Bicycle head and bicycle shift control box
AssigneeTektro Technology Corporation
InventorsBo-Yi Liao, Chia-Hao Yang, Ting Hao Hsu
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Abstract
A bicycle head is configured to be mounted on a bicycle frame. The bicycle head includes a vertical tube, a stem, a handlebar, a first brake lever, and a shift control box. One end of the stem is mounted on the vertical tube. The handlebar is fixed to another end of the stem. The first brake lever assembly is mounted on the handlebar. The first brake lever assembly includes a main body, a brake assembly, a shift switch, and a battery. The brake assembly and the battery are disposed on the main body, and the shift switch is disposed on the brake assembly. The shift control box is disposed on one of the vertical tube, the stem, and the handlebar and electrically connected to the battery and the shift switch.
Claims18
A bicycle head, configured to be mounted on a bicycle frame, comprising:
- a vertical tube;
- a stem, wherein one end of the stem is mounted on the vertical tube;
- a handlebar, fixed to another end of the stem;
- a first brake lever assembly, mounted on the handlebar, wherein the first brake lever assembly comprises a main body, a brake assembly, a shift switch, and a battery, the brake assembly and the battery are disposed on the main body, and the shift switch is disposed on the brake assembly;
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- a shift control box, disposed on one of the vertical tube, the stem, and the handlebar and electrically connected to the battery and the shift switch;
- wherein the shift control box comprises a casing, a circuit board, a light-emitting component, a light guide, a control switch, and a button, the circuit board is disposed in the casing, the casing has a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from each other, the light-emitting component and the control switch are disposed on the circuit board and are respectively aligned with the first opening and the second opening, and the light guide and the button are respectively disposed at the first opening and the second opening.
A bicycle shift control box, comprising:
- a casing;
- a circuit board, disposed in the casing, wherein the circuit board has a control unit, a motion sensing unit, and a wireless transmission unit;
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- at least one electrical connector, disposed on the circuit board, wherein the at least one electrical connector and one of the control unit, the motion sensing unit, and the wireless transmission unit are respectively located at two opposite surfaces of the circuit board;
- wherein the bicycle shift control box further comprises a light-emitting component, a light guide, a control switch, and a button, the casing has a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from each other, the light-emitting component and the control switch are disposed on the circuit board and are respectively aligned with the first opening and the second opening, and the light guide and the button are respectively disposed at the first opening and the second opening.
A bicycle shift control box, comprising:
- a casing;
- a circuit board, disposed in the casing;
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- two electrical connectors, disposed on the circuit board, wherein each of the two electrical connectors comprises at least one power port and at least one signal port spaced apart from each other;
- wherein the bicycle shift control box further comprises a light-emitting component, a light guide, a control switch, and a button, the casing has a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from each other, the light-emitting component and the control switch are disposed on the circuit board and are respectively aligned with the first opening and the second opening, and the light guide and the button are respectively disposed at the first opening and the second opening.
A bicycle head, configured to be mounted on a bicycle frame, comprising:
- a vertical tube;
- a stem, wherein one end of the stem is mounted on the vertical tube;
- a handlebar, fixed to another end of the stem;
- a first brake lever assembly, mounted on the handlebar, wherein the first brake lever assembly comprises a main body, a brake assembly, a shift switch, and a battery, the brake assembly and the battery are disposed on the main body, and the shift switch is disposed on the brake assembly;
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- a shift control box, disposed on one of the vertical tube, the stem, and the handlebar and electrically connected to the battery and the shift switch;
- wherein the shift control box comprises a casing, a circuit board, and at least one electrical connector, the circuit board is disposed in the casing, the circuit board has a control unit, a motion sensing unit, and a wireless transmission unit, the at least one electrical connector is disposed on the circuit board, the at least one electrical connector and one of the control unit, the motion sensing unit, and the wireless transmission unit are respectively located two opposite surfaces of the circuit board, and the battery and the shift switch are electrically connected to the at least one electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.