Patents Assigned to Shimano, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240017792Abstract: A chain guide comprises a first guide member and a second guide member. The first guide member includes a first guide plate. The second guide member includes a second guide plate and an extending part. The extending part extends from the second guide plate toward the first guide plate. The extending part includes a first extending part and a second extending part. The first extending part has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a first intermediate portion. The second extending part has a third end portion, a fourth end portion, and a second intermediate portion. The first intermediate portion is spaced apart from the second intermediate portion. The first end portion is coupled to the second guide plate. The third end portion is coupled to the second guide plate. The second end portion is coupled to the fourth end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Naoki FUJIMOTO
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Patent number: 11875952Abstract: An operating device is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The operating device basically includes a base, first and second electric switches, and first and second operating members. The first operating member is movable with respect to the base to activate the first electric switch as the first operating member moves from a non-operated position to an intermediate operating position, and then activate the activate an electric switch different from the first electric switch as the first operating member moves from the intermediate operating position to an additional operating position. The second operating member is movable with respect to the base to activate the second electric switch as the second operating member moves from a non-operated position to an intermediate operating position, and then activate the electric switch as the second operating member moves from the intermediate operating position of the second operating member to an additional operating position.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kentaro Kosaka, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Noor Ashyikkin Binti Mohd Noor
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Patent number: 11866114Abstract: A control device for a human-powered vehicle including a control unit is provided. The control device controls a telescopic mechanism in accordance with output information related to controlling the telescopic mechanism that is output from a learning model in association with input information related to traveling of the human-powered vehicle. A method for creating the learning model, the learning model, and a computer-readable storage medium are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Fumiaki Yoshida
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Patent number: 11858292Abstract: A hub assembly is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The hub assembly is basically provided with a hub axle, a hub body, an electric component and a user input device. The hub body is rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the hub assembly. The user input device is electrically coupled to the electric component.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Azusa Yamazaki, Kazutaka Niki, Takeshi Ueda
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Patent number: 11858581Abstract: A detecting device is provided for detecting a condition of a bicycle crank assembly including a bicycle crank provided to a bicycle frame. The detecting device includes an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to obtain information relating to an image of the crank. The electronic controller is configured to determine an angle of the crank based on the information.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Yuji Izuru, Kenta Kawakami, Noriyuki Kai, Mao Kuroda, Yuuka Miyanaga
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Patent number: 11858587Abstract: A bicycle pedal is provided with a pedal shaft and a pedal body. The pedal shaft has a first end portion configured to attach to a bicycle crank, a second end portion on an opposite side of the first end portion in an axial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the pedal shaft, and a contact portion between the first end portion and the second end portion. The pedal body has a body part rotatably supported by the pedal shaft and a load receiving part at a position corresponding to the contact portion of the pedal shaft. The load receiving part receives a load from the contact portion of the pedal shaft. The load receiving part is at least partly spaced from the contact portion under a no load condition and contacts the contact portion upon a load applied to the pedal body from a rider.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Akira Inoue, Tatsuya Watanabe, Atsuhiro Emura
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Patent number: 11856930Abstract: A collar member is used for a spinning reel. The spinning reel has a reel body, a spool shaft that moves in a front-back direction with respect to the reel body, a pinion gear that rotates around the spool shaft, a rotor nut that rotates integrally with the pinion gear, and a bearing that is disposed between the spool shaft and the rotor nut in a radial direction and rotatably supports the rotor nut. The collar member is disposed between the spool shaft and the bearing in the radial direction. The collar member is formed by a resin material that has a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/° C.) or more and 50×10?6 (1/° C.) or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Koji Ochiai, Kei Saito, Akira Niitsuma, Satoshi Ikebukuro, Atsushi Kawamata
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Patent number: 11858588Abstract: A rear sprocket assembly comprises a first sprocket and a lock device. The lock device includes a first lock member and a second lock member. The first lock member includes a first axial end and a second axial end. The second lock member includes a third axial end and a fourth axial end. The third axial end is configured to be attached to the second axial end of the first lock member in an assembled state where the first sprocket and the lock device are assembled as one unit. The fourth axial end has at least one radial projection configured to abut against a first sprocket in the axial direction in the mounting state. The lock device is configured so that the first sprocket is slidable relative to the lock device in the axial direction in the assembled state and before the mounting state.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Fujita, Atsuhiro Emura
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Publication number: 20230406430Abstract: A telescopic apparatus comprises a first tube, a second tube configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube, and an electric cable connector provided to one of the first tube and the second tube. The electric cable connector is configured to be detachably coupled to an electric cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Toyoto SHIRAI, Yuki SAKAGAWA, Norikazu TAKI, Akihiro NOZAKI, Noor Ashyikkin BINTI MOHD NOOR, Kentaro KOSAKA
