Patent · US Active

Gear changing control apparatus

US9896156B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
8References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 18, 2015
Grant dateFeb 20, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 18, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2306/40
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gear changing control apparatus is provided for controlling a plurality of operation modes of a drive unit of an electric transmission that assists a manual drive force of a bicycle. The control apparatus includes a controller. The controller selects a gear changing range that can be used according to a selected operation mode from a plurality of operation modes. The controller controls the electric transmission within the gear changing range that is selected.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.