Bicycle controller
    42.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11034411B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16584551

    申请日:2019-09-26

    申请人: Shimano Inc.

    摘要: A bicycle controller controls a motor in accordance with the riding environment of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that is configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of a bicycle in accordance with a manual driving force. The electronic control unit is further configured to sets a response speed of the motor with respect to a change in the manual driving force for a case in which a vehicle speed of the bicycle is less than or equal to a first speed to be different from the response speed for a case in which the vehicle speed of the bicycle exceeds the first speed.

    BICYCLE AXLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A POWER METER

    公开(公告)号:US20210171153A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US16708360

    申请日:2019-12-09

    申请人: SRAM, LLC

    发明人: GEOFF NICHOLS

    IPC分类号: B62M6/50 B62M1/36 B62M6/55

    摘要: An axle assembly for a bicycle includes an axle having an inner wall extending along a length of the axle between a first end and a second end of the axle. The inner wall at least partially defines a first volume and a second volume within the axle. The first volume has a first diameter, and the second volume has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The first volume is closer than the second volume to the first end of the axle. The axle assembly also includes a sensor attached to the inner wall of the axle within the second volume of the axle.

    Bicycle controller
    44.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10946930B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-16

    申请号:US16584434

    申请日:2019-09-26

    申请人: Shimano Inc.

    摘要: A bicycle controller controls a motor in accordance with the riding environment of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that is configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of a bicycle in accordance with a manual driving force. The electronic control unit is further configured to control an output torque of the motor to be less than or equal to a predetermined torque. The predetermined torque is changed in accordance with an inclination angle of the bicycle.

    RETROFIT ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR BICYCLE AND BICYCLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210061410A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US17054710

    申请日:2019-03-27

    发明人: Kenji TSUKAMOTO

    IPC分类号: B62M6/55 B62M11/00

    摘要: To allow a wide range of existing bicycles to be easily converted into electric power assisted bicycles, a retrofit electric machine for a bicycle includes: a housing (52) configured to be attached to a frame (18) of a bicycle (10), an electric motor (54) attached to the housing (52); an annular rotating plate (84) mounted on the housing (52) in a rotatable manner and connected to the electric motor (54) in a torque transmitting relationship; a pair of rotatable claw members (96) mounted on the rotating member (84) and having parts configured to abut against either rotational side of a crankarm (26) for a pedal of the bicycle (10); and a connecting member (40, 92) configured to connect the rotatable claw members (96) with a rotationally central part of the crankarm (26) such that the rotating plate (84) is concentric to a rotational center line of the crankarm (26).

    Drive unit and electrically assisted bicycle

    公开(公告)号:US10933944B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US16055204

    申请日:2018-08-06

    发明人: Tomohiro Usami

    摘要: A drive unit for an electrically assisted bicycle includes a housing, a motor in the housing, a crank shaft extending through the housing along a right-left direction of the bicycle, and a pair of bearings rotatably supporting the crank shaft within the housing, wherein each bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The pair of bearings include a first bearing at one side of a thrust direction and a second bearing at another side along the thrust direction, wherein the thrust direction is an axial direction of the crank shaft. The first bearing does not move along the thrust direction relative to the crank shaft. The drive unit has a movement restricting structure that restricts movement of the first bearing relative to the relative to the housing along the thrust direction.

    Ebike with partially exposed battery

    公开(公告)号:US10906610B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US16107693

    申请日:2018-08-21

    摘要: An ebike comprises a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame structure supported on the front wheel and the rear wheel, a crank assembly, and a battery assembly. The frame structure includes a down tube defining a down tube axis and being open at its lower end. The crank assembly is rotatable about a crank axis that is spaced rearward from the down tube axis. The battery assembly is slidable into the down tube from the lower end of the down tube along the down tube axis. The battery assembly includes a battery housing protruding from the lower end of the down tube, and a battery cover secured to a lower end of the battery housing and substantially enclosing the lower end of the battery housing. At least a portion of the battery housing may extend below a horizontal plane defined by the crank axis.

    Bicycle system
    49.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10906608B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US16161583

    申请日:2018-10-16

    申请人: Shimano Inc.

    摘要: A brake system includes a driving part driven by electric power to brake a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle and an electronic controller configured to control the driving part. The electronic controller has a plurality of control modes including a first mode that drives the driving part in accordance with a user operation and a second mode that does not drive the driving part regardless of the user operation. The electronic controller is configured to switch the plurality of control modes based on setting information related to an input to the human-powered vehicle.

    BICYCLE COMPONENT DEVICE
    50.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210006278A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US17025514

    申请日:2020-09-18

    申请人: Shimano Inc.

    摘要: A bicycle component device includes a bicycle component and a battery. The bicycle component includes an electric assist unit, an electric shift device and an operation device. The electric assist unit is configured to assist in rotation of a crank. The electric shift device is configured to move a bicycle chain between sprockets. The operation device is configured to perform wireless communication with the electric shift device. The battery is configured to supply power to the bicycle component.