Control device and system of a bicycle electronic system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9690318-B2
Application number	US-201414543184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2014
Priority date	Nov 19, 2013
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

The present invention refers to a control device and to a control system of a bicycle electronic system as well as to a bicycle electronic system using the same, in particular a bicycle electronic gearshift. In particular, the control device of a bicycle electronic system comprises a containment casing, containing inside it at least one switch, and at least one manual actuation member faced at the containment casing and acting on a respective switch of the at least one switch for imparting at least one manual command to the bicycle electronic system. The containment casing is provided with a housing seat suitable for receiving at least one input multiplier able to be connected to the at least one switch to receive the manual command when the at least one manual actuation member activates the respective switch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control system of a bicycle electronic system comprising at least one pair of control devices to impart at least one manual command to said bicycle electronic system, and at least one input multiplier configured for receiving at least one manual command entered by at least one control device of said at least one pair of control devices, and routing it into said bicycle electronic system, wherein at least one first control device of said at least one pair of bicycle control devices includes a containment casing, containing inside it at least one switch, and at least one manual actuation member faced at said containment casing and acting on a respective switch of said at least one switch for imparting at least one manual command to said bicycle electronic system, wherein said containment casing is provided with a housing seat configured to receive said at least one input multiplier able to be connected to said at least one switch to receive said manual command when said at least one manual actuation member activates said respective switch.

2. A control device of a bicycle electronic system comprising a containment casing that contains at least one switch, and at least one manual actuation member faced at said containment casing and acting on a respective switch of said at least one switch for imparting at least one manual command to said bicycle electronic system, wherein said at least one manual actuation member comprises a lever arm constrained at a first end to a pin element and at a second end to a manual actuation body faced at said containment casing, said lever arm comprising an actuation element facing towards said respective switch, and wherein said pin element is constrained so as to be free to rotate to a releasable holding member comprising at least one elastically deformable seat suitable for holding said pin element by shape and/or forced fitting.

3. A control system of a bicycle electronic system comprising at least one pair of control devices to impart manual commands to said bicycle electronic system, at least one input multiplier configured to receive the manual commands entered by said at least one pair of control devices, and at least one switch of said at least one pair of control devices arranged inside a containment casing, and said containment casing includes a housing seat configured to receive said at least one input multiplier, and said at least one input multiplier routes the manual commands into said bicycle electronic system.

4. The control system of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 3 , wherein said containment casing contains at least one manual actuation member faced at said containment casing and acting on a respective switch of said at least one switch for imparting at least one of said manual commands to said bicycle electronic system.

5. The control system of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 4 , wherein said at least one input multiplier is arranged inside said first control device of a bicycle electronic system.

6. A bicycle electronic system comprising at least one electronic/electromechanical unit suitable for receiving manual commands and a control system according to claim 3 , said at least one input multiplier routing said at least one manual command received towards said electronic/electromechanical unit.

7. The bicycle electronic system according to claim 6 , wherein said electronic/electromechanical unit comprises at least one front and/or rear derailleur.

8. A control device of a bicycle electronic system comprising a containment casing that contains at least one switch, and at least one manual actuation member faced at said containment casing and acting on a respective switch of said at least one switch for imparting at least one manual command to said bicycle electronic system, and a housing seat within the containment casing is configured to receive at least one input multiplier able to be connected to said at least one switch to receive said manual command when said at least one manual actuation member activates said respective switch, wherein said at least one input multiplier is able to be connected to at least one switch of another control device.

9. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 8 , wherein said housing seat is suitable for receiving said at least one input multiplier in a removable manner.

10. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 8 , comprising at least one input multiplier housed in said seat of said containment casing and connected to said at least one switch.

11. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one manual actuation member has its actuation axis parallel to and not coinciding with an actuation axis of said respective switch.

12. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 8 , comprising at least two manual actuation members faced at opposite faces of said containment casing, said at least two manual actuation members having actuation axes that are parallel to one another and do not coincide.

13. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 12 , wherein at least one manual actuation member of said at least two manual actuation members has actuation axis passing externally with respect to said opposite faces of said containment casing.

14. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one manual actuation member comprises a lever arm constrained at a first end to a pin element and at a second end to a manual actuation body faced at said containment casing, said lever arm comprising an actuation element facing towards said respective switch.

15. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 14 , wherein said pin element is constrained so as to be free to rotate to a releasable holding member comprising at least one elastically deformable seat suitable for holding said pin element by shape and/or forced fitting.

16. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 15 , wherein said holding member comprises a central body from which a plurality of C-shaped projections extend, intended to wrap around said pin element, making said holding seat.

17. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 16 , wherein said C-shaped projections are arranged with an opening of the “C” facing towards an inner wall of said containment casing.

18. The control device of a bicycle electronic system according to claim 17 , wherein at said inner wall, said containment casing comprises at least one rib suitable for cooperating with said releasable holding member to hold said pin element once inserted in said seat.

Assignees

• Campagnolo Srl

Inventors

• Bernardele Davide
• Cracco Flavio

Classifications

• B62K23/02 Primary

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

• B62M25/08

  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems · CPC title

• B62M25/045

  having single actuating means operating both front and rear derailleur · CPC title

• G05G1/04 Primary

  Controlling members for hand actuation by pivoting movement, e.g. levers · CPC title

• Y10T74/20612

  Hand · CPC title