Control device for human-powered vehicle
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsNobuhiro Kure, Toru Sano, Hiroko Matsubayashi
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Abstract
A control device is provided for a human-powered vehicle that includes a generator configured to output electrical power, an electric power storage device electrically connected to the generator, and a component having an actuator actuated by electrical power from at least one of the generator and the electric power storage device. The control device includes a controller electrically connected to at least one of the generator and the electric power storage device. The controller is configured to control an operation state of the component in accordance with information relating to at least one of an output state of the generator and a store state of the electric power storage device.
Claims19
A control device for a human-powered vehicle, the human-powered vehicle including a generator configured to output electrical power, an electric power storage device electrically connected to the generator, and a component having an actuator actuated by electrical power from at least one of the generator and the electric power storage device, the control device comprising:
- a controller electrically connected to at least one of the generator and the electric power storage device, the controller being configured to control an operation state of the component in accordance with information relating to at least one of an output state of the generator and a store state of the electric power storage device,
- the operation state including a normal operation state, an electric power-saving operation state having an electric power consumption less than that of the normal operation state and an electric power-off operation state having an electric power consumption less than that of the electric power-saving operation state, and
- the controller being configured to control the operation state from the normal operation state to the electric power-saving operation state or the electric power-off operation state in accordance with the information.
A control device for a human-powered vehicle, the human-powered vehicle including a generator configured to output electrical power, an electric power storage device electrically connected to the generator, and a component having an actuator actuated by electrical power from at least one of the generator and the electric power storage device, the control device comprising:
- a controller electrically connected to at least one of the generator and the electric power storage device, the controller being configured to control an operation state of the component in accordance with information relating to at least one of an output state of the generator and a store state of the electric power storage device,
- the operation state including a normal operation state and an electric power-saving operation state,
- the output state including a first output state in that a speed value relating to a forward speed of the human-powered vehicle becomes equal to or smaller than a first predetermined speed value that is larger than zero, and
- the controller being configured to control the operation state from the normal operation state to the electric power-saving operation state in accordance with the information relating to the first output state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.