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Patent No.:

US 11014630 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2019

Human-powered vehicle control device

Applicant:

Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Satoshi Shahana, Osaka, JP;

Nobukatsu Hara, Osaka, JP;

Hitoshi Takayama, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Global IP Counselors, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Roger L Pang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/16 (2006.01); B62M 25/08 (2006.01); B62M 9/122 (2010.01); F16H 59/58 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); F16H 59/14 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 25/08 (2013.01); F16H 61/16 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2520/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02); B60W 2555/40 (2020.02); B62M 9/122 (2013.01); F16H 59/58 (2013.01); F16H 59/66 (2013.01); F16H 2059/142 (2013.01); F16H 2059/663 (2013.01); F16H 2059/666 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0223 (2013.01); F16H 2061/163 (2013.01);
Abstract

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 the motion state of the body of the human-powered vehicle, the steering state of the human-powered vehicle, the surface conditions 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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