CN100478247C - Bicycle display device - Google Patents

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CN100478247C
CN100478247C CNB2006100987381A CN200610098738A CN100478247C CN 100478247 C CN100478247 C CN 100478247C CN B2006100987381 A CNB2006100987381 A CN B2006100987381A CN 200610098738 A CN200610098738 A CN 200610098738A CN 100478247 C CN100478247 C CN 100478247C
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藤井和浩
福田雅彦
高本隆一朗
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The bicycle display device 119r is mounted on a bicycle, and includes a mounting part 30r and a display element 32r. The mounting part 30r is attachable to a brake bracket 117f of the bicycle. The display element 32r is supported by the mounting part 30r, and is configured and arranged to display a fine adjustment display screen for indicating the amount of adjustment when adjusting the transmission position of a transmission device such as a rear derailleur. Thus, the bicycle display device is configured to accurately verify an amount of adjustment occurring when performing a fine adjustment of a transmission position of a transmission device.

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Bicycle display device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of read out instrument, especially relate to the bicycle display device and the bicycle use control setup that are installed on the bicycle.
Background technology
On bicycle, the read out instrument (for example with reference to patent documentation 1) that is used to show shift position (being shift pattern) is installed on handlebar sometimes.Existing bicycle display device is fixed on the brake support that is installed on the handlebar.Like this, by the demonstration shift position, but the jockey knows converter speed ratio moment, can promptly carry out variable speed operation (being gear-change operation) according to the variation of driving path.
Patent documentation 1: Japanese kokai publication hei 9-024876 communique
In this transmission system, in the transmission system of especially outside installing, if the position relation of leading chain part and sprocket wheel that moves vertically is inappropriate, then chain can send sound or can not successfully carry out speed change (gear shift) sometimes.For preventing this situation,, consider and carry out motorized motions, and sprocket wheel is finely tuned its position relatively leading chain part carrying out in the electric derailleur of electronic control to dialling the chain device.
When carrying out this fine setting, if can not correctly discern the amount trimmed of shift position, then can not discern the adjustment of having carried out which kind of degree or can also carry out the adjustment of which kind of degree afterwards, thereby the fine setting operation expends time in.Especially when finely tuning operation while travelling, owing to be difficult to the position that direct viewing confirms to lead chain part, the fine setting operation is very bothersome.
In addition, if be used to enter, then when carrying out variable speed operation, might enter the fine setting pattern because of maloperation to leading operating station that chain part carries out sharply tuned fine setting pattern near the hand of the execution variable speed operation on the handlebar etc.When in travelling, entering the fine setting pattern, then can not carry out variable speed operation, carry out maloperation especially in play, then might cause extremely serious time waste.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is: when execution is carried out sharply tuned operation to shift position, can confirm amount trimmed reliably.
Another technical matters to be solved by this invention is: be used in and enter the very difficult execution mistakenly of operation of shift position being carried out sharply tuned fine setting pattern.
Bicycle display device according to first invention is mounted in the read out instrument on the bicycle, comprises fixed part and display part.Fixed part can be fixed on the bicycle.Display part is supported on the fixed part, can show the fine setting picture, and this fine setting picture is used to show the adjustment amount of shift position (shift pattern) when finely tuning to transmission system.
In this read out instrument, shift position is carried out sharply tuned fine setting picture be presented on the display part.At this, because the fine setting picture that is presented on the display part shows the adjustment amount of finely tuning when operating, so, can confirm adjustment amount reliably by when shift position is finely tuned, observing the fine setting picture.Therefore, even finely tune operation fairly simplely while also can confirm adjustment amount under steam.
According to the bicycle display device of second invention, in the described device of first invention, display part can switch between the shift position display frame of the shift position that shows transmission system and fine setting picture.At this moment,, not only can confirm to finely tune the adjustment amount in the picture by switching the picture of display part, and the shift position can in shift position display frame, confirm to travel the time.
Bicycle display device according to the 3rd invention, in the described device of second invention, also comprise display control unit, be used to control display part, simultaneously shift position display frame and fine setting picture carried out the display frame that the blocked operation of the picture blocked operation portion of blocked operation switches display part according to being used for.At this moment, can utilize display control unit to switch display frame simply.
According to the bicycle display device of the 4th invention, in each described device, fixed part is fixed on the support of the brake lever on the handlebar that can be installed in bicycle in first to the 3rd invention.At this moment, because read out instrument is fixed on the support of brake lever,, thereby be easy to confirm shift position or adjustment amount accordingly rapidly with transmission system so when on brake lever or near it variable speed operation portion being set, variable speed operation portion and read out instrument be near configuration.
According to the bicycle display device of the 5th invention, in the described device of the 4th invention, handlebar is drop handlebars; Fixed part is fixed on the upper surface of support of drop handlebars one distolateral installation.At this moment, because read out instrument is fixed on the upper surface of support, so even adopt the bicycle of drop handlebars also to be easy to see demonstration.
According to the bicycle display device of the 6th invention, in first invention is invented to the 5th, in each described device, be when showing the fine setting picture, display control unit control display part is with the adjustment amount and the adjustment direction thereof of demonstration shift position.At this moment, because not only show adjustment amount, also show and adjust direction, so can grasp the fine setting operation more reliably.
