Bicycle computer control arrangement and method
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKazuhiro Takeda
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Abstract
A control system for an automatic shifting bicycle transmission includes a control unit, a display device and a remote switch assembly. The remote switch assembly is positioned close to a handgrip location. The remote switch assembly is used to shift gears when the bicycle is manually operated and to control data entry and review.
Claims24
A method of controlling a control unit of a bicycle, the bicycle comprising a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a screen in communication with said control unit, said second switch and said third switch being remotely positioned relative to said screen, each of said first switch, said second switch and said third switch being in communication with said control unit, said method of controlling comprising:
- selecting a value setting mode with said first switch;
- and
- altering a value on said screen with at least one of said second switch and said third switch.
A method of controlling a control unit of a bicycle, the bicycle comprising a first switch, a second switch and a screen in communication with said control unit, said first switch and said second switch being remotely positioned relative to said screen, each of said first switch and said second switch being in communication with said control unit, said method of controlling comprising:
- selecting a value setting mode with at least one of said first remotely positioned switch and said second remotely positioned switch;
- and
- altering a value on said screen with at least one of said first remotely positioned switch and said second remotely positioned switch.
An electrical auto-shift bicycle comprising a control unit, a powered shifting device, said control unit being in electrical communication with said powered shifting device, a first switch and a second switch being remotely positioned relative to said control unit and being in communication with said powered shifting device though said control unit, a mode switch in electrical communication with said control unit, said mode switch being adapted to switch said control unit between a viewing mode and a data entry mode, said first switch and said second switch being adapted to initiate movement of said powered shifting device, at least one of said first switch and said second switch being adapted to select a display output from said control unit and being adapted to alter a value stored in memory of said control unit.
A method of controlling a control unit of a bicycle, the bicycle comprising a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a screen in communication with said control unit, said first switch, said second switch and said third switch being integrated into a housing containing said screen and said control unit, each of said first switch, said second switch and said third switch being in communication with said control unit, a powered shifting device being in electrical communication with said control unit said method of controlling comprising:
- selecting a value setting mode with said first switch;
- altering a value on said screen with at least one of said second switch and said third switch;
- controlling said powered shifting device with said second switch and said third switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.