Patents by Inventor Satoshi Shahana
Satoshi Shahana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240367752Abstract: 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, 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 with the motor so as to change a rotational speed of the motor as the acceleration of the human-powered vehicle increases in a case where the derailleur has been actuated to change the transmission ratio and a predetermined condition related to pedaling is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Satoshi SHAHANA, Hayato SHIMAZU, Mitsuhiko KAWASAKI, Atsuhiro EMURA
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Patent number: 12116080Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission device to shift a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel to a rotational speed of a crank axle. The controller controls the transmission device between first, second, and third control states. The controller controls the transmission device in the first control state for a predetermined period in a case where the human-powered vehicle starts to travel until a vehicle state becomes a predetermined state. The controller switches from the first to the second control state if the vehicle state becomes the predetermined state. The controller switches from the first to the third control state if a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes greater than a predetermined driving force during the predetermined period. Shifting of the ratio is more restricted in the first control state than the second and third control states.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 12103638Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device is for a human-powered vehicle. The human-powered vehicle includes a motor that applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle and a shifting device that changes a transmission ratio, which is a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel of the human-powered vehicle to a rotational speed of a crank of the human-powered vehicle. The human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control the shifting device to change the transmission ratio in accordance with a comparison of a first parameter related to the human-powered vehicle and a predetermined threshold value. In a case where an output of the motor decreases as a vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle increases, the electronic controller is configured to change the predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Yukinobu Nakamura, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki
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Patent number: 12091135Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission device to shift a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel to a rotational speed of a crank axle in stages. The controller controls the transmission device so that the transmission device performs a first shifting action that shifts the ratio by only one stage in a case where a shifting condition is satisfied. The transmission device is controlled by the electronic controller so that the transmission device performs a second shifting action that shifts the ratio by two or more stages in a case where the shifting condition is satisfied and a vehicle state of the human-powered vehicle is a predetermined state. The predetermined state includes a state in which a change amount of a parameter related to the vehicle state is a predetermined amount or greater.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 12071199Abstract: 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, 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 with the motor so as to change at least one of a rotational angle of the motor and an output torque of the motor in correspondence with a state of the human-powered vehicle 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: August 27, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Hayato Shimazu, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki, Atsuhiro Emura
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Patent number: 12037081Abstract: A bracket device is configured to mount a bicycle rear derailleur on a rear-wheel axis of a bicycle. The bracket device includes a frame attachment end for coupling to a bicycle frame and a derailleur attachment end for coupling to the bicycle rear derailleur. The frame attachment end has a first arm and a second arm, which are spaced apart in an axial direction with respect to the rear-wheel axis. The first arm has a first attachment opening through which the rear-wheel axis coaxially passes in a mounting state of the bracket device. The second arm has a second attachment opening through which the rear-wheel axis coaxially passes in the mounting state of the bracket device. The derailleur attachment end has a third attachment opening configured to receive a derailleur fastener for coupling to the base element of the bicycle rear derailleur.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 12030575Abstract: A rider-posture changing device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a first member, a second member, a detector, and a controller. The second member is configured to be movable relative to the first member. The detector is configured to detect position information of the second member relative to the first member. The controller is configured to obtain movement information of the second member relative to the first member based on the position information.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Yuki Sakagawa, Toyoto Shirai, Akihiro Nozaki, Satoshi Shahana, Hitoshi Takayama, Noor Ashyikkin Binti Mohd Noor
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Patent number: 11999440Abstract: A drive train comprises a sprocket arrangement and a force-transmission coefficient. The sprocket arrangement includes a plurality of rear sprockets and a plurality of gear ratios respectively corresponding to the plurality of rear sprockets. The plurality of gear ratios includes a largest gear ratio and a smallest gear ratio. The sprocket arrangement includes at least one individual sprocket-space provided between two adjacent rear sprockets among the plurality of rear sprockets. The force-transmission coefficient is obtained by dividing a total gear range quotient by a total number of the at least one individual sprocket-space. The force-transmission coefficient is equal to or larger than 0.97 and is equal to or smaller than 1.36. The total gear range quotient is obtained by dividing the largest gear ratio by the smallest gear ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
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Publication number: 20240158045Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Satoshi SHAHANA, Sota YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240116594Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventor: Satoshi SHAHANA
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Patent number: 11952081Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission to shift a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel to a rotational speed of a crank axle in accordance with a control state. In a case where the controller controls the transmission to shift the ratio in accordance with an input from a shift operation device in a first control state, the controller changes the control state to a second control state. In a case where a change amount of a parameter related to a vehicle state of the human-powered vehicle becomes a predetermined amount or greater in the second control state, the controller changes the control state to the first control state. Shifting of the ratio in accordance with a shifting condition is more restricted in the second control state than the first control state.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 11939028Abstract: A bicycle component controller is basically provided with a processor. The processor is configured to perform a gear shift control based on a sprocket assembly information of at least one sprocket assembly. The sprocket assembly information at least includes a single shifting distance and shifting gate information. The single shifting distance corresponds to an axial spacing between adjacent sprockets of the at least one sprocket assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki, Shota Suyama
