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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Atsuhiro Emura, Osaka, JP;
Nobukatsu Hara, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Ikemoto, Osaka, JP;
Mao Kuroda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 23/00 (2006.01); B62M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 25/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle gear changing apparatus is basically provided with an upshifting input, a downshifting input and a controller. The controller is operatively coupled to the upshifting input and the downshifting input to receive upshift signals and downshift signals. The controller outputs control signals to control a first gear changing device and a second gear changing device in accordance with a synchro-downshift route and a synchro-upshift route that is different from the synchro-downshift route, in response to receiving the upshift signals and the downshift signals.