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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuda, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Fujii, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Shahana, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit controlling output of a motor that assists in propelling of a bicycle based on a manual driving force input to the bicycle. The electronic control unit further configured to control the motor in any one of operation modes including first, second and another operation modes, which control the output of the motor based on the manual driving force. The other operation mode excludes the first and second operation modes. In the first operation mode, the upper limit of output torque of the motor is a first value. In the second operation mode, the upper limit of output torque of the motor is a second value, which is 1.5 times or more than the first value. In the other operation mode, the upper limit of the output torque of the motor is the first value or less, or the second value or greater.