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Patent number: 11845513Abstract: A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprises a plurality of bicycle sprockets comprising a first sprocket and a second sprocket. The first sprocket includes a first opening having a first minimum diameter that is smaller than a minimum outer diameter of a sprocket support body of a bicycle rear hub assembly. The second sprocket includes a second opening and at least ten internal spline teeth. The second opening has a second minimum diameter that is equal to or larger than the minimum outer diameter. The at least ten internal spline teeth are configured to engage with the sprocket support body of the bicycle rear hub assembly. The at least ten internal spline teeth include a plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces each including a radial length. A total of the radial lengths of the plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces is equal to or larger than 7 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Hiroshi Fujita
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Patent number: 11840312Abstract: A human-powered vehicle includes a crank axle, a first rotational body, a wheel, a second rotational body, a transmission body that transmits a driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio, a motor configured to drive the transmission body and an electric actuator configured to operate the derailleur. A control device has an electronic controller configured to control electric actuator and the motor. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric actuator and drive the transmission body with the motor so that the transmission ratio is changed in a predetermined shifting range in upon determining the derailleur has been actuated to change the transmission ratio and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Hayato Shimazu, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki, Atsuhiro Emura
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Patent number: 11840310Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device for a human-powered vehicle includes an electronic controller that controls an electric brake device and a component of the human-powered vehicle that differs from the electric brake device. The electric brake device and the component are supplied with electric power from a common battery. The electronic controller gives actuation priority to the electric brake device over the component.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Hitoshi Takayama
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Patent number: 11840316Abstract: To provide a human-powered vehicle control device configured to perform shifting in accordance with situations, a control device is configured to control a transmission of a human-powered vehicle. The control device comprises an electronic controller configured to control the transmission. The electronic controller includes at least one shifting condition for actuating the transmission to shift a transmission ratio. The electronic controller holds the shifting condition that is related with riding-related information of the human-powered vehicle in a case where the human-powered vehicle is in a riding convergence state.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki, Takehiko Nakajima
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Patent number: 11840311Abstract: A control system for a human-powered vehicle includes a suspension device, at least one detector, an electronic controller. The suspension device includes a first suspension and a second suspension. The at least one detector is configured to detect information related to at least two conditions of the human-powered vehicle. The conditions include an operating state of the suspension device, a power input to the human-powered vehicle, a torque of a power transmission component, and a rotating state of the power transmission component. The electronic controller is configured to selectively control the suspension device between a first operating state and a second operating state in accordance with a detection result obtained by the at least one detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa, Nobukatsu Hara
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Patent number: 11840313Abstract: A human-powered vehicle includes a crank axle, a first rotational body, a wheel, a second rotational body, a transmission body that transmits a driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a derailleur configured to operate the transmission body to change a transmission ratio, an electric actuator configured to actuate the derailleur, and a motor configured to drive the transmission body. A control device has an electronic controller configured to control the motor and drive the transmission body upon determining the derailleur has been actuated with the electric actuator to change the transmission ratio and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric actuator so as not to change the transmission ratio until a first condition related to shifting is satisfied in a case where the derailleur is actuated.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Hayato Shimazu, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki, Atsuhiro Emura
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Publication number: 20230382482Abstract: A control device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electronic controller configured to obtain driving-environment information relating to driving environment of the human-powered vehicle. The driving-environment information includes at least one of traffic information relating to traffic and road object information relating to road objects. The electronic controller is configured to control an electric component based on the driving-environment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Toyoto SHIRAI, Nobukatsu HARA, Yuki SAKAGAWA, Satoshi SHAHANA, Noor Ashyikkin BINTI MOHD NOOR
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Patent number: 11827307Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base structure, a switch unit, an electric component, and an electric-component housing. The base structure is configured to be mounted to the human-powered vehicle. The switch unit is configured to be activated in response to a user input. The electric component is configured to be electrically connected to the switch unit. The electric-component housing is configured to be detachably coupled to the base structure. The electric-component housing is configured to support the electric component such that the electric component is detachably coupled to the base structure via the electric-component housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Kentaro Kosaka
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Patent number: D1007639Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Akira Nago
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Patent number: D1010064Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Miho Suzuki
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Patent number: D1010768Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Nobuo Furuya