Human-powered vehicle control device
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorHitoshi Takayama
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Abstract
A human-powered vehicle control device includes a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable. The controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member.
Claims17
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the human-powered vehicle includes a wheel and a crank,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost,
- the controller controls a transmission that changes a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the crank to a rotational speed of the wheel in accordance with a traveling state of the human-powered vehicle, and
- the controller changes a transmission threshold value of the transmission ratio in accordance with the actuation of the adjustable seatpost.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value, and
- the controller decreases the predetermined threshold value in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member away from each other.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value, and
- the controller increases the predetermined threshold value in a case where the adjustable seatpost is actuated to move the outer member and the inner member toward each other.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller controls the motor so that a response speed of the motor becomes equal to a first response speed in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed,
- the controller controls the motor so that the response speed of the motor becomes equal to a second response speed in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the predetermined speed, and
- the first response speed is lower than the second response speed.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value,
- the controller changes the predetermined threshold value in accordance with a moving direction of the inner member relative to the outer member, and
- the controller changes a response speed of the motor in accordance with a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller controls the motor at a first assist ratio in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a first predetermined speed,
- the controller controls the motor at a second assist ratio in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the first predetermined speed, and
- the first assist ratio is lower than the second assist ratio.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller controls the motor at a third assist ratio in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a second predetermined speed,
- the controller controls the motor at a fourth assist ratio in a case where the moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is less than the second predetermined speed, and
- the third assist ratio is higher than the fourth assist ratio.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable, wherein
- the controller controls the motor in accordance with an actuating speed of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost that includes an outer member and an inner member,
- the controller starts driving the motor in a case where human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to a predetermined threshold value, and
- the controller increases the predetermined threshold value in a case where a moving speed of the inner member relative to the outer member is greater than or equal to a third predetermined speed.
A human-powered vehicle control device, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle having an operation device and a movable member, wherein
- the controller is configured to control the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member,
- the human-powered vehicle includes a wheel and a crank,
- the movable member is an adjustable seatpost,
- the controller controls a transmission that changes a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of the crank to a rotational speed of the wheel in accordance with a traveling state of the human-powered vehicle, and
- the controller changes a transmission threshold value of the transmission ratio in accordance with the actuation of the adjustable seatpost.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.