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US 11,661,139 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.
Claims14
A wireless control system for a bicycle, comprising:
- a switch device configured to move from a rest position, through a first actuation position, to a second actuation position, the switch device includes a switch having two physically independent circuits, a first circuit and a second circuit;
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- a control unit comprising a control processor configured to:
- generate a first signal responsive to movement of the switch device from the rest position to the first actuation position closing the first circuit of the switch, the first signal configured to change a mode of a component of the bicycle;
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- generate a second signal responsive to movement of the switch device from the first actuation position to the second actuation position closing the second circuit of the switch, the second signal configured to trigger operation of the component of the bicycle,
- wherein the first signal is configured to change a wireless control communication device from a rest mode to a ready mode, the wireless control communication device located within the switch device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.