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Granted Patent B2
US 11,597,466 · App. 16/950,829 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Operating device for human-powered vehicle

Inventors: Takaya Masuda (Sakai, JP); Fumihide Numata (Sakai, JP); Yoshiyuki Kasai (Sakai, JP); Tomohiro Takimoto (Sakai, JP); Nobuhiro Kure (Sakai, JP); Katsuhiro Tachibana (Sakai, JP); Hiroshi Tsuda (Sakai, JP); Yasuyuki Komada (Sakai, JP); Shun Kakehashi (Sakai, JP); Yuichiro Hidaka (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
B62K23/02B60L3/02B60T7/085B60T7/102B62K23/06G05G1/04
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Patent No.
US 11,597,466
App. No.
16/950,829
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (79)

1. An operating device for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

a base member;

an operating member movably coupled to the base member;

an accommodating structure configured to accommodate a first electric power source; and

a second electric power source electrically connected so as to supply electricity to a wireless communicator, the second electric power source being separate from the first electric power source, wherein

the first electric power source and the second electric power source each include a battery, and

the first electric power source and the second electric power source are each provided at different planes in the base member.

2. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein

the accommodating structure includes an electrical contact configured to be in contact with the first electric power source in an accommodation state where the accommodating structure accommodates the first electric power source, and

the second electric power source is configured to be electrically connected to the electrical contact.

3. The operating device according to claim 2 , wherein

the electrical contact is configured to connect the first electric power source and the second electric power source in parallel.

4. The operating device according to claim 2 , wherein

the electrical contact includes a positive contact, and a negative contact separated from the positive contact, and

the second electric power source is configured to be electrically connected to the positive contact and the negative contact.

5. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first electric power source includes a primary battery, and

the second electric power source includes a secondary battery.

6. The operating device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a first substrate extending along a first reference plane, wherein

the second electric power source is electrically connected to the first substrate.

7. The operating device according to claim 6 , wherein

the second electric power source is electrically mounted on the first substrate.

8. The operating device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first substrate is provided between the first electric power source accommodated in the accommodating structure and the second electric power source.

9. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first electric power source and the second electric power source longitudinally extend along non-parallel planes in the base member.

10. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein

the base member extends in a longitudinal direction and includes

a first end portion configured to be coupled to a handlebar, and

a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the longitudinal direction, and

at least one of the accommodating structure and the second electric power source is provided to the second end portion.

11. The operating device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a controller configured control an electric supply from at least one of the first electric power source and the second electric power source based on an information relating to at least one of the first electric power source and the second electric power source.

12. The operating device according to claim 11 , wherein

the information includes

a first electrical state of the first electric power source, and

a second electrical state of the second electric power source, and

the controller is configured to control the electric supply from at least one of the first electric power source and the second electric power source based on at least one of the first electrical state and the second electrical state.

13. The operating device according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to start to charge the second electric power source using electricity stored in the first electric power source if the first electrical state meets a first charging-start condition and/or if the second electrical state meets a second charging-start condition.

14. The operating device according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to stop charging the second electric power source if the first electrical state meets a first charging-stop condition and/or if the second electrical state meets a second charging-stop condition.

15. The operating device according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to start to supply electricity from the second electric power source to an electric component if the first electrical state meets a first supplying-start condition and/or if the second electrical state meets a second supplying-start condition.

16. The operating device according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to stop supplying electricity from the second electric power source to the electric component if the first electrical state meets a first supplying-stop condition and/or if the second electrical state meets a second supplying-stop condition.

17. The operating device according to claim 12 , wherein

the first electrical state includes at least one of a first output voltage of the first electric power source, a first output current of the first electric power source, and a first remaining level of the first electric power source, and

the second electrical state includes at least one of a second output voltage of the second electric power source, a second output current of the second electric power source, and a second remaining level of the second electric power source.

18. The operating device according to claim 11 , further comprising

a detector configured to detect the information.

19. The operating device according to claim 18 , wherein

the controller includes a memory connected to the detector so as to store the information detected by the detector.

20. The operating device according to claim 11 , further comprising

an informing unit configured to inform a user of the information.

21. An operating device for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

a base member;

an operating member movably coupled to the base member;

an accommodating structure configured to accommodate a first electric power source;

a second electric power source electrically connected so as to supply electricity to a wireless communicator, the second electric power source being separate from the first electric power source; and

a first substrate extending along a first reference plane, wherein

the second electric power source is electrically connected to the first substrate,

the first reference plane defines a first area and a second area provided on a reverse side of the first area with respect to the first reference plane,

the accommodating structure is provided in one of the first area and the second area, and

the second electric power source is provided in the other of the first area and the second area.

22. An operating device for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

a base member;

an operating member movably coupled to the base member;

an accommodating structure configured to accommodate a first electric power source; and

a second electric power source electrically connected so as to supply electricity to a wireless communicator, the second electric power source being separate from the first electric power source, wherein

the first electric power source is not rechargeable,

the second electric power source is rechargeable, and

the first electric power source and the second electric power source are each provided at different planes in the base member.

23. The operating device according to claim 22 , wherein

the first electric power source is a battery, and

the second electric power source is a battery or a capacitor.

24. The operating device according to claim 22 , wherein

the first electric power source and the second electric power source longitudinally extend along non-parallel planes in the base member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2021
From: KOMADA, YASUYUKI; KAKEHASHI, SHUN; HIDAKA, YUICHIRO
To: SHIMANO INC.
Reel/Frame 057291/0618 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2020
From: MASUDA, TAKAYA; NUMATA, FUMIHIDE; KASAI, YOSHIYUKI; TAKIMOTO, TOMOHIRO; KURE, NOBUHIRO; TACHIBANA, KATSUHIRO; TSUDA, HIROSHI
To: SHIMANO INC.
Reel/Frame 054396/0146 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17003948 · Aug 26, 2020
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