Patents Assigned to Shimano, In.
  • Patent number: 12291303
    Abstract: A control device is provided for controlling an adjusting device of a human-powered vehicle. The adjusting device adjusts a front initial sag amount of a front suspension of the human-powered vehicle in a state in where a rider is riding the human-powered vehicle and a rear initial sag amount of a rear suspension of the human-powered vehicle in a state where the rider is riding the human-powered vehicle. The control device comprises an electronic controller configured to output a front control signal that adjusts the front initial sag amount of the front suspension of the human-powered vehicle, and output a rear control signal that adjusts the rear initial sag amount of the rear suspension of the human-powered vehicle to the adjusting device based on traveling information related to traveling of the human-powered vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Nobukatsu Hara, Toyoto Shirai, Yuta Mizutani
  • Patent number: 12286196
    Abstract: A bicycle rear derailleur is configured to be mounted to a bracket device formed separately from the bicycle rear derailleur. The bicycle rear derailleur includes a base element, a movable element, a linkage mechanism, and a chain guide. The base element includes a first base end and a second base end. The movable element is movably arranged relative to the base element. The linkage mechanism connects the movable element to the base element. The chain guide arrangement is rotatably connected to the movable element about a rotational axis. The second base end is coupled to the linkage mechanism. The first base end includes a first base arm and a second base arm. The first base end and the second base end are configured such that the derailleur attachment end is disposed between the first base arm and the second base arm in the mounting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Sota Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 12288430
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an input device and an artificial intelligence processor. First information related to a human-powered vehicle is input to the input device. The artificial intelligence processor is configured to generate second information related to at least one of deterioration, wear, and failure of an element of the human-powered vehicle from history information of the first information input to the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Taihei Nishihara, Takeshi Kuroiwa, Kazuhiro Takeda, Tsuyoshi Miyake, Takashi Komemushi
  • Patent number: 12285972
    Abstract: A sprocket support body is rotatably mounted on a hub axle of a bicycle rear hub assembly. The sprocket support body comprises at least ten external spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle rear sprocket assembly. Each of the at least ten external spline teeth has an external-spline driving surface and an external-spline non-driving surface. The at least ten external spline teeth has an external-spline major diameter equal to or smaller than 34 mm. The sprocket support body is free of external spline teeth having another external-spline major diameter that is different from the external-spline major diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Tomonari Oka
  • Patent number: 12286195
    Abstract: A bicycle rear sprocket comprises a sprocket body, a plurality of sprocket teeth, an opening, and a torque-transmitting structure. The plurality of sprocket teeth extends radially outwardly from the sprocket body with respect to a rotational center axis of the bicycle rear sprocket. The opening has a minimum diameter that is smaller than a minimum outer diameter of a sprocket support body of a bicycle rear hub assembly. The torque-transmitting structure includes at least ten torque-transmitting teeth configured to directly or indirectly transmit a pedaling torque to the sprocket support body of the bicycle rear hub assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Fujita
  • Patent number: 12286194
    Abstract: A sprocket support body comprises at least ten external spline teeth including a plurality of external-spline driving surfaces. The plurality of external-spline driving surfaces each includes a radially outermost edge, a radially innermost edge, and a radial length. A total of the radial lengths of the plurality of external-spline driving surfaces is equal to or larger than 7 mm. At least one external-spline driving surface has a first external-spline-surface angle. The first external-spline-surface angle ranges from 0 degree to 10 degrees. One tooth of the at least ten external spline teeth having a first circumferential spline size. The other teeth of the at least ten external spline teeth each have a second circumferential spline size that is smaller than the first circumferential spline size. A total number of the other teeth of the at least ten external spline teeth being equal to or larger than nine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujita, Kazuki Koshiyama, Takashi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 12275475
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toyoto Shirai, Yuki Sakagawa, Norikazu Taki, Akihiro Nozaki, Noor Ashyikkin Binti Mohd Noor, Kentaro Kosaka
  • Patent number: 12275491
    Abstract: A bicycle motor unit comprises an electric motor and a transmitting structure. The electric motor is configured to generate a driving force. The transmitting structure is coupled to the electric motor to transmit the driving force from the electric motor to an actuated device of a bicycle. The transmitting structure includes a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, and a resisting structure. The first rotatable member is rotatable about a rotational axis. The second rotatable member is rotatable relative to the first rotatable member about the rotational axis. The resisting structure is at least partially provided radially between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member with respect to the rotational axis so as to resist relative rotation between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujii, Shota Suyama, Takeshi Ueda, Atsuhiro Emura, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Ken Kamiishi
  • Patent number: 12275495
    Abstract: An electrical device for a system of a human-powered vehicle comprises a controller. The controller is configured to selectively act, based on reference information relating to the system, as each of a master controller and a slave controller. The master controller is configured to transmit a first control signal to a different slave controller of a different electrical device of the system. The different slave controller is configured to be operated in response to the first control signal. The slave controller is configured to be operated in response to a second control signal transmitted from a different master controller of a different electrical device of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Sakagawa, Toyoto Shirai, Noor Ashyikkin Binti Mohd Noor, Akihiro Nozaki, Satoshi Shahana, Hitoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 12268273
    Abstract: A shoe sole is basically provided with a first layer and a second layer. The second layer is coupled to the first layer. The second layer has a forefoot part and a tarsal part. The forefoot part extends along the first layer and the tarsal part is configured to be displaceable relative to the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kadunori Iuchi, Junichi Kikuta, Toshiaki Aoki
  • Patent number: 12269560
    Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to control a motor, which applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle, in accordance with a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor to change at least one of a maximum value of an output of the motor, a first changing ratio of an increase rate of the output of the motor to an increase rate of the human driving force, and a second changing ratio of a decrease rate of the output of the motor to a decrease rate of the human driving force in accordance with transmission information related to a transmission ratio in a power transmission path between an input rotational shaft of the human-powered vehicle and a wheel of the human-powered vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Hitoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 12266958
