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US 12,128,989 B2Granted
Bicycle electronic control device and system
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorSage Hahn
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Abstract
An electronic control device may be configured to be integrated, or coupled, with a bicycle to control bicycle components. The electronic control device may wirelessly control bicycle components to trigger an action when actuated. The electronic control device may be dimensioned to have a mating surface contoured to matingly engage with a mounting surface of a bicycle, such as on a handlebar. The electronic control device may also be dimensioned to have a compact and/or concealed appearance aided by a low profile relative to the bicycle mounting surface selected for the control device.
Claims19
An electronic control device for a bicycle, comprising:
- a housing;
- a planar printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed within the housing, the planar PCB having a substrate, the substrate having a thickness between a top surface and a bottom surface, and a perimeter surface extending along an outwardly facing edge of the thickness of the substrate,
- a power source disposed within the housing;
- an antenna located between the substrate and the housing on the perimeter surface of the substrate;
- and
- a switch, the switch located on the planar PCB and configured to control a component of the bicycle,
- wherein a plane extending throughout the thickness of the substrate intersects both the power source and the antenna.
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