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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Sakai, JP;
Jun Gao, Sakai, JP;
Makoto Usui, Sakai, JP;
Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHIMANO INC., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B62M 6/60 (2010.01); B62M 6/45 (2010.01); B62M 6/55 (2010.01); B62K 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 6/45 (2013.01); B62K 23/02 (2013.01); B62M 6/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle control device controls a motor to assist driving of a wheel of a bicycle. The bicycle control device includes an input unit and a controller that switches, when the input unit is operated, between a ride mode that controls the motor in correspondence with manual driving force and a walk mode that drives the motor in correspondence with the operation of the input unit. After switching to the walk mode, the controller drives the motor in correspondence with the operation of the input unit.