Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bicycle control device, motor assist bicycle including bicycle control device, and method of controlling motor of motor assist bicycle
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Application No.: US15423608Application Date: 2017-02-03
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Publication No.: US10029759B2Publication Date: 2018-07-24
- Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyoshi , Jun Gao , Makoto Usui , Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa
- Applicant: Shimano Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
- Current Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Priority: JP2014-146950 20140717
- Main IPC: B60L11/00
- IPC: B60L11/00 ; B62M6/50 ; B62K23/02 ; B62M6/55 ; B62M6/90 ; B62J99/00

Abstract:
A bicycle control device controls a motor to assist driving of a wheel of a bicycle. The bicycle control device includes a sole first operation switch and a controller. The controller is configured to switch, when the first operation switch 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 first operation switch. After switching to the walk mode in accordance with the operation of the first operation switch, the controller is configured to drive the motor in correspondence with the operation of the first operation switch.
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