Method and apparatus for shifting a bicycle transmission

Details Method and apparatus for shifting a bicycle transmission Method and apparatus for shifting a bicycle transmission

1997-09-11

2000-01-18

DePumpo, Daniel G.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

280236, 280260, 474 70, 474103, B62M 900

Patent

active

060151595

ABSTRACT:
A bicycle shift control device includes a pedaling force determining unit for determining a pedaling force exerted on a pedaling member and a shift stage determining unit which determines an optimum shift stage of a bicycle transmission from the pedaling force. In a more specific embodiment, the shift control device includes a memory that stores first and second pedaling force values for a shift stage of the bicycle transmission, wherein the second pedaling force value is greater than the first pedaling force value, and first and second traveling speed values for the shift stage of the bicycle transmission, wherein the second traveling speed value is greater than the first traveling speed value. The shift stage determining unit determines an upshift condition when the pedaling force is below the first pedaling force value, the shift stage determining unit determines a downshift condition when the pedaling force is above the second pedaling force value, the shift stage determining unit determines a downshift condition when the traveling speed is below the first traveling speed value, and the shift stage determining unit determines an upshift condition when the traveling speed is above the second traveling speed value.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5213548 (1993-05-01), Colbert et al.
patent: 5407396 (1995-04-01), Gilbert

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