Control device for bicycle and methods
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorKevin Wesling
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Abstract
A control device wearable by a bicycle rider, the control device including at least one control sensor generating input signals when actuated. A control processor is connected to the at least one control sensor generating control signals responsive to the input signals. A wireless transmitter is in communication with the processor transmitting the control signals and a power source is connected to the shift control processor and the wireless transmitter. The control device may one or more of a control gear changer, one or more suspension component, and other electronically-controllable components or systems.
Claims23
A control device wearable by a bicycle rider, the control device comprising:
- at least one worn control sensor generating a plurality of non-zero value input signals when actuated, wherein the control sensor is a shift control sensor and the control processor is a shift control processor;
- a control processor in communication with the at least one control sensor generating control signals responsive to the input signals to operate a component of a bicycle only when an input signal of the plurality of input signals meets a component actuation control threshold;
- a wireless transmitter transmitting the control signals;
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- a power source connected to the control processor and the wireless transmitter;
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- at least one wearable glove to which the at least one shift control sensor is mounted, wherein the at least one shift control sensor is mounted on the glove in a position at or near a tip of the glove.
A shifting system for a bicycle, comprising:
- a shift control device, comprising:
- at least one worn shift control sensor to generate a plurality of input signals when actuated;
- a shift control processor in communication with the at least one shift control sensor generating shift control signals responsive to the input signals only when an input signal of the plurality of input signals meets a shift control threshold;
- a wireless transmitter transmitting the shift control signals;
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- a power source connected to the shift control processor and the wireless transmitter;
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- an electromechanical rear derailleur including a rear derailleur wireless receiver receiving the transmitted shift control signals, a rear derailleur motor responsive to the received shift control signals, and a rear derailleur power source connected to the rear derailleur wireless receiver and the rear derailleur motor, wherein a shift is enacted in response to the received shift control signals;
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- at least one wearable glove to which the at least one shift control sensor is mounted, wherein the at least one shift control sensor is mounted on the glove in a position at or near a tip of the glove.
A wireless control system for a bicycle, comprising:
- a control device, comprising:
- at least one worn control sensor configured to generate a plurality of input signals when actuated;
- a control processor in communication with the at least one control sensor configured to generate control signals responsive to the input signals only when an input signal of the plurality of input signals meets a component control threshold, the component control threshold based at least in part on a time between the input signal and another of the plurality of input signals;
- a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the control signals;
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- a power source connected to the control processor and the wireless transmitter;
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- at least one wearable glove to which the at least one control sensor is mounted, wherein the at least one control sensor is mounted on the glove in a position at or near a tip of the glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.