Bicycle display device according to the 7th invention, in the described device of the 6th invention, display part has numerical value viewing area and direction viewing area, when showing the fine setting picture, display control unit control display part to be showing adjustment amount on the numerical value viewing area, and shows on the direction viewing area and adjust direction.At this moment, owing to show adjustment amount with numerical value, so but moment judgement adjustment amount, again because also show the adjustment direction, so also be easy to judge the adjustment direction.
According to the bicycle display device of the 8th invention, in the described device of the 6th invention, display part is the read out instrument of dot matrix way, and when demonstration fine setting picture, display control unit is controlled adjustment amount and the adjustment direction of display part with the graphic display shift position.At this moment, because with graphic display adjustment amount and direction, so but two demonstrations of moment affirmation.
According to the bicycle display device of the 9th invention, in each described device, picture blocked operation portion is arranged near the front chain shifter of bicycle in the 3rd invention is invented to the 8th.At this moment, because front chain shifter is configured in below-seat, so, only need stretch out one's hand and to carry out the picture blocked operation even under steam.
Bicycle display device according to the tenth invention, in first invention to the 9th invention in each described device, when picture blocked operation portion has been operated more than or equal to specified time, switch to fine setting picture as the rear derailleur of transmission system, when the not enough specified time of operation, switch to fine setting picture as the front chain shifter of transmission system.At this moment, because an available operating portion carries out the fine setting operation of front chain shifter and rear derailleur, so that blocked operation becomes is easy.
According to the bicycle display device of the 11 invention, in each described device, transmission system is a rear derailleur in first invention is invented to the tenth.At this moment, can easily confirm the adjustment amount of rear derailleur.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 12 invention, be the device that can be installed on the bicycle, comprise pattern operating portion, fine setting operating portion and control part.The pattern operating portion is to be used to enter into the operating portion that the shift position of bicycle transmission is carried out sharply tuned fine setting pattern, is arranged on as on the front chain shifter of transmission system and in the rear derailleur at least one.The fine setting operating portion is to be used for for the fine setting pattern time shift position of transmission system being carried out sharply tuned operating portion.Control part is used for according to the operation of fine setting operating portion the shift position of transmission system being finely tuned control for the fine setting pattern time.
In this control setup, the pattern operating portion at least one in being arranged on front chain shifter and rear derailleur is operated and when entering the fine setting pattern, according to the operation of fine setting operating portion shift position is finely tuned.The pattern operating portion that is used for entering this fine setting pattern is arranged at least one of front chain shifter or rear derailleur, thereby configuration is difficult on the position of maloperation under steam.At this, because be used for entering at least one that the pattern operating portion of fine setting pattern is arranged on front chain shifter or rear derailleur, thus be difficult to carry out the operation of pattern operating portion in travelling, so be difficult for the pattern operating portion is carried out maloperation.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 13 invention, in the described device of the 12 invention, the pattern operating portion is arranged on the front chain shifter.At this moment, because front chain shifter is configured in below-seat, so, only need stretch out one's hand and to operate the pattern operating portion even under steam.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 14 invention, in the described device of the 13 invention, the operation of fine setting operating portion was finely tuned the shift position of rear derailleur when the control part basis was in the fine setting pattern.At this moment, even also can carry out the fine setting of rear derailleur under steam.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 15 invention, in the described device of the 14 invention, control part has preceding control part that front chain shifter is controlled and the back control part that rear derailleur is controlled; Preceding control part is when the operation that utilizes the pattern operating portion enters the fine setting pattern, and the fine setting pattern information of this purport is represented in control part output backward; After back control part receives the fine setting pattern information, rear derailleur is finely tuned control according to the operation of fine setting operating portion.At this moment, even the pattern operating portion is arranged on the front chain shifter so that easy operating under steam also can be finely tuned control to rear derailleur simply.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 16 invention, in the described device of the 15 invention, the pattern operating portion is an on-off switch; When not enough specified time is operated in the on-off switch conducting, preceding control part will be finely tuned pattern information control part output backward, and when conducting was operated more than or equal to specified time, preceding control part was finely tuned control according to the operation of fine setting operating portion to front chain shifter.At this moment, except that rear derailleur, also can finely tune front chain shifter according to the conducting operating time as the on and off switch of pattern operating portion.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 17 invention, in inventing to the 16, the 12 invention in each described device, also comprises bicycle display device, this bicycle display device has: fixed part can be fixed on the bicycle; Display part is supported on the fixed part, can show the fine setting picture, and this fine setting picture is used to show the adjustment amount the when shift position of transmission system finely tuned; And the control display part, be used to control display part, and according to being used for shift position display frame and finely tuning the blocked operation that picture carries out the picture blocked operation portion of blocked operation, the display frame of switching display part.At this moment, when entering the fine setting pattern,,, can confirm adjustment amount reliably by when shift position is finely tuned, observing the fine setting picture because on the shown fine setting picture of display part, show the adjustment amount of finely tuning when operating.Therefore, even finely tune operation fairly simplely while also can confirm adjustment amount under steam.
