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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2021
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Shahana, Osaka, JP;
Akira Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Akinobu Sugimoto, Osaka, JP;
Atsuhiro Emura, Osaka, JP;
Nobukatsu Hara, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Takayama, Osaka, JP;
Shingo Sakurai, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
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.