Shimano Inc.

Hitoshi Takayama

Satoshi Shahana

Toshihiko Takahashi

Masahiro Nakakura

Nobukatsu Hara

Takafumi Nishino

Takehiko Nakajima

Masahiko Fukuda

Toyoto Shirai

Daisuke Nago

Yuki Sakagawa

Hayato Shimazu

Noor Ashyikkin Binti Mohd Noor

Shingo Sakurai

Akihiro Nozaki

Junta Hamamoto

Akira Inoue

Atsuhiro Emura

Kazuki Koshiyama

Shinya Fujimura

Akinobu Sugimoto

Masafumi Tanaka

Yasuhiro Nakashima

Yasuho Hommoto

Susumu Endo

Syoma Nakata

Eri Kinoshita

An electrical device for a rotational device of a human-powered vehicle comprises a force sensor, a position detector, and an electronic controller. The force sensor is configured to measure a force applied to the rotational device. The position detector is configured to detect a rotational position of the rotational device. The electronic controller is configured to adjust a measurement value of the force sensor based on the rotational position detected by the position detector.

Electrical device and rotational device for human-powered vehicle

A control device is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor in accordance with a pitch angle of the human-powered vehicle and information related to a user load applied by a user to the human-powered vehicle in a negative direction with respect to a propulsion direction of the human-powered vehicle.

Human-powered vehicle control device and human-powered vehicle control system

An electrical device of a rotational device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a wireless communicator and an electronic controller. The wireless communicator is configured to wirelessly communicate with an additional electrical device. The electronic controller is electrically connected to the wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate with the additional electrical device via the wireless communicator. The electronic controller is configured to control the wireless communicator to execute pairing in response to a reverse rotation of the rotational device.

An electrical device of a rotational device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to operate with first power consumption in a first state and configured to operate with second power consumption lower than the first power consumption in a second state. The electronic controller is configured to change a state of the electrical device from the first state to the second state in a case where a first sleep condition is met for a first sleep determination time in the first state. The electronic controller is configured to change the state of the electrical device from the first state to the second state in a case where a second sleep condition is met for a second sleep determination time in the first state. The second sleep determination time is shorter than the first sleep determination time.

An electrical device for a rotational device of a human-powered vehicle comprises a housing and a force sensor. The housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface includes an attachment surface configured to be attached to an additional attachment surface of the rotational device with an adhesive agent. The inner surface defines an internal space. The force sensor is attached to the attachment surface and is configured to measure a force applied to the rotational device in an attachment state where the attachment surface is attached to the additional attachment surface of the rotational device.

A motorized component of a human-powered vehicle includes an electric actuator and controller circuitry configured to control the electric actuator. At least one of the electric actuator and the controller circuitry is configured to be electrically connected via an electric cable to a remotely located power source configured to supply electricity to an assist drive unit configured to assist pedaling. The motorized component is other than a rear derailleur.

Motorized component and control system of human-powered vehicle

An electrical device for a system of a human-powered vehicle comprises a controller. The controller is configured to selectively act, based on reference information relating to the system, as each of a master controller and a slave controller. The master controller is configured to transmit a first control signal to a different slave controller of a different electrical device of the system. The different slave controller is configured to be operated in response to the first control signal. The slave controller is configured to be operated in response to a second control signal transmitted from a different master controller of a different electrical device of the system.

Electrical device and system for human-powered vehicle

A human-powered vehicle control device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to control a motor, which applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle, in accordance with a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor to change at least one of a maximum value of an output of the motor, a first changing ratio of an increase rate of the output of the motor to an increase rate of the human driving force, and a second changing ratio of a decrease rate of the output of the motor to a decrease rate of the human driving force in accordance with transmission information related to a transmission ratio in a power transmission path between an input rotational shaft of the human-powered vehicle and a wheel of the human-powered vehicle.

Human-powered vehicle control device

A human-powered vehicle control device includes a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable. The controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member.

A human-powered vehicle control device controls the transmission that changes the transmission ratio of a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller that switches between a first control state for controlling the transmission to change the transmission ratio in accordance with a first prescribed set of conditions, and a second control state for controlling the transmission to suppress the change of the transmission ratio as compared with if the electronic controller is in the first control state, in accordance with at least one of a steering state of the human-powered vehicle, a surface condition of a travel path on which the human-powered vehicle travels, and a pedaling preparation state related to the pedals of the human-powered vehicle.

A rider-posture changing device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a first member, a second member, a detector, and a controller. The second member is configured to be movable relative to the first member. The detector is configured to detect position information of the second member relative to the first member. The controller is configured to obtain movement information of the second member relative to the first member based on the position information.

Rider-posture changing device and control system of human-powered vehicle

A component is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The component includes a component body, a single substrate, a resistor, an electric wire, a signal processing unit, a signal output, and an electric power input. The single substrate is provided on the component body. The resistor is formed on the single substrate and forms a strain gauge with part of the single substrate. The electric wire is formed on the single substrate and electrically connected to the resistor. The signal processing unit is formed or directly mounted on the single substrate and electrically connected to the electric wire. The signal output outputs a signal from the signal processing unit. The electric power input is electrically connected to the signal processing unit and supplied with electric power from a power supply provided on at least one of the human-powered vehicle and the component body.

Component for human-powered vehicle

A human-powered vehicle control device for a human-powered vehicle includes an electronic controller that controls an electric brake device and a component of the human-powered vehicle that differs from the electric brake device. The electric brake device and the component are supplied with electric power from a common battery. The electronic controller gives actuation priority to the electric brake device over the component.

Control device for human-powered vehicle

A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a motor that applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle, a crank axle, a driving wheel, and a transmission that automatically changes a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the driving wheel to a rotational speed of the crank axle in accordance with a travel state of the human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller that controls the motor in accordance with a human driving force input to the crank axle. The controller changes an assist state related to at least one of an assist ratio of an assist force by the motor to a predetermined human driving force and the assist force by the motor in accordance with the human driving force and controls the transmission to maintain the transmission ratio upon determining a parameter related to the human driving force satisfies a predetermined condition.

A human-powered vehicle control device controls the transmission to initiate a shifting operation based on a set of prescribed conditions that changes the transmission ratio of a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller that switches between a first control state for controlling the transmission to change the transmission ratio in accordance with a first prescribed set of conditions, and a second control state for controlling the transmission to prevent the change of the transmission ratio as compared with if the electronic controller is in the first control state. The electronic controller switches between the first control state and the second control state in accordance with a detection of at least one of a steering state of the human-powered vehicle, a surface condition of a travel path on which the human-powered vehicle travels, and a pedaling preparation state related to the pedals of the human-powered vehicle.

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Hitoshi Takayama