Bicycle component operating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9593764-B2
Application number	US-201313857390-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2013
Priority date	Apr 5, 2013
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

A bicycle component operating apparatus is basically provided with a controller. The controller is configured to electrically adjust an input position of at least one operating member for starting operation of at least one bicycle component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle component operating apparatus comprising:
at least one operating member movably supported on a base member from a rest position to an operated position, and
a controller configured to electrically adjust the operated position of the at least one operating member for starting operation of at least one bicycle component,
wherein the controller includes a user setting that is selected by a user as the operated position.

2. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a position detecting member configured to detect the operated position of the at least one operating member.

3. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the position detecting member includes at least one of a tactile switch, a Hall Effect sensor and a magnetoresistive sensor.

4. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the position detecting member non-physically detects the operated position.

5. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the position detecting member detects a strength of a magnetic field to detect the operated position.

6. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the controller determines the operated position based on a level of the strength of the magnetic field.

7. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller includes a user input to adjust a threshold value of the user setting that corresponds to the operated position, and a memory that stores the user setting of the threshold value as the operated position.

8. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the position detecting member includes a first sensor that detects a first operating member of the at least one operating member and a second sensor that detects a second operating member of the at least one operating member.

9. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the first and second sensors are Hall Effect sensors.

10. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the position detecting member further includes a third sensor that detects the first and second operating members.

11. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein
the first and second sensors are Hall Effect sensors, and the third sensor is a magnetoresistive sensor.

12. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the controller places the second sensor in a sleep mode based on a movement of the first operating member.

13. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein
the controller places the second and third sensors in a sleep mode based on a movement of the first operating member.

14. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein
the second operating member moves the first operating member as the second operating member is moved.

15. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein
the second operating member moves the first operating member as the, second operating member is moved.

16. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein
the controller is configured to electrically adjust a plurality of the input positions of the first and second operating members, respectively.

17. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein
the controller determines whether the first operating member is in a first input position or a second input position based on a signal from the third sensor.

18. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein
the controller determines whether the second operating member is in a third input position or a fourth input position based on a signal from the third sensor.

19. A bicycle component operating apparatus comprising:
a first sensor configured to detect an input position of a first operating member;
a second sensor configured to detect an input position of a second operating member; and
a controller placing the second sensor in a sleep mode until a movement of the first operating member is detected by the first sensor.

20. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein
the first and second sensors are non-physically contacts to the first and second operating members.

21. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein
the first and second sensors are Hall Effect sensors.

22. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 19 , further comprising:
a third sensor that detects the first and second operating members.

23. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
the controller places the third sensor in a sleep mode based on the movement of the first operating member.

24. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
the controller places the third sensor in a sleep mode until the first sensor detects movement of the first operating member.

25. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
the controller placing the third sensor in a sleep mode until the first sensor detects the input position of the first operating member.

26. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
the first and second sensors are Hall Effect sensors, and the third sensor is a magnetoresistive sensor.

27. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein
the second operating member moves the first operating member as the second operating member is moved.

28. The bicycle component operating apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
the controller determines whether the first operating member is in a first input position or a second input position of the first operating member based on a signal from the third sensor.

29. A bicycle component operating apparatus comprising: a first sensor configured to detect an input position of a first operating member; a second sensor configured to detect an input position of a second operating member; and a controller placing the second sensor in a sleep mode until the first sensor detects the input position of the first operating member.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Hashimoto Akinori

Classifications

• B62M25/08

  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems · CPC title

• Y10T74/2003

  Electrical actuator · CPC title

• B62K23/04

  Twist grips · CPC title

• B62K2207/00

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• F16H59/044 Primary

  consisting of electrical switches or sensors · CPC title