OPERATING DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20250058848A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-20

    申请号:US18937009

    申请日:2024-11-04

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle includes a base member and an operating member. The base member includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a base body, and an accommodating structure. The first end portion is configured to be coupled to a handlebar. The second end portion is opposite to the first end portion. The base body is configured to accommodate a hydraulic unit. The accommodating structure is configured to accommodate circuitry and a power supply. The accommodating structure is provided at the second end portion. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The connector is attached to the base body. The connector is connected to the circuitry via an electric cable. The connector is configured to be detachably connected to at least one electric control cable different from the electric cable.

    OPERATING DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE
    12.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240109619A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18464271

    申请日:2023-09-11

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    CPC classification number: B62K23/06 B62L3/023 B62M25/08

    Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an operating member, an electronic component, and a reinforcement member. The base member includes a first end portion and a second end portion and extends between the first end portion and the second end portion in a longitudinal direction. The first end portion is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body of the human-powered vehicle. The second end portion includes an internal space. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The electronic component is provided in the internal space of the second end portion. The reinforcement member is coupled to the second end portion. The reinforcement member is a separate member from the second end portion. The reinforcement member is at least partially provided between the second end portion and the operating member.

    DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE
    13.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230312041A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US17709319

    申请日:2022-03-30

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    CPC classification number: B62J43/30 B62K23/06

    Abstract: A device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a communication electrical contact. The communication electrical contact is contactable with an electrical contact of an electric device. The electrical contact has a first state where the electrical contact receives electricity from a power supply and a second state where the electrical contact is in contact with the communication electrical contact. The communication electrical contact is configured to be in contact with the electrical contact to allow communication between an external device and the electric device via the communication electrical contact and the electrical contact in the second state of the electrical contact.

    CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220306242A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17684744

    申请日:2022-03-02

    Applicant: Shimano Inc.

    Abstract: A control system is provided for a control device of a human-powered vehicle. The control system includes a first operating device, a second operating device, a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The first operating device includes a first base, a first operating member, a first handlebar and a first electrical switch unit. The second operating device includes a second base, a second handlebar attachment and a second electrical switch unit. The second operating device is electrically connected to the first operating device. The wireless communication unit is electrically connected to the first operating device and the second operating device. The control unit is configured to selectively control the wireless communication unit to establish wireless communication with an operated device in accordance with a control state of the control unit.

    OPERATING DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220306236A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17213142

    申请日:2021-03-25

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member and an electric communication port. The base member extends in a longitudinal direction. The base member includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is configured to be coupled to a handlebar. The second end portion is opposite to the first end portion in the longitudinal direction. The electric communication port is configured to be electrically connected to a connector of an electric cable. The electric communication port is closer to the second end portion than the first end portion in the longitudinal direction.

    PISTON ASSEMBLY FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210362803A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17223465

    申请日:2021-04-06

    Applicant: Shimano Inc.

    Abstract: A piston assembly is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The piston assembly includes a main body and a primary seal. The main body is configured to be movable from a rest position to an actuated position along an actuation direction in a cylinder bore. The primary seal includes a primary seal body arranged on the main body. The primary seal body is made of a resin material. The primary seal body has a primary lip portion configured to be in contact with the cylinder bore in an arranged state where the piston assembly is arranged in the cylinder bore. The primary seal further includes a biasing part configured to be in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the main body to outwardly bias the primary lip portion of the primary seal body in the arranged state.

    MASTER COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SLAVE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210070397A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US16562405

    申请日:2019-09-05

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    Abstract: A master communication apparatus comprises a master wired communicator, a master wireless communicator, and a master controller. The master wired communicator is configured to communicate with a slave wired communicator of a slave communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel. The master wireless communicator is configured to communicate with a slave wireless communicator of the slave communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel. The master controller is configured to transmit, via one of the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator, a control signal to control a component of the human-powered vehicle. The master controller is configured to control the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order. The master controller is configured to set the priority order in accordance with information relating to the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus.

    BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180178878A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-28

    申请号:US15486258

    申请日:2017-04-12

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    CPC classification number: B62L3/023 B62K23/06 F15B21/044

    Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member made of a resin material. The base member includes an outer surface, a cylinder bore, and at least one recess provided on the outer surface to define a cylinder wall between the cylinder bore and the at least one recess. The cylinder wall has a cylinder-wall thickness defined between the cylinder bore and the at least one recess. The cylinder-wall thickness is equal to or larger than 1 mm and equal to or smaller than 3.5 mm.

    BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE
    20.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180118301A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-03

    申请号:US15340938

    申请日:2016-11-01

    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

    Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, and a piston. The base member has a longitudinal axis defined along a center axis of a free end of a bicycle handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder center axis. The cylinder bore is at least partly arranged in the bicycle handlebar in the mounting state. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The cylinder center axis is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle equal to or larger than 4 degrees. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member.

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