Operating device for human powered vehicle
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsTakafumi Nishino, Shingo Sakurai
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Abstract
An operating device for a human powered vehicle comprises a base member and an operating member configured to be movably coupled to the base member. A controller is configured to generate an operation signal in response to an operation of an electrical switch. An electric generator is configured to generate electric power in response to the operation of the electrical switch. A power storage is configured to store the electric power generated by the electric generator. The electrical switch and the electric generator is provided on a first location. The power storage is provided on a second location different from the first location. The second location is defined on at least one of the operating member and a surface of the base member.
Claims16
An operating device for a human powered vehicle, comprising:
- a base member configured to be attached to a handlebar of the human powered vehicle and comprising:
- a mounting surface to be mounted on the handlebar;
- an outer surface other than the mounting surface;
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- an opening provided in the outer surface;
- an operating member configured to be pivotally coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis;
- a hydraulic unit configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in response to the operation of the operating member, the hydraulic unit comprising:
- a cylinder bore;
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- a hydraulic reservoir provided within the opening, the hydraulic reservoir being connected to the cylinder bore, the hydraulic reservoir comprising:
- a diaphragm;
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- a lid to cover the opening, the lid being configured to fix the diaphragm to the base member;
- an electrical switch;
- a controller configured to generate an operation signal in response to an operation of the electrical switch;
- an electric generator configured to generate electric power in response to the operation of the electrical switch;
- a power storage configured to store the electric power generated by the electric generator, the electrical switch and the electric generator being provided on a first location, an entirety of the power storage being provided on a second location, the second location being different from the first location, the second location being defined in the base member below the first pivot axis in a mounting state where the operating device is mounted to the handlebar of the human powered vehicle;
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- an additional operating member configured to be pivotally coupled to the operating member about a second pivot axis, the first location being defined at the additional operating member, wherein
- the base member includes an accommodating part which opens to a downward facing side of the base member, the power storage being disposed in the accommodating part, the power storage being overlapped with the hydraulic unit when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first pivot axis,
- the power storage, the cylinder bore, the hydraulic reservoir, and the opening are aligned in a vertical direction in the mounting state when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the first pivot axis,
- the power storage, the cylinder bore, and the hydraulic reservoir are arranged in this order from bottom to top in the vertical direction, and
- an outer surface of the base member has a non-holding surface on which the power storage is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.