Classifications

• G06F8/65

  Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title

• B62J45/00

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

• B62M25/08 Primary

  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems · CPC title

• B62M9/132

  electrically or fluid actuated; Controls thereof · CPC title

• B62M9/122 Primary

  electrically or fluid actuated; Controls thereof · CPC title