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Patent number: 11932347Abstract: A control device and a transmission system are configured to improve riding comfort of a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control a transmission device of a human-powered vehicle so that a transmission ratio at which the vehicle is started becomes equal to a designated transmission ratio. The electronic controller is configured to set the designated transmission ratio based on reference information that excludes information related to a gradient of a road surface, information related to manual operation of the transmission device, and information related to propulsion assistance of the human-powered vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20240083543Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission to shift a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel to a rotational speed of a crank axle in accordance with a control state. In a case where the controller controls the transmission to shift the ratio in accordance with an input from a shift operation device in a first control state, the controller changes the control state to a second control state. In a case where a change amount of a parameter related to a vehicle state of the human-powered vehicle becomes a predetermined amount or greater in the second control state, the controller changes the control state to the first control state. Shifting of the ratio in accordance with a shifting condition is more restricted in the second control state than the first control state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Satoshi SHAHANA
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Publication number: 20240083544Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission device to shift a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel to a rotational speed of a crank axle. The controller controls the transmission device between first, second, and third control states. The controller controls the transmission device in the first control state for a predetermined period in a case where the human-powered vehicle starts to travel until a vehicle state becomes a predetermined state. The controller switches from the first to the second control state if the vehicle state becomes the predetermined state. The controller switches from the first to the third control state if a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle becomes greater than a predetermined driving force during the predetermined period. Shifting of the ratio is more restricted in the first control state than the second and third control states.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Satoshi SHAHANA
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Publication number: 20240083542Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission device to shift a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel to a rotational speed of a crank axle in stages. The controller controls the transmission device so that the transmission device performs a first shifting action that shifts the ratio by only one stage in a case where a shifting condition is satisfied. The transmission device is controlled by the electronic controller so that the transmission device performs a second shifting action that shifts the ratio by two or more stages in a case where the shifting condition is satisfied and a vehicle state of the human-powered vehicle is a predetermined state. The predetermined state includes a state in which a change amount of a parameter related to the vehicle state is a predetermined amount or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Satoshi SHAHANA
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Publication number: 20240076009Abstract: A control device for a human-powered vehicle includes an electronic controller. The human-powered vehicle includes a motor that applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle and a transmission that shifts a transmission ratio of the human-powered vehicle between a plurality of shift stages. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor. The electronic controller is configured to decrease an upper limit value of an output of the motor in an up-shift operation. The electronic controller is configured to decrease the upper limit value in a down-shift operation. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor so that the upper limit value in the up-shift operation performed between two predetermined ones of the shift stages that differ in the transmission ratio by one stage differs from the upper limit value in the down-shift operation performed between the two predetermined ones of the shift stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Satoshi SHAHANA, Toru TAKAYANAGI, Takeshi UEDA, Atsuhiro EMURA, Hayato SHIMAZU
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Patent number: 11919607Abstract: A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base element including a first attachment end for coaxial installation on a rear-wheel axis and a second attachment end, a movable element movable relative to the base element, a linkage mechanism connecting the movable element to the base element, and a chain guide arrangement rotatably connected to the movable element. The second attachment end is coupled to the linkage mechanism. The first attachment end includes a first arm and a second arm, which are spaced apart in an axial direction with respect to the rear-wheel axis. The base element includes an angular position adjustment structure that adjusts an angular position of the derailleur relative to a bicycle frame by rotating the first arm and the second arm about the rear-wheel axis. The angular position adjustment structure is disposed between the first and second attachment ends in a radial direction of the rear-wheel axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Sota Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20240034430Abstract: A control device for a human-powered vehicle includes an electronic controller. The human-powered vehicle includes a crank axle configured to receive a human driving force, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the first rotational body and the second rotational body to transmit the driving force between the first rotational body and the second rotational body, a motor configured to drive the transmission body, and a first operating unit configured to be operable by a user of the human-powered vehicle and irrelevant to a shifting operation of the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor so as to drive the transmission body with the motor without propelling the human-powered vehicle with the driving force of the motor upon the user operating the first operating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Satoshi SHAHANA, Tadaharu KUROTOBI
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Publication number: 20240034431Abstract: A control device for a human-powered vehicle includes an electronic controller. The human-powered vehicle includes a crank axle that receives a human driving force, a first rotational body connected to the crank axle, a wheel, a second rotational body connected to the wheel, a transmission body engaged with the rotational bodies to transmit a driving force between the rotational bodies, a derailleur that operates the transmission body to shift a transmission ratio, and a motor that drives the transmission body. The electronic controller controls the motor to drive the transmission body with the motor without propelling the human-powered vehicle with the driving force of the motor in a case where a first condition in which the crank axle is rotated and the human-powered vehicle is propelled without the human driving force and a shifting condition for shifting the transmission ratio with the derailleur are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Satoshi SHAHANA