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Granted Patent B2
US 11,597,470 · App. 16/505,560 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Human-powered vehicle component, mobile electronic device, and equipment for human-powered vehicle

Inventor: Tomohiro Kondo (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Shimano Inc.
B62M6/45B62J6/00B62J45/00B62K23/00G05B13/04B62J2001/085
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Patent No.
US 11,597,470
App. No.
16/505,560
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A human-powered vehicle component includes an input device, to which first information related to at least one of a human-powered vehicle, a rider of the human-powered vehicle, and environment of the human-powered vehicle is input. The human-powered vehicle component further comprises an electric actuator and an artificial intelligence processor configured to generate second information for controlling the electric actuator in accordance with the first information input to the input device.

Claims (21)

1. A human-powered vehicle component comprising:

an input device to which first information related to at least one of a human-powered vehicle, a rider of the human-powered vehicle, and environment of the human-powered vehicle is input;

an electric actuator; and

an artificial intelligence processor including memory in which a learning model and a learning program are stored, wherein

the electric actuator is configured to drive at least one of an electric transmission, a drive device for assisting propulsion of the human-powered vehicle, an electric suspension, and an electric brake device,

the artificial intelligence processor is configured to generate second information for controlling the electric actuator in accordance with the first information input to the input device, and

the artificial intelligence processor is configured to update the learning model for generating the second information using the first information with a learning algorithm based on the learning program.

2. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 1 , wherein the second information includes at least one of information related to an automatic transmission, information related to an assist force for assisting propulsion of the human-powered vehicle, information related to a state of a suspension, and information related to a brake.

3. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 1 , wherein the first information related to the human-powered vehicle includes at least one of a transmission ratio of the human-powered vehicle, a vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle, a rotational speed of a crank of the human-powered vehicle, a state of an operation device of the human-powered vehicle, and a travel route of the human-powered vehicle.

4. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 1 , wherein the first information related to the rider of the human-powered vehicle includes at least one of a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle by the rider of the human-powered vehicle, a state of the rider of the human-powered vehicle, and information related to energy consumption of the rider of the human-powered vehicle.

5. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 1 , wherein the first information related to the environment of the human-powered vehicle includes at least one of weather information, map information, and traffic information.

6. A human-powered vehicle component comprising:

an input device to which first information related to at least one of a human-powered vehicle, a rider of the human-powered vehicle, and environment of the human-powered vehicle is input;

an electric actuator; and

an artificial intelligence processor including memory in which a learning model and a learning program are stored, wherein

the electric actuator is configured to drive at least one of an electric transmission, a drive device for assisting propulsion of the human-powered vehicle, an electric suspension, and an electric brake device,

the artificial intelligence processor is configured to generate third information for controlling at least one of an other human-powered vehicle component provided on the human-powered vehicle and a mobile electronic device carried by the rider of the human-powered vehicle in accordance with the first information input to the input device, and

the artificial intelligence processor is configured to update the learning model for generating the third information using the first information with a learning algorithm based on the learning program.

7. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 6 , wherein the third information includes at least one of information related to an automatic transmission, information related to an assist force for assisting propulsion of the human-powered vehicle, information related to a state of a suspension, information related to a brake, information related to a lamp, and information related to a content of a presentation that is presented to the rider of the human-powered vehicle.

8. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 6 , wherein the mobile electronic device includes at least one of a vibration generator, a display, and a speaker.

9. The human-powered vehicle component according to claim 6 , wherein the human-powered vehicle component is the electric transmission, the drive device for assisting propulsion of the human-powered vehicle, the electric suspension, the electric brake device, an operation device, a lamp, a presentation device, or a battery device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: KONDO, TOMOHIRO
To: SHIMANO INC.
Reel/Frame 049692/0829 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP JP2018-130244 · Jul 9, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-130245 · Jul 9, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-130246 · Jul 9, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-236762 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200010144A1 · Jan 9, 2020
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