# US 11,027,709 B2 · Bicycle operating device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,027,709 B2 - Document ID: US11027709B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/135,498 - Filed: 2016-04-21 - Published: 2017-10-26 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-21 - Assignees: Shimano Inc. - Applicants: Shimano Inc. - Inventors: Atsushi Komatsu; Takafumi Nishino; Takehiko Nakajima - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027709B2 ## CPC - B60T 7/085: {by electrical means, e.g. travel, force sensors} - B62L 3/023: {acting on fluid pressure systems} - B60T 7/102: {by means of a tilting lever} - B62K 23/06: Levers - B62L 3/02: for control by a hand lever (hand levers for control of cycles in general B62K23/06) - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - B62L: BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES {(arrangements in cycles for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions B60T8/00)} - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, further comprising: a cable operating structure coupled to the brake operating member to move a mechanical control cable in response to a movement of the brake operating member relative to the base member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bicycle operating device according to claim 2, wherein the electrical switch is provided on the brake operating member, and the power supply is electrically connected to both the electrical switch and the wireless communication unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The bicycle operating device according to claim 3, wherein the cable operating structure is provided in the base member such that the mechanical control cable extends through the base member at a height above the electrical unit when in the mounting state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The bicycle operating device according to claim 4, wherein the informing unit includes a light emitting element, and a window is provided on the base member so that light emitted from the light emitting element is visible from outside of the bicycle operating device via the window on the base member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The bicycle operating device according to claim 5, wherein the power supply at least partially overlaps with the wireless communication unit when viewed in the direction parallel to the first pivot axis. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, wherein the base member includes a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and the brake operating member is movably coupled to the second end portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bicycle operating device according to claim 7, wherein the first end portion includes a mounting surface having a curved shape corresponding to face a drop-down handlebar. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The bicycle operating device according to claim 7, wherein the base member includes a grip portion arranged between the first end portion and the second end portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The bicycle operating device according to claim 7, wherein the second end portion includes the pommel portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, wherein the informing unit includes a light emitting element, and a window is provided on the base member so that light emitted from the light emitting element is visible from outside of the bicycle operating device via the window. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, wherein the informing unit includes a buzzer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, further comprising an additional informing unit disposed on the brake operating member, the additional informing unit including at least one of an additional light emitting element or an additional buzzer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The bicycle operating device according to claim 13, wherein the additional informing unit is connected to the wireless communication unit to inform a user of a status of an electric shifting device or a power supply of the bicycle operating device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply at least partially overlaps with the wireless communication unit when viewed in the direction parallel to the first pivot axis. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The bicycle operating device according to claim 1, wherein the informing unit includes at least one of a light emitting element or a buzzer, the informing unit being connected to the wireless communication unit to inform a user of a status of the wireless communication unit. ### Claim 17 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; and 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.