公开(公告)号：US10358183B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15685637

申请日：2017-08-24

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Yasuyuki Komada ,  Takuma Sakai ,  Mototsugu Nakai

IPC: B62L3/02 ,  B60T7/10 ,  B62K23/06 ,  B60T11/22

Abstract: A hydraulic operating apparatus for a small vehicle, including a bicycle, comprises a housing, a piston, a mounting assembly, a lever, and a fluid reservoir tank. The housing includes a cylinder bore extending along a cylinder axis. The piston is movably disposed within the cylinder bore. The mounting assembly is configured to mount the housing to a handlebar of the small vehicle. The mounting assembly defines a handlebar mounting axis that is not perpendicular to the cylinder axis in a mounted state where the housing is mounted to the handlebar. The lever is pivotally mounted to the housing and configured to move the piston within the cylinder bore in response to a movement of the lever. The fluid reservoir tank has a lid opening. The lid opening is configured to face a center plane that passes through a geometric center of the handlebar and that is perpendicular to the handlebar mounting axis, in the mounted state.

公开(公告)号：US12084146B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US16562405

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Yasuyuki Komada ,  Takaya Masuda ,  Yoshiyuki Kasai ,  Hiroshi Matsumoto

IPC: B62M25/08 ,  B60L50/20 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B62K23/02 ,  B62M9/122 ,  B62M9/132 ,  H02J7/14 ,  H04B1/3827

CPC classification number: B62M25/08 ,  B60L50/20 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B62K23/02 ,  B62M9/122 ,  B62M9/132 ,  H02J7/1407 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  B60L2200/12

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.

公开(公告)号：US11827306B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17993846

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Akihiko Syouge ,  Takuma Sakai ,  Kazuma Mori ,  Yasuyuki Komada ,  Takehiko Nakajima ,  Noor Ashyikkin Binti Mohd Noor

IPC: B62K23/02 ,  B62M6/45 ,  H01R9/11 ,  H01R11/11 ,  H02G3/02 ,  B62M25/08 ,  H01B7/00 ,  B62M9/132 ,  B62J45/422 ,  B62M9/122 ,  B62J45/20 ,  B62L3/00

CPC classification number: B62K23/02 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62M25/08 ,  H01R9/11 ,  H01R11/11 ,  H02G3/02 ,  B62J45/20 ,  B62J45/422 ,  B62L3/00 ,  B62M9/122 ,  B62M9/132 ,  H01B7/009

Abstract: An electrical switch device includes an electrical switch unit, a wireless communicator, a power source, an electrical cable, and a connecting part. The electrical switch unit is at least partly disposed outside of a handlebar. The wireless communicator is inserted to an internal space of the handlebar. The power source and the wireless communicator are separated away from the electrical switch unit and arranged at different positions from the electrical switch unit. The electrical cable is configured to electrically connect the electrical switch unit to the wireless communicator and the power supply. The connecting part is electrically connected to the electrical cable. The connecting part is configured to electrically and detachably connect the electrical switch unit to the wireless communicator and the power supply.

公开(公告)号：US11618528B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17223465

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: Shimano Inc.

Inventor： Kohei Obuchi ,  Yasuyuki Komada ,  Nobuyoshi Fujii

IPC: B62L3/02 ,  F16J1/00 ,  B62K23/06

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.

公开(公告)号：US11597466B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16950829

申请日：2020-11-17

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Takaya Masuda ,  Fumihide Numata ,  Yoshiyuki Kasai ,  Tomohiro Takimoto ,  Nobuhiro Kure ,  Katsuhiro Tachibana ,  Hiroshi Tsuda ,  Yasuyuki Komada ,  Shun Kakehashi ,  Yuichiro Hidaka

IPC: B60T7/08 ,  B62K23/06 ,  B62L3/02 ,  B62K23/02 ,  G05G1/04 ,  B60T7/10 ,  B60L3/02

Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an operating member, an accommodating structure, and a second electric power source. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The accommodating structure is configured to accommodate a first electric power source. The second electric power source is electrically connected so as to supply electricity to a wireless communicator. The second electric power source is separate from the first electric power source.

公开(公告)号：US11203394B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US15496108

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: Shimano Inc.

Inventor： Yasuyuki Komada

IPC: B62L3/02 ,  B62K23/06

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic device is basically provided with a base member, a piston, a guide rod and a guide rod seal ring. The base member includes a main body having a cylinder bore and a guide bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore. The guide rod is coupled to the piston to move the piston. The guide rod is movably disposed in the guide bore. The guide rod seal ring is disposed on the guide rod and in sliding contact with the guide bore.

公开(公告)号：US10562584B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15361061

申请日：2016-11-24

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Yasuyuki Komada

IPC: B62K23/06 ,  B62L3/02 ,  B62M25/08

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and an electrical switch. The base member includes a first end portion to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a cylinder bore. The operating member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The distal end portion is farther from the proximal end portion than the pivot axis. 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. The electrical switch is provided at the second end portion. The electrical switch is farther from the distal end portion of the operating member than the pivot axis.

公开(公告)号：US10543880B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US15059772

申请日：2016-03-03

Applicant: Shimano Inc.

Inventor： Naoki Fujimoto ,  Yoshimitsu Miki ,  Yasuhisa Watanabe ,  Yasuyuki Komada

IPC: B62J23/00

Abstract: A bracket cover is configured to cover at least a portion of a bracket that is attachable to a handlebar of a bicycle. The bracket cover comprises a cover main body. The cover main body is formed in a tubular shape having a first end portion and a second end portion. The cover main body has an opening part extending from at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion such that the opening part forms a first edge portion and a second edge portion.

公开(公告)号：US10167041B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15340938

申请日：2016-11-01

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Yasuyuki Komada ,  Kohei Ohyabu

IPC: B62K23/02 ,  B62K23/06

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.

公开(公告)号：US11814128B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17861249

申请日：2022-07-11

Applicant: SHIMANO INC.

Inventor： Yasuyuki Komada ,  Kazuya Kuwayama

IPC: B62J99/00 ,  B62M25/08 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62J45/20

CPC classification number: B62J99/00 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62M25/08 ,  B62J45/20

Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, a first electrical switch, a second electrical switch, and a third electrical switch. The base member is configured to be coupled to a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle. The first electrical switch is configured to receive a first user input indicating upshifting of a first gear changing device. The second electrical switch is configured to receive a second user input indicating downshifting of the first gear changing device. The third electrical switch is configured to alternately receive a third user input and a third additional user input. The third user input indicates upshifting of a second gear changing device. The third additional user input indicates downshifting of the second gear changing device.