Bicycle operating device
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsAtsushi Komatsu, Takafumi Nishino, Takehiko Nakajima
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Abstract
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a brake operating member, an electrical switch, and a wireless communication unit. The brake operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The electrical switch is to provide an electric signal. The electrical switch is disposed at one of the base member and the brake operating member. The wireless communication unit is connected to the electrical switch to transmit a wireless signal based on the electric signal. The wireless communication unit is disposed at the other of the base member and the brake operating member.
Claims17
A bicycle operating device comprising:
- a base member including a pommel portion, the base member includes a first end portion configured to be coupled to a handlebar in a mounting state where the bicycle operating device is mounted to the handlebar;
- a brake operating member pivotably coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis;
- an electrical switch to provide an electric signal;
- a wireless communication unit including an antenna, the wireless communication unit being connected to the electrical switch to transmit a wireless signal based on the electric signal, the wireless communication unit being disposed on the base member, a first distance from the wireless communication unit to the pommel portion is greater than a second distance from the wireless communication unit to the first pivot axis;
- an informing unit disposed on the base member;
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- a power supply electrically connected to at least one of the electrical switch and the wireless communication unit, at least part of the power supply is disposed closer to the first end portion than the first pivot axis when viewed from a direction parallel to the first pivot axis, wherein
- the wireless communication unit including the antenna, the power supply, and the informing unit are provided as an electrical unit disposed on the base member between the first pivot axis and the first end portion of the base member when viewed from the direction parallel to the first pivot axis, and
- the power supply and the informing unit are both provided on a same electrical substrate provided on the base member.
A bicycle operating device comprising:
- a base member including a pommel portion, the base member includes a first end portion configured to be coupled to a handlebar in a mounting state where the bicycle operating device is mounted to the handlebar;
- a brake operating member pivotably coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis;
- an electrical switch to provide an electric signal;
- a wireless communication unit including an antenna, the wireless communication unit being connected to the electrical switch to transmit a wireless signal based on the electric signal, the wireless communication unit being disposed on the base member, a first distance from the wireless communication unit to the pommel portion is greater than a second distance from the wireless communication unit to the first pivot axis;
- an informing unit disposed on the base member, the informing unit including at least one of a light emitting element or a buzzer;
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- a power supply electrically connected to at least one of the electrical switch and the wireless communication unit, at least part of the power supply is disposed closer to the first end portion than the first pivot axis when viewed from a direction parallel to the first pivot axis, wherein
- the informing unit is electrically connected to the wireless communication unit on a same electrical substrate, and
- the wireless communication unit including the antenna, the power supply, and the informing unit are provided as an electrical unit disposed on the base member between the first pivot axis and the first end portion of the base member when viewed from the direction parallel to the first pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.