According to the bicycle use control setup of the 18 invention, in each described device, through specified time, control part is cancelled the fine setting pattern after the operation that utilizes the pattern operating portion enters the fine setting pattern in the 12 invention is invented to the 17.At this moment, even utilize the operation of pattern operating portion to enter the fine setting pattern, also need not finely tune the releasing operation of pattern, so operability improves.
Adopt the present invention,,, can confirm adjustment amount reliably by when shift position is finely tuned, observing the fine setting picture because on the shown fine setting picture of display part, show the adjustment amount when fine setting is operated.Therefore, even finely tune operation fairly simplely while also can confirm adjustment amount under steam.
Adopt another invention of the present invention, be arranged on in front chain shifter or the rear derailleur at least one,, be difficult for the pattern operating portion is carried out maloperation so be difficult to carry out the operation of pattern operating portion in travelling because enter pattern operating portion that the fine setting pattern uses.
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Fig. 1 is the lateral plan that adopts the bicycle of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the side-looking enlarged drawing around the handlebar end;
Fig. 3 is that it overlooks enlarged drawing;
Fig. 4 is the block scheme of the formation of expression change control system;
Fig. 5 is the control flow chart of preceding control part;
Fig. 6 is the control flow chart of back control part;
Fig. 7 is the control flow chart of display control unit;
Fig. 8 is an example graphic of expression shift position display frame;
Fig. 9 is an example graphic of expression fine setting picture;
Figure 10 be other embodiment be equivalent to the graphic of Fig. 9;
Figure 11 is the block diagram that adopts the front chain shifter of one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 12 is the block diagram that adopts the rear derailleur of other embodiment;
Figure 13 be other embodiment be equivalent to the graphic of Fig. 3; And
Figure 14 be other embodiment be equivalent to the graphic of Fig. 5.
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In Fig. 1, adopting the bicycle 101 of one embodiment of the invention is racing cycle, and it comprises: arch bar truck 102 has front fork 98 and is fixed on handlebar portion 104 on the front fork 98; Drive division 105 is made of the crank 96 that chain 95 and pedal PD are installed, preceding rear derailleur 97f, 97r, bidirection chain wheels 99f, 99r etc.; Be installed in the front-wheel and trailing wheel 106f, the 106r that reach vehicle frame 102 rear portions on the front fork 98; And front and back brake gear 107f, 107r.
As shown in Figure 1, handlebar portion 104 comprises stem 111 and at the chimeric fixing handlebar 112 in stem 111 upper ends.The stem 111 chimeric tops that are fixed on front fork 98.Handlebar 112 is racing car type (sagging type) handlebars, comprises a pair of brake lever 113f, the 113r that are used for front and back brake gear 107f, 107r are carried out brake operating.When bicycle 101 is seen at the rear, brake lever 113f is configured in the right part of handlebar 112, and brake lever 113r is configured in the left part.At the central portion of handlebar 112, dispose and be used to show the speed of bicycle and the speed display part 114 of operating range.
As shown in Figure 2, brake lever 113f, 113r have: be installed in front and back brake support 117f, the 117r of handlebar 112 ends respectively and swing front and back rod unit 116f, the 116r that is installed in freely on brake support 117f, the 117r.Be respectively arranged with the front and back variable speed operation 121f of portion, 121r in the rear surface of rod unit 116f, 116r, the variable speed operation of rear derailleur 97f, 97r before being used to carry out.Particularly, the 121f of variable speed operation portion of front chain shifter 97f is arranged on the rod unit 116r of the brake operating that is used to carry out rear brake device 107r, and the 121r of variable speed operation portion of rear derailleur 97r is arranged on the rod unit 116f of the brake operating that is used to carry out Front brake device 107f.In addition, be fixed with speed change read out instrument 119r, 119f, be used to show the adjustment amount under shift position (being shift pattern) and the aftermentioned adjustment modes and adjust direction at the leading section upper surface of brake support 117f, 117r.Particularly, as shown in Figure 3, with the 121r of variable speed operation portion accordingly, be used to show that the speed change read out instrument 119r of the shift position etc. of rear derailleur 97r is fixed on the brake support 117f of Front brake bar 113f, be used to show that the speed change read out instrument 119f of the shift position etc. of front chain shifter 97f is fixed on the brake support 117r of back brake lever 113r.In addition, as shown in Figure 2, be provided with display control unit 118, be used to carry out the demonstration control of speed change read out instrument 119f, 119r in brake support 117f inside.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, speed change read out instrument 119f, 119r have: can be fixed on the fixed part 30f, the 30r that on the leading section upper surface of brake support 117r, 117f, for example form hull shape; Be supported on display part 32f, 32r on fixed part 30f, the 30r; And display control unit 118.Fixed part 30f, 30r for example are fixed on the leading section of brake support 117r, 117f by suitable fixed forms such as screw threads for fastening, bonding or fringing are fastening. Display part 32f, 32r comprise the sectional type liquid crystal indicator that makes predetermined figure " on-off " and show numerical value and figure respectively.
