Automatic shock absorber system for a bicycle
AssigneeGiant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin-Chang Chen, Chung-Wei Lin
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically controlling a shock absorber system for a bicycle comprises a position sensor system configured to detect information indicative of a position of a rider of the bicycle and a controller in communication with the position sensor system. The controller adjusts the shock absorber system based on the detected information. The adjusting of the shock absorber system can include adjusting a damping force of the shock absorber system and/or adjusting sag of the shock absorber system.
Claims15
An apparatus for automatically controlling a shock absorber system for a bicycle, comprising:
- a position sensor system that includes at least two distance sensors for detecting information about distances between the rider and the two sensors, the position sensor system is configured to detect information indicative of a position of a rider of the bicycle from among a set of positions that includes at least one forward type of position and multiple backward type of positions;
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- a controller in communication with the position sensor system, the controller is configured to classify the rider into one position of the set of positions based on the detected distances between the rider and the two sensors,
- the controller adjusts the shock absorber system based on the classified one position.
An apparatus for automatically controlling a shock absorber system for a bicycle, comprising:
- a sensor system configured to detect information indicative of a position of a rider of the bicycle from among at least one on seat position and multiple off seat positions, the sensor system includes at least two weight sensors mounted at different locations on the bicycle;
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- an adjustment circuit in communication with the sensor system, the adjustment circuit is configured to adjust a shock absorber system of the bicycle based on current weight data sensed from the two weight sensors during operation of the bicycle.
A method for automatically controlling a shock absorber system for a bicycle, comprising:
- detecting information indicative of a position of a rider of the bicycle including distances between the rider and the two sensors;
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- automatically adjusting the shock absorber system based on the detected information including the distances between the rider and the two sensors.
An apparatus for automatically controlling a shock absorber system for a bicycle, comprising:
- a sensor system configured to detect information indicative of a position of a rider of the bicycle, the sensor system includes at least two sensors mounted at different locations on the bicycle;
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- an adjustment circuit in communication with the sensor system and configured to adjust a shock absorber system of the bicycle based on sensed relative distances between the rider and the two sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.