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Granted Patent B2
US 12,077,244 · App. 17/993,849 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Bicycle derailleur

Inventors: Tadashi Ichida (Sakai, JP); Toshio Tetsuka (Sakai, JP); Hiroshi Matsumoto (Sakai, JP); Naoshi Fujita (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
B62M25/08B62M9/122
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Patent No.
US 12,077,244
App. No.
17/993,849
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bicycle derailleur comprises a unit mounting portion, a battery mounting portion, a wireless communicator, an electrical connector, and a battery. The wireless communicator is detachably disposed at the unit mounting portion. The electrical connector receiving portion is configured to receive a connector. The battery is configured to be disposed at the battery mounting portion.

Claims (46)

1. A bicycle derailleur comprising:

a unit mounting portion;

a wireless communicator detachably disposed at the unit mounting portion;

an electrical connector receiving portion configured to receive a connector; and

a battery configured to be disposed at the bicycle derailleur, wherein

in a mounted state in which the bicycle derailleur is attached to a bicycle frame, the battery is at least partially provided to an elevation higher than the electrical connector receiving portion.

2. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a battery mounting portion, wherein

the battery is detachably disposed at the battery mounting portion.

3. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base member configured to be attached to the bicycle frame;

a movable member movable with respect to the base member; and

a linkage structure connected with the base member and the movable member.

4. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 3 , wherein

the unit mounting portion is positioned at one of the base member, the movable member, and the linkage structure.

5. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 4 , wherein

the unit mounting portion is positioned at the base member.

6. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a motor unit configured to be supplied with electrical power from the battery.

7. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 6 , wherein

the motor unit is disposed at the unit mounting portion.

8. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a base member configured to be attached to the bicycle frame;

a movable member movable with respect to the base member; and

a linkage structure connected with the base member and the moveable member, wherein

the unit mounting portion is positioned at the base member.

9. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 3 , wherein

the electrical connector receiving portion is positioned at the base member.

10. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrical connector receiving portion includes a data communication interface.

11. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrical connector receiving portion includes a charging port.

12. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein

the bicycle derailleur is a rear derailleur.

13. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein

the wireless communicator being electrically connected to the unit mounting portion without the electrical connector receiving portion.

14. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 2 , wherein

the battery mounting portion is configured to receive only the battery and is configured not to receive an electric wire.

15. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a base member configured to be attached to the bicycle frame, wherein

the battery mounting portion provided on an exterior of the base member.

16. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 2 , wherein

in the mounted state in which the bicycle derailleur is attached to the bicycle frame, the battery mounting portion is at least partially provided to an additional elevation higher than the electrical connector receiving portion.

17. The bicycle derailleur according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a battery mounting portion, wherein

the battery is configured to be disposed at the battery mounting portion on an exterior of the bicycle derailleur.

Continuity (2)
Division 16556241 · Aug 30, 2019
Related Publication 20230090059A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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