IP Library Granted Patent US 12,503,188
Granted Patent B2
US 12,503,188 · App. 18/384,281 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Control device for human-powered vehicle including operation detector

Inventors: Toshinari Ooishi (Osaka, JP); Koujirou Morii (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Shimano Inc.
B62J45/20B62J45/414B62J45/422B62J45/423B62J50/22
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Patent No.
US 12,503,188
App. No.
18/384,281
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device is provided for a human-powered vehicle that includes an operation detector that detects a first parameter correlated to a predetermined operation performed by a rider on the human-powered vehicle. The control device comprises an electronic controller and storage. The storage is configured to store the first parameter. The electronic controller is configured to store the first parameter in the storage. The operation detector is provided on at least one of a frame of the human-powered vehicle, a fork of the human-powered vehicle, a wheel of the human-powered vehicle, and a wheel axle of the human-powered vehicle. The predetermined operation includes at least one of a first operation in which the rider pushes a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle and a second operation in which the rider pulls the handlebar.

Claims (39)

1 . A control device for a human-powered vehicle including an operation detector that detects a first parameter correlated to a predetermined operation performed by a rider on the human-powered vehicle, the control device comprising:

an electronic controller; and

storage configured to store the first parameter, wherein

the electronic controller is configured to store the first parameter in the storage and cause display using the first parameter to indicate a location where the predetermined operation was performed,

the operation detector is provided on at least one of a frame of the human-powered vehicle, a fork of the human-powered vehicle, a wheel of the human-powered vehicle, and a wheel axle of the human-powered vehicle, and

the predetermined operation includes at least one of a first operation in which the rider pushes a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle and a second operation in which the rider pulls the handlebar.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the human-powered vehicle further includes a terrain detector that detects a second parameter correlated to terrain of a road on which the human-powered vehicle is traveling, and

the electronic controller is configured to generate first information associating the predetermined operation and the terrain based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

3 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the human-powered vehicle further includes a suspension; and

the terrain detector is provided on at least one of the wheel axle of the human-powered vehicle and a portion of the human-powered vehicle closer to the wheel axle than a moving portion of the suspension.

4 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the human-powered vehicle further includes a display configured to show operation information related to the predetermined operation; and

the electronic controller is configured to show the operation information on the display.

5 . The control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the electronic controller is configured to show history information related to history of the operation information on the display.

6 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the operation detector includes an acceleration sensor detecting acceleration of the human-powered vehicle;

the acceleration sensor is provided on the frame; and

the first parameter includes the acceleration.

7 . The control device according claim 1 , wherein;

the operation detector includes a strain sensor that detects strain of the human-powered vehicle;

the strain sensor is provided on at least one of the wheel axle, the fork, and the frame; and

the first parameter includes the strain.

8 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein,

the operation detector includes an air pressure sensor that detects air pressure of the wheel;

the air pressure sensor is provided on the wheel; and

the first parameter includes the air pressure of the wheel.

9 . A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a suspension, an operation detector that detects a first parameter correlated to a predetermined operation performed by a rider on the human-powered vehicle, and a terrain detector that detects a second parameter correlated to terrain of a road on which the human-powered vehicle is traveling, the terrain detector being provided on at least one of a wheel axle of the human-powered vehicle and a portion of the human-powered vehicle closer to the wheel axle than a moving portion of the suspension, the control device comprising:

an electronic controller, configured to generate first information associating the predetermined operation and the terrain based on the first parameter and the second parameter and cause display of the first information associating the predetermined operation and the terrain, and

the predetermined operation includes at least one of a first operation in which the rider pushes a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle and a second operation in which the rider pulls the handlebar.

10 . The control device according to claim 9 , wherein

the suspension includes a front suspension.

11 . A control device for a human-powered vehicle including an operation detector that detects a first parameter correlated to a predetermined operation performed by a rider on the human-powered vehicle, and a display configured to show operation information related to the predetermined information, the control device comprising:

an electronic controller; and

storage configured to store the first parameter, wherein

the electronic controller is configured to show the first parameter stored in the storage on the display and indicate on the display a location where the predetermined operation was performed, and

the predetermined operation includes at least one of a first operation in which the rider pushes a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle and a second operation in which the rider pulls the handlebar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2023
From: OOISHI, TOSHINARI; MORII, KOUJIROU
To: SHIMANO INC.
Reel/Frame 065362/0157 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-185997 · Nov 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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