TWI744694B - Bicycle component pairing system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A bicycle component pairing method is adapted to a bicycle electronic shifting system. The bicycle electronic system comprises a controller and a controