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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Ryuichiro Takamoto, Sakai, JP;
Masahiko Fukuda, Amagasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Ryuichiro Takamoto, Sakai, JP;
Masahiko Fukuda, Amagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 9/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a movable bicycle device comprises a power supply sensor that detects an abnormal power supply characteristic, and a control unit operatively coupled to the power supply sensor. The control unit provides a first signal to command the bicycle device to move in a first manner when the power supply has a first characteristic, and the control unit provides a second signal to command the bicycle device to move in a different second manner when the power supply has a second characteristic.