The display part 32f that front chain shifter 97f uses have with numerical value show front chain shifter 97f for example two shift position, be preferably seven sections numerical value viewing area 34f.The display part 32r that rear derailleur 97r uses can be in shift position display frame and the fine setting picture when being in adjustment modes between switch.Display part 32r has following three viewing areas: the direction viewing area 36r that preferably can show the 10 numerical value viewing area 34r with interior numerical value with seven sections and two sections, shows with the plus sige minus sign and with the dump energy viewing area 38r of the graphic display of imitating battery.As shown in Figure 8, usually, on the 34r of numerical value viewing area, show any shift position of rear derailleur 97r, for example show 10, on the 38r of dump energy viewing area, show dump energy simultaneously with numerical value.In addition, dump energy viewing area 38r preferably is made of the figure that is divided into two squares, for example, the surplus of supply unit 20 is to show, only not show with a square demonstration and two squares with two squares simultaneously or two squares this three phases that glimmers shows.As shown in Figure 9, when being adjustment modes, on the 34r of numerical value viewing area, preferably show the adjustment amount that fine setting is operated with numerical value, and adjust direction with any one demonstration in the plus sige minus sign with ten grades.At this, for example adjustment direction of low speed side (the big footpath sprocket wheel side of chain wheel set 99r) represented in minus sign, and for example adjustment direction of high-speed side (the path sprocket wheel side of chain wheel set 99r) represented in plus sige.
Display control unit 118 is used to control the demonstration of display part 32f, 32r, and the display frame of switching display part 32r according to " on-off " of adjustment modes between shift position display frame shown in Figure 8 and fine setting picture shown in Figure 9.
The 121f of variable speed operation portion, 121r have shifter bar 124, and swing is installed in the rear surface of rod unit 116r, 116f freely respectively.As shown in Figure 4, the inside of the 121f of variable speed operation portion be provided with according to the swing of shifter bar 124 and preceding high speed gear switch (FSU-SW) 131f of " on-off " and before kick down switch (FSD-SW) 133f.Equally, the inside of the 121r of variable speed operation portion also is provided with back high speed gear switch (RSU-SW) 131r and back kick down switch (RSD-SW) 133r.
As shown in Figure 1, drive division 105 preceding rear derailleur 97f, the 97r and bidirection chain wheels 99f, the 99r that comprise aforesaid chain 95, carry out chain 95 gear shift.
Front chain shifter (FD) 97f be can be automatically controlled electric derailleur, be used for chain 95 any guiding to a plurality of (being preferably two) shift position.As Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 11, front chain shifter 97f comprises: be fixed on installing component 12f on the seat pipe 102a of vehicle frame 102, can near or the supply unit 20 of leading chain part 14f, connection parts 12f and leading the four-point linkage mechanism 16f of chain part 14f, driving the electric driving part 18f that leads chain part 14f and electric power is provided to electric driving part 18f and other electric equipment by four-point linkage mechanism 16f that moves away from the direction of installing component 12f.
As shown in Figure 4, the inside of electric driving part 18f has: preceding control part (FD control part) 127f, the position transduser 128f of electrical motor 125f, the 126f of direct motor drive portion, control motor drive division 126f, mode switch (example of picture blocked operation portion and pattern operating portion) 129 and voltage sensor 135.As shown in figure 11, mode switch 129 is arranged on the surface of an opposite side with the bicycle working direction of electric driving part 18f.When on this position mode switch 129 being set, even speed change situation variation and need fine setting under steam then, also only need stretch out one's hand can operating-mode switch 129, so can enter adjustment modes.
As shown in Figure 1, rear derailleur (RD) 97r be can be automatically controlled electric derailleur, be used for chain 95 any guiding to a plurality of (being preferably ten) shift position.Rear derailleur 97r comprises: be fixed on Chain stay (Chain Stay) the 102d rear portion of vehicle frame 102 installing component 12r, can lead chain part 14r, connection parts 12r and lead the four-point linkage mechanism 16r of chain part 14r and drive the electric driving part 18r lead chain part 14r by four-point linkage mechanism 16r relative to what installing component 12r moved.
As shown in Figure 4, the inside of electric driving part 18r has: back control part (RD control part) 127r of electrical motor 125r, the 126r of direct motor drive portion, control motor drive division 126r and the position transduser 128r that detects shift position.
At this, the front and back direct motor drive 126f of portion, 126r comprise the deceleration unit that the rotation of electrical motor 125f, 125r is slowed down and the unit of motor driver.Front and back control part 127f, 127r have control circuit respectively, this control circuit comprises the microcomputer with storage part and operational part etc., utilizes software according to variable rate signal difference control motor drive division 126f, 126r from the 121f of variable speed operation portion, 121r output.Front and back position sensor 128f, 128r are used to detect the shift position of each group chain device 97f, 97r, have for example used the sensor of rotary encoder etc.Mode switch 129 for example is the button switch of conducting when carrying out pressing operation, it is the switch that is used for ON/OFF adjustment modes (example of fine setting pattern), this adjustment modes is that each shift position of rear derailleur 97f is carried out sharply tuned pattern, when ON, and adjustment modes ON/OFF then.Voltage sensor 135 is the sensors that detect the power line voltage of supply unit 20.
