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Granted Patent B2
US 11,685,466 · App. 16/564,468 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Human-powered vehicle control device

Inventor: Hitoshi Takayama (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Shimano Inc.
B62M6/45B62J99/00B62M1/36B62M25/08B62J45/20
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Patent No.
US 11,685,466
App. No.
16/564,468
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A human-powered vehicle control device includes a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable. The controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member.

Claims (75)

1. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the human-powered vehicle includes a wheel and a crank,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost,

the controller controls a transmission that changes a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the crank to a rotational speed of the wheel in accordance with a traveling state of the human-powered vehicle, and

the controller changes a transmission threshold value of the transmission ratio in accordance with the actuation of the adjustable seatpost.

2. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the motor in accordance with an actuating direction of the movable member.

3. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the movable member includes an outer member and an inner member, and

the controller increases an assist ratio of the motor to human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member away from each other.

4. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 3 , wherein the controller decreases the assist ratio of the motor in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member toward each other.

5. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the movable member includes an outer member and an inner member, and

the controller decreases an assist ratio of the motor to human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member toward each other.

6. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value, and

the controller decreases the predetermined threshold value in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member away from each other.

7. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller increases the predetermined threshold value in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member toward each other.

8. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value, and

the controller increases the predetermined threshold value in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member toward each other.

9. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller controls the motor so that a response speed of the motor becomes equal to a first response speed in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed,

the controller controls the motor so that the response speed of the motor becomes equal to a second response speed in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the predetermined speed, and

the first response speed is lower than the second response speed.

10. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the movable member includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller changes an assist ratio of the motor to human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle in accordance with a moving direction of the inner member relative to the outer member, and

the controller changes a response speed of the motor in accordance with a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member.

11. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value,

the controller changes the predetermined threshold value in accordance with a moving direction of the inner member relative to the outer member, and

the controller changes a response speed of the motor in accordance with a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member.

12. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller controls the motor at a first assist ratio in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a first predetermined speed,

the controller controls the motor at a second assist ratio in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the first predetermined speed, and

the first assist ratio is lower than the second assist ratio.

13. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller controls the motor at a third assist ratio in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a second predetermined speed,

the controller controls the motor at a fourth assist ratio in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the second predetermined speed, and

the third assist ratio is higher than the fourth assist ratio.

14. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein

the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,

the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value, and

the controller increases the predetermined threshold value in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a third predetermined speed.

15. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 14 , wherein the controller decreases the predetermined threshold value in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the third predetermined speed.

16. A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:

a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle having an operation device and a movable member, wherein

the controller is configured to control the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member,

the human-powered vehicle includes a wheel and a crank,

the movable member is an adjustable seatpost,

the controller controls a transmission that changes a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the crank to a rotational speed of the wheel in accordance with a traveling state of the human-powered vehicle, and

the controller changes a transmission threshold value of the transmission ratio in accordance with the actuation of the adjustable seatpost.

17. The human-powered vehicle control device according to claim 16 , wherein the operation device includes at least one of a lever-type operation device and a grip-type operation device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: TAKAYAMA, HITOSHI
To: SHIMANO INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-168611 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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