    Abstract: A charging device basically includes a first power source, first and second device-side connection terminals, a first resistance, a detection unit and a device-side controller. The first resistance is connected between the first power source and the first device-side connection terminal. The detection unit detects an inter-terminal voltage between the first device-side connection terminal and the second device-side connection terminal. A vehicle-side controller is connected between a first vehicle-side connection terminal connected to the first device-side connection terminal and a second vehicle-side connection terminal connected to the second device-side connection terminal. The device-side controller determines that the charging-device-side charging connector and the vehicle-side charging connector are turned into a non-connected state from a connected state by a fact that the inter-terminal voltage detected by the detection unit becomes greater than a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12263908
    Abstract: A suspension control system is provided for a suspension of a human-powered vehicle. The suspension control system basically includes a detector, an electronic controller and an additional detector. The detector is configured to detect information relating to a running condition of the human-powered vehicle indirectly indicative of a pedaling state of the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to output a control signal to adjust an operating state of the suspension in accordance with the information detected by the detector. The additional detector is configured to detect additional information relating to at least one of a riding posture of rider riding the human-powered vehicle and a terrain condition. The electronic controller is configured to output the control signal to adjust the operating state of the suspension in accordance with the information in combination with the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
  • Publication number: 20250100328
    Abstract: A hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, a sprocket support body, a first bearing unit, a second bearing unit, and a sleeve. The sleeve includes a first abutment portion and a second abutment portion. The first abutment portion abuts the first inner race. The second abutment portion abuts the second inner race in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Kosuke KINASHI
  • Publication number: 20250100327
    Abstract: A hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, a sprocket support body, a first ratchet member, a second ratchet member, and a spacer. The spacer includes at least one base member and at least one axial projection. The at least one axial projection extends from the at least one base member in an axial direction. The at least one axial projection is at least partially provided between at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth in a circumferential direction. A first axial tooth-end is closer to an axial center plane of the hub assembly than a second axial tooth-end. The at least one base member of the spacer is disposed at a location closer to the first axial tooth-end than the second axial tooth-end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Kosuke KINASHI, Jun NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20250091693
    Abstract: A rear sprocket includes a sprocket body and a plurality of sprocket teeth. The plurality of sprocket teeth includes a first upshifting facilitation tooth, a second upshifting facilitation tooth, a third upshifting facilitation tooth and an upshifting initiation tooth. The upshifting initiation tooth is adjacent to the third upshifting facilitation tooth at an upstream side of the third upshifting facilitation tooth with respect to a driving rotational direction of the rear sprocket without another tooth between the third upshifting facilitation tooth and the upshifting initiation tooth in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUJITA, Yusuke ODA, Hiroaki UEMURA
  • Patent number: 12252216
    Abstract: A rear sprocket assembly comprises a sprocket carrier, a first sprocket, and a second sprocket. The sprocket carrier includes at least one sprocket mounting portion having a first radial section and a second radial section. The first radial section has a first maximum axial length with respect to the axial direction. The second radial section has a second maximum axial length with respect to the axial direction. The second maximum axial length is larger than the first maximum axial length. At least one second mounted portion of the second sprocket is configured to axially contact the first radial section and the second radial section of the at least one sprocket mounting portion of the sprocket carrier with respect to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujita, Yusuke Oda
  • Patent number: 12246791
    Abstract: A bicycle part includes a housing and a lid. The housing includes an inner peripheral portion, an outer peripheral portion, an end wall portion and a connecting portion. The outer peripheral portion is spaced radially outward from the inner peripheral portion with respect to a center axis of the enclosed area. The end wall portion interconnects the inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion to at least partly define an internal space. The connecting portion interconnects the inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion. The lid overlies the internal space. The lid is welded to the inner peripheral portion along an inner weld path and the outer peripheral portion along an outer weld path. The lid is further welded to at least part of the connecting portion of the housing a connecting weld path connecting the inner weld path and the outer weld path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Azusa Yamazaki, Kazutaka Niki, Takeshi Ueda, Yuuya Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20250074544
    Abstract: A bicycle motor unit comprises an electric motor and a transmitting structure. The electric motor is configured to generate a driving force. The transmitting structure is coupled to the electric motor to transmit the driving force from the electric motor to an actuated device of a bicycle. The transmitting structure includes a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, and a resisting structure. The first rotatable member is rotatable about a rotational axis. The second rotatable member is rotatable relative to the first rotatable member about the rotational axis. The resisting structure is at least partially provided radially between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member with respect to the rotational axis so as to resist relative rotation between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi FUJII, Shota SUYAMA, Takeshi UEDA, Atsuhiro EMURA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Ken KAMIISHI
  • Patent number: 12240556
    Abstract: A device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a communication electrical contact. The communication electrical contact is contactable with an electrical contact of an electric device. The electrical contact has a first state where the electrical contact receives electricity from a power supply and a second state where the electrical contact is in contact with the communication electrical contact. The communication electrical contact is configured to be in contact with the electrical contact to allow communication between an external device and the electric device via the communication electrical contact and the electrical contact in the second state of the electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Komada, Yuichiro Hidaka