Bicycle operating system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9522714-B2
Application number	US-201414583063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2014
Priority date	Dec 24, 2014
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

A bicycle operating system comprises an operating device. The operating device is configured to be mounted to a bicycle body. The operating device includes an operating switch, a signal controller, and a wireless transmitter. The signal controller is configured to generate a pairing demand signal in response to an input operation of the operating switch. The wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the pairing demand signal to a bicycle component to establish a wireless communication with the bicycle component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle operating system comprising:
an operating device configured to be mounted to a bicycle body, the operating device including
an operating switch,
a signal controller configured to generate a pairing demand signal in response to an input operation of the operating switch, and
a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the pairing demand signal to a bicycle component to establish a wireless communication with the bicycle component.

2. The bicycle operating system according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal controller is configured to store identifying information relating to the operating device, and
the signal controller is configured to generate the pairing demand signal indicative of the identifying information in response to the input operation of the operating switch.

3. The bicycle operating system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transmission controller including
a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive the pairing demand signal from the wireless transmitter, and
a controller configured to identify the operating device based on the pairing demand signal received by the wireless receiver to establish the wireless communication with the operating device.

4. The bicycle operating system according to claim 3 , wherein
the transmission controller includes a pairing mode switch configured to bring the controller into a pairing mode in response to a mode switching operation from the user, and
in the pairing mode, the controller identifies the operating device based on the pairing demand signal received by the wireless receiver.

5. The bicycle operating system according to claim 4 , wherein
the operating device includes a shift operating switch, and
the signal controller is configured to generate a shift signal in response to an input shift operation of the shift operating switch.

6. The bicycle operating system according to claim 5 , wherein
the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the shift signal to the wireless receiver of the transmission controller,
the controller is configured to determine whether the shift signal received by the wireless receiver is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller, and
the controller controls at least one transmission component to shift speed stages based on the shift signal in a case where it is determined that the shift signal is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller.

7. The bicycle operating system according to claim 4 , wherein
the signal controller is configured to generate a shift signal in response to the input operation of the operating switch.

8. The bicycle operating system according to claim 7 , wherein
the input operation includes a first input operation and a second input operation different from the first input operation,
the signal controller is configured to generate the shift signal in response to the first input operation of the operating switch, and
the signal controller is configured to generate the pairing demand signal in response to the second input operation of the operating switch.

9. The bicycle operating system according to claim 8 , wherein
the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the shift signal to the wireless receiver of the transmission controller,
the controller is configured to determine whether the shift signal received by the wireless receiver is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller, and
the controller controls at least one transmission component to shift speed stages based on the shift signal in a case where it is determined that the shift signal is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller.

10. The bicycle operating system according to claim 9 , wherein
the operating device includes an additional operating switch,
the signal controller is configured to generate an additional shift signal in response to an additional input operation of the additional operating switch, and
the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the additional shift signal to the transmission controller.

11. The bicycle operating system according to claim 10 , wherein
the controller is configured to determine whether the additional shift signal received by the wireless receiver is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller, and
the controller controls the at least one transmission component to shift speed stages based on the additional shift signal in a case where it is determined that the additional shift signal is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller.

12. The bicycle operating system according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller is configured to automatically enter a pairing mode in a case where the wireless receiver wirelessly receives the pairing demand signal from the operating device, and
in the pairing mode, the controller identifies the operating device based on the pairing demand signal received by the wireless receiver.

13. The bicycle operating system according to claim 12 , wherein
the signal controller is configured to generate the pairing demand signal indicative of additional identifying information to identify the transmission controller,
the controller is configured to determine whether the additional identifying information indicates the transmission controller in the pairing mode, and
the controller is configured to establish the wireless communication with the operating device in a case where it is determined that the additional identifying information indicates the transmission controller.

14. The bicycle operating system according to claim 12 , wherein
the operating device includes a shift operating switch, and
the signal controller is configured to generate a shift signal in response to an input shift operation of the shift operating switch.

15. The bicycle operating system according to claim 14 , wherein
the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the shift signal to the wireless receiver of the transmission controller,
the controller is configured to determine whether the shift signal received by the wireless receiver is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller, and
the controller controls at least one transmission component to shift speed stages based on the shift signal in a case where it is determined that the shift signal is transmitted from the wireless transmitter of the operating device which is identified by the controller.

16. The bicycle operating system according to claim 12 , wherein
the signal controller is configured to generate a shift signal in response to the input operation of the operating switch.

17. The bicycle operating system according to claim 16 , wherein
the input operation includes a first input operation and a second input operation different from the first input operation,
the signal controller is configured to generate the shift signal in response to the first input operation of the operation switch, and
the signal controller is configured to generate the pairing demand signal in response to the second input operation of the operation switch.

18. The bicycle operating system according to claim 17 , wherein
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Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Komatsu Atsushi
• Sakurai Shingo

Classifications

• B62M9/132

  electrically or fluid actuated; Controls thereof · CPC title

• B62M9/122

  electrically or fluid actuated; Controls thereof · CPC title

• B62M9/12

  the chain, belt, or the like being laterally shiftable {, e.g. using a rear derailleur} · CPC title

• B62M25/08 Primary

  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems · CPC title

• H04W76/02

  Electricity · mapped topic