# US 9,435,426 B2 · Shifting-operation detection unit

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- Number: US 9,435,426 B2
- Document ID: US9435426B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/289,040
- Filed: 2014-05-28
- Published: 2015-01-01
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-28
- Assignees: Keihin Corporation
- Applicants: Keihin Corporation
- Inventors: Masashi Ebata; Nagatomo Harata
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9435426B2

## CPC

- F16H 59/044: {consisting of electrical switches or sensors}
- F16H 61/12: Detecting malfunction or potential malfunction, e.g. fail safe (in control of hydrostatic gearing F16H61/4192) {; Circumventing or fixing failures}
- F16H 2059/0234: {Selectors for gearings using foot control}
- F16H 2059/0239: {Up- and down-shift or range or mode selection by repeated movement}
- F16H 2061/1268: {Electric parts of the controller, e.g. a defect solenoid, wiring or microprocessor}
- Y10T 74/2003: Electrical actuator
- F16H: GEARING
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

In a shifting-operation detection unit, a first detection unit has a first resistor connected in series to a first switch and a second resistor connected in parallel to the first switch and the first resistor, a second detection unit has a third resistor connected in series to a second switch and a fourth resistor connected in parallel to the second switch and the third resistor, and the first detection unit and the second detection unit are connected in series to be connected to correspond to a power supply terminal and a ground terminal of an external device and apply a divided voltage of a voltage of the power supply terminal to the external device via an electric wire, the divided voltage having voltage values corresponding to a shift-up operation and a shift-down operation, respectively.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shifting-operation detection unit comprising:
a first detection unit provided on a link unit of a shift mechanism, which couples a transmission and a shift pedal both being mounted on a saddle-ride type vehicle to each other, to detect a shift-up operation of the transmission in accordance with an operation of the shift pedal and include a first switch, the first detection unit being provided with a first resistor connected in series to the first switch and a second resistor connected in parallel to the first switch and the first resistor; and
a second detection unit provided on the link unit to detect a shift-down operation of the transmission in accordance with an operation of the shift pedal and include a second switch, the second detection unit being provided with a third resistor connected in series to the second switch and a fourth resistor connected in parallel to the second switch and the third resistor,
wherein the first detection unit and the second detection unit are connected in series to be connected to correspond to a power supply terminal and a ground terminal of an external device and apply a divided voltage of a voltage of the power supply terminal to the external device via an electric wire, the divided voltage having voltage values corresponding to the shift-up operation and the shift-down operation, respectively.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shifting-operation detection unit according to claim 1, wherein a resistance value of the first resistor and a resistance value of the third resistor are set equal to each other, and a resistance value of the second resistor and a resistance value of the fourth resistor are set equal to each other.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The shifting-operation detection unit according to claim 2, wherein the resistance value of the second resistor and the resistance value of the fourth resistor are set smaller than the resistance value of the first resistor and the resistance value of the third resistor.