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US 11,618,532 B2Granted
Electromechanical control device and methods for electromechanical control of a bicycle
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorBrian Jordan
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Abstract
An electromechanical control system for a bicycle has a switch device, the switch device operating a switch between at least three positions. A control communication device transmits signals responsive to operation of the switch. The electromechanical control system includes an operation device configured to respond to signals transmitted by the control communication device. Signals transmitted by the control communication device include commands to listen and commands to operate.
Claims15
A method for wirelessly controlling a bicycle, comprising:
- detecting, with a processor, a first movement of a switch in a switch device from a rest position to a first actuation position, the first movement closing a first circuit;
- changing a mode of a wireless communication device from a rest mode to a ready mode responsive to detecting the first movement;
- detecting, with the processor, a second movement of the switch in the switch device from the first actuation position to a second actuation position, the second movement closing a second circuit;
- and
- transmitting a signal with the wireless communication device responsive to detecting the second movement of the switch, wherein the switch includes both the first circuit and the second circuit, and the first circuit and the second circuit are physically independent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.