As shown in Figure 4, provide electric power from the supply unit 20 that is installed on the front chain shifter 97f to each several part, the 121f of variable speed operation portion, 121r, display control unit 118 and front and back speed change read out instrument 119f, the 119r of these groups chain device 97f, 97r.Particularly, providing for example by power lead 150 and grounding jumper 151 to the electric driving part 18f of front chain shifter 97f from supply unit 20, power line voltage V is the electric power of about 6~8.4 volts of direct currents.In addition, the electric power that provides power line voltage V by power lead 152 and grounding jumper 153 to electric driving part 18r and the display control unit 118 of rear derailleur 97r from electric driving part 18f.In addition, speed change read out instrument 119f, 119r and the front and back variable speed operation 121f of portion, 121r provide the electric power of power line voltage V forwards, backwards by display control unit 118.In addition, shift position signal FPOS, the RPOS of front and back position sensor 128f, 128r export to display control unit 118 by position signal line 154, and make these form shows signal by display control unit 118, the shift position of rear derailleur 97f, 97r before showing by front and back speed change read out instrument 119f, 119r.By operating-mode switch 129, also to position signal line 154 output mode information (MI: whether expression is the information of adjustment modes) and information of voltage (VD: for example triphasic information of voltage).In addition, variable rate signal FDS, the RDS that exports according to the operation of the 121f of variable speed operation portion, 121r is via variable rate signal line 155,156 forward rear derailleur 97f, the 97r output of display control unit 118 by separately.In addition, in fact the variable rate signal line 156 of variable rate signal RDS is connected with electric driving part 18r via electric driving part 18f.Therefore, the electric driving part 18f of front chain shifter 97f is connected with display control unit 118 via for example managing 102c down with the distribution of five cores, and electric driving part 18r for example is connected with electric driving part 18f by Chain stay 102d with the distribution of four-core.Therefore, also the adaptor union that connects these five cores distributions together can be set on electric driving part 18f.
Below each control part 127f, 127r, 118 basic controlling are handled and described.Explanation described later is an example of control and treatment, and control and treatment of the present invention is not limited to these control and treatment.
As shown in Figure 5, on preceding control part 127f, after the energized, in step S1, carry out initial setting.In this initial setting, various signs and parameter are carried out initialization.In step S2, utilize the output of voltage sensor 135 and input supply voltage V.In step S3, whether conducting of judgment model switch 129.As previously mentioned, mode switch 129 is button switchs, only conducting when being pressed.In step S4, whether conducting of the high speed gear switch 131f of the 121f of variable speed operation portion before judging.In step S5, judge whether conducting of kick down switch 133f.In step S6, whether the power line voltage V that judges input is more than or equal to 6 volts.As power line voltage V during more than or equal to 6 volts, then enter step S7, information of voltage VD is made as " 1 ".In step S8, judge whether the timing T that is provided with arrives in aftermentioned step S11.This timing T is the timing of the time before the automatic cancellation adjustment modes when being in the regulation adjustment modes, for example is set to 2 minutes.At timing T not then, then do not return step S2.
When mode switch 129 conductings, enter step S9 from step S3.In step S9, judge whether pattern information MI that expression is in adjustment modes is set to " 1 ", promptly whether has entered adjustment modes.When being not adjustment modes (MI=0), then enter step S10, pattern information MI is set to " 1 ".Thus, enter adjustment modes.In step S11, startup regularly begins behind the T.When being adjustment modes (MI=1), then enter step S12 from step S9, pattern information MI is reset to " 0 ".In step S13, stop behind the timeing closing T.These processing enter step S4 after finishing.
When being judged as high speed gear switch 131f conducting, enter step S 14 from step S4.In step S14, judge whether shift position signal FPOS is " 2 ".Shift position signal FPOS for example changes between " 1 " and " 2 ".The shift position of the low speed side (path sprocket wheel side) of " 1 " and " 2 " expression chain wheel set 99f and high-speed side (big footpath sprocket wheel side).Relation between the output of this shift position signal FPOS and position transduser 128f is stored in the storage part of preceding control part 127f.
When shift position signal FPOS is " 2 ",, just do not enter step S5 so do not carry out any processing because can not continue to improve gear again.When shift position signal FPOS is not " 2 " (being " 1 "), then enter step S15, become " 2 " after making shift position signal FPOS add " 1 ", enter step S5 then.Thus, electrical motor 125f rotation, front chain shifter 97f moves to the high speed gear direction.
When being judged as kick down switch 133f conducting, enter step S16 from step S5.In step S16, judge whether shift position signal FPOS is " 1 ".When shift position signal FPOS is " 1 ",, promptly do not enter step S6 so do not carry out any processing because can not continue to reduce gear again.When shift position signal FPOS is not " 1 " (being " 2 "), then enter step S 17, become " 1 " after making shift position signal FPOS subtract " 1 ", enter step S6 then.Thus, electrical motor 125f rotation, front chain shifter 97f moves to the low gear direction.
As power line voltage V during, enter step S 18 from step S6 less than 6 volts.In step S18, judge that whether power line voltage V is less than 6 volts and more than or equal to 4 volts.When power line voltage V less than 6 volts and during more than or equal to 4 volts, enter step S19, information of voltage VD is set to " 2 ".When being in addition other situations, promptly consume when causing power line voltage V to need to change supply unit 20 less than 4 volts at supply unit 20, then enter step S20, information of voltage VD is made as " 3 ".These processing enter step S8 after finishing.According to these information of voltage VD triphasic dump energy is presented on the dump energy viewing area 38r of speed change read out instrument 119r.
When be judged as regularly T to, promptly be judged as enter adjustment modes after during through 2 minutes, enter step S21 from step S8.In step S21, pattern information MI is reset to " 0 ".Thus, adjustment modes cancellation.Consequently, on speed change read out instrument 119r, display frame switches to shift position display frame from fine setting picture shown in Figure 9.These processing are returned step S2 after finishing.
As shown in Figure 6, on the control part 127r of back, after the energized, in step P1, carry out initial setting.In step P2, the pattern information MI that input is generated by preceding control part 127f.In step P3, whether whether judgment model information MI be set to " 1 ", promptly be adjustment modes.When entering adjustment modes, then be transferred to step P4.In step P4, judge whether the high speed gear switch 131r of the back variable speed operation 121r of portion continues to have pushed for example more than or equal to 0.5 second.In step P5, judge whether the kick down switch 133r of the back variable speed operation 121r of portion continues to have pushed for example more than or equal to 0.5 second.Under adjustment modes, can utilize each shift position that continues to push of high speed gear switch 131r and kick down switch 133r to be for example ten grades to high-speed side (small-diameter gear side) and low speed side (large diameter gear side) fine setting with rear derailleur 97r.This adjustment at interval for example with about 1/2 length of the interval L of the adjacent sprocket wheel in ten sprocket wheels of chain wheel set 99r to high-speed side and low speed side respectively ten five equilibriums obtain.Therefore, under adjustment modes, the shift position of rear derailleur 97r can be finely tuned respectively to high-speed side and low speed side is in ten grades the trim locations any.
When being judged as when continuing to have pushed high speed gear switch 131r, enter step P6 from step P4.In step P6, judge whether to finely tune end position to high-speed side, i.e. the tenth grade trim locations.When high-speed side is finely tuned to limit trim locations, do not carry out any processing and promptly enter step P5.When not finely tuning to limit trim locations, then enter step P7, make rear derailleur 97r move one grade to the trim locations of high-speed side, and with each shift position of ten shift position signal RPOS of rear derailleur 97r to one grade of the trim locations change of high-speed side.Thus, whole shift position are finely tuned one grade to the trim locations of high-speed side together.
When being judged as when continuing to have pushed kick down switch 133r, enter step P8 from step P5.In step P8, judge whether to finely tune limit trim locations to low speed side, i.e. the tenth grade trim locations.When low speed side is finely tuned to limit trim locations, do not carry out any processing and promptly enter step P10.When not finely tuning to limit trim locations, then enter step P9, make rear derailleur 97r move one grade to the trim locations of low speed side, and with the position of ten shift position signal RPOS of rear derailleur 97r to one grade of the trim locations change of low speed side.Thus, whole shift position are finely tuned one grade to the trim locations of low speed side together.And, enter step P10.That is,, under not continuing to push the situation of high speed gear switch 131r or kick down switch 133r, during conducting, then carry out common variable speed operation even in adjustment modes.
Being judged as when not being adjustment modes, then enter step P10 from step P3.In step P10, judge whether conducting of high speed gear switch 131r.In step P11, judge whether conducting of kick down switch 133r.
When being judged as high speed gear switch 131r conducting, enter step P12 from step P10.In step P12, judge whether shift position signal RPOS is " 10 ".Preceding shift position signal FPOS for example changes between " 1 " to " 10 ".The shift position of the dead slow side (sprocket wheel of maximum diameter side) of " 1 " expression chain wheel set 99f, " 10 " are represented the shift position of the high-speed side sprocket wheel of path side ().Relation between the output of this shift position signal RPOS and position transduser 128r is stored in the storage part of back control part 127r.
When shift position signal RPOS is " 10 ",, promptly do not enter step P11 so do not carry out any processing because can not continue to improve gear again.When shift position signal RPOS is not " 10 ", enter step P13, make shift position signal RPOS add " 1 ", enter step P11 then.Thus, electrical motor 125r rotation, rear derailleur 97r moves to the high speed gear direction.
When being judged as kick down switch 133r conducting, enter step P14 from step P11.In step P14, judge whether shift position signal RPOS is " 1 ".When shift position signal RPOS is " 1 ",, promptly do not return step P2 so do not carry out any processing because can not continue to reduce gear again.When shift position signal RPOS is not " 1 ", then enter step P15, make shift position signal RPOS subtract " 1 " and reduction gear, return step P2 then.Thus, electrical motor 125r rotation, rear derailleur 97r moves to the low gear direction.
As shown in Figure 7, on display control unit 118, after the energized, in step Q1, carry out initial setting.In step Q2, pattern information MI, shift position information FPOS that input is generated by preceding control part 127f and information of voltage VD and by back control part 127r shift position signal RPOS after changing.
In step Q3, judge whether to be adjustment modes according to pattern information MI.When being adjustment modes, then enter step Q4, the fine setting picture is switched to the display frame of display part 32r shown in Figure 9.In the fine setting picture, as previously mentioned, any number on the 34r of the numerical value viewing area of display part 32r in 1~10 shows the trim locations as adjustment amount, and shows in the plus sige minus sign any one according to the adjustment direction on the 36r of direction viewing area.For example, as previously mentioned, for example adjustment direction of low speed side (the big footpath sprocket wheel side of chain wheel set 99r) represented in plus sige, and for example adjustment direction of high-speed side (the path sprocket wheel side of chain wheel set 99r) represented in minus sign.The demonstration of this adjustment amount and adjustment direction is changed according to lasting pressing operation situation, adjustment amount and the adjustment direction of the 121r of variable speed operation portion.
When being not adjustment modes, enter step Q5 from step Q3, display frame is switched to shift position display frame shown in Figure 8.In this shift position display frame, as previously mentioned, on the 34r of numerical value viewing area, show any shift position of rear derailleur 97r, for example show 10 with 1~10 numerical value, and, on the 38f of dump energy viewing area, show dump energy with three phases according to information of voltage VD.These processing are returned step Q2 after finishing.
At this, because on the shown fine setting picture of display part 32r, show the adjustment amount of finely tuning when operating, thus when being finely tuned, shift position can see the fine setting picture, thus can confirm adjustment amount reliably.Therefore, finely tune operation simply while can confirm adjustment amount under steam, and, carry out same fine setting operation repeatedly while can confirm adjustment amount.
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(a) in the aforementioned embodiment, mode switch is arranged on the front chain shifter, but the installation site of mode switch is not limited to front chain shifter.For example, as shown in figure 12, also mode switch 229 can be arranged on for example electric driving part 18r of rear derailleur 97r.In addition, also can independently be arranged on the position of being convenient to operate with variable speed operation portion and hand.
(b) in the aforementioned embodiment, utilize the high speed gear switch of variable speed operation portion or the lasting pressing operation of kick down switch to carry out the change of adjustment amount, but the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, also can utilize the double click operation of high speed gear switch and kick down switch or the operation of special switch that the position of rear derailleur is finely tuned.In addition, also can change adjustment amount according to lasting compressing time.
(c) in the aforementioned embodiment, if when adjustment modes (trim process), determined adjustment amount, whole shift position of gear shift then, but also can adjust to each shift position, or only adjust specific shift position (for example shift position except that dead slow side and high-speed side).
(d) in the aforementioned embodiment, display part has adopted the liquid crystal indicator of segmented mode, but the read out instrument that display part adopts is not limited to the liquid crystal indicator of segmented mode.For example, also the liquid crystal indicator of dot matrix way, used the read out instrument of light-emitting diode or the read out instrument of other modes.As shown in figure 10, be can free display graphics and during the read out instrument of the dot matrix way of literal etc., can utilize figure to represent adjustment amount simultaneously and adjust direction.In addition, in the time can carrying out color display, direction is adjusted in also available colored expression, with numerical value and diagrammatic representation adjustment amount.At this moment, figure is changed stagely.
(e) in the aforementioned embodiment, 121r of variable speed operation portion and speed change read out instrument 119r that rear derailleur 97r uses are set on the brake support 117f of Front brake bar 113f, but also can on the brake support 117r of back brake lever 113r, 121r of variable speed operation portion and the speed change read out instrument 119r that rear derailleur 97r uses be set.
(f) in the aforementioned embodiment, openly can not utilize adjustment modes, but can finely tune yet front chain shifter 97f to the descending sharply tuned content of front chain shifter 97f.At this moment, as shown in figure 13, speed change read out instrument 119f can adopt the identical formation with speed change read out instrument 119r.Particularly, speed change read out instrument 119f also can switch between shift position display frame and the fine setting picture when the adjustment modes.Display part 32f has: preferably can show 10 with the numerical value viewing area 34f of interior numerical value and these two viewing areas of direction viewing area 36f that show with the plus sige minus sign with seven sections and two sections.Usually, on the 34f of numerical value viewing area with numerical value show front chain shifter 97f any shift position, for example show 2.When being adjustment modes, on the 34f of numerical value viewing area, preferably show the adjustment amount that fine setting is operated with numerical value with ten grades, show with plus sige or minus sign and adjust direction.At this, the adjustment direction of low speed side (the path sprocket wheel side of chain wheel set 99f) for example represented in minus sign, and the adjustment direction of high-speed side (the big footpath sprocket wheel side of chain wheel set 99f) for example represented in plus sige.
In addition, enter the mode switch that the adjustment modes of front chain shifter 97f uses and front chain shifter 97f can be gone up the switch of set mode switch 129, and will in other embodiment (a), go up the special switch of set mode switch 229 by disclosed rear derailleur 97r as rear derailleur 97r as front chain shifter 97f special use.
In addition, also can utilize the operating time (continuing to push) or the multi-pass operation in the short time (for example double-clicking) of the mode switch 129 that is arranged on the front chain shifter 97f, distinguish the operation that rear derailleur 97r and front chain shifter 97f enter adjustment modes.An embodiment who utilizes Figure 14 that the operating time of utilizing mode switch 129 is distinguished the operation that enters adjustment modes describes.
In Figure 14, for the action of step S1 to step S8 and step S14 to step S21, will back pattern information RMI (whether the expression rear derailleur is the information of adjustment modes) except that in step S21 and premode information FMI (whether the expression front chain shifter is the information of adjustment modes) reset this point, identical with Fig. 5, so omit its explanation.
In Figure 14, when mode switch 129 conductings, then enter step S30 from step S3.In step S30, whether judgment model switch 129 is continued to have pushed for example more than or equal to 1 second.At this, when having carried out the lasting pressing operation of mode switch 129, then not rear derailleur but front chain shifter enters adjustment modes.
Do not continue to push if be judged as, then enter step S31 from step S30.In step S31, whether the back pattern information RMI that judgement expression rear derailleur is in adjustment modes is set to " 1 ", and promptly whether rear derailleur has entered adjustment modes.When not being adjustment modes (RMI=0), then enter step S32, back pattern information RMI is set to " 1 ".Thus, rear derailleur enters adjustment modes.In step S33, startup regularly begins behind the T.This regularly is used for adjustment modes is resetted.When being back adjustment modes (RMI=1), then enter step S34 from step S31, back pattern information RMI is reset to " 0 ".In step S35, stop behind the timeing closing T.These processing enter step S4 after finishing.
Continue to push if be judged as, then enter step S36 from step S30.In step S36, whether the premode information FMI that judgement expression front chain shifter is in adjustment modes is set to " 1 ", and promptly whether front chain shifter has entered adjustment modes.When not being adjustment modes (FMI=0), then enter step S37, premode information FMI is set to " 1 ".Thus, front chain shifter enters adjustment modes.In step S38, regularly T starts and begins.When being preceding adjustment modes (FMI=1), then enter step S39 from step S31, FMI is reset to " 0 " with premode information.In step S40, regularly T closes and stops.These processing enter step S4 after finishing.
Like this, adjustment modes or back adjustment modes before entering according to operating time of mode switch 129, the operation that therefore enters adjustment modes becomes easy.In addition, the operation that the operation that rear derailleur enters adjustment modes and front chain shifter enter adjustment modes is compared and need not be continued to push, and is therefore simple, improves so enter the operability of the adjustment modes of rear derailleur.
In addition, explanation has been omitted in the control on back control part 127r and the display control unit 118, but on the control part 127r of back, as long as in the step P2 of Fig. 6, import back pattern information (RMI).In addition, on display control unit 118, as long as in the step Q3 of Fig. 7, control the demonstration of speed change read out instrument 119f, 119r according to the pattern information of input.
In addition, the action of front chain shifter 97f as long as judge whether to be preceding fine setting pattern, is carried out the processing identical with step P3~step P9 of Fig. 6 and is got final product when being in the fine setting pattern.
In addition, also the operating time can be replaced and the adjustment modes that enters front chain shifter or rear derailleur according to number of operations.At this moment, as long as utilize the judgement of for example double-clicking or click execution in step S30.
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30f fixed part 32r display part
36r direction viewing area, 34r numerical value viewing area
97r rear chiain-moving device 112 handlebars
113f brake lever 117f braking bracket
118 display control unit 119r variable speed display devices
Control part (example of control part) before the 127f
Control part behind the 127r (example of control part)
129,229 mode switch (example of Picture switch operating portion and pattern operating portion)

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1. a bicycle display device is used to be installed in bicycle, comprising:
Fixed part can be fixed on the described bicycle; And
Display part is supported on the described fixed part,
It is characterized in that described display part can show the fine setting picture, described fine setting picture is used to show the adjustment amount the when shift position of transmission system finely tuned.
2. bicycle display device according to claim 1, wherein:
Described display part can switch between the shift position display frame of the shift position that shows described transmission system and described fine setting picture.
3. bicycle display device according to claim 2, wherein:
Also comprise display control unit, described display control unit is used to control described display part, and according to being used for described shift position display frame and described fine setting picture is carried out the display frame that the blocked operation of the picture blocked operation portion of blocked operation switches described display part.
4. bicycle display device according to claim 1, wherein:
Described fixed part is fixed on the support of brake lever, and described brake lever can be installed on the handlebar of described bicycle.
5. bicycle display device according to claim 4, wherein:
Described handlebar is drop handlebars;
Described fixed part is fixed on the upper surface that is installed on the distolateral described support of described drop handlebars one.
6. bicycle display device according to claim 1, wherein:
When showing described fine setting picture, described display control unit is controlled described display part to show described adjustment amount and to adjust direction.
7. bicycle display device according to claim 6, wherein:
Described display part has numerical value viewing area and direction viewing area;
When showing described fine setting picture, described display control unit is controlled described display part to show described adjustment amount on described numerical value viewing area, shows on described direction viewing area simultaneously and adjusts direction.
8. bicycle display device according to claim 6, wherein:
Described display part is the read out instrument of dot matrix way;
When showing described fine setting picture, described display control unit is controlled described display part with the adjustment amount of the described shift position of graphic display with adjust direction.
9. according to each described bicycle display device in the claim 3 to 8, wherein:
Described picture blocked operation portion is arranged near the front chain shifter of described bicycle.
10. according to each described bicycle display device in the claim 1 to 8, wherein:
When described picture blocked operation portion has been operated more than or equal to the schedule time, switch to described fine setting picture as the rear derailleur of described transmission system, during the schedule time, switch to described fine setting picture in the operation deficiency as the front chain shifter of described transmission system.
11. according to each described bicycle display device in the claim 1 to 8, wherein:
Described transmission system is a rear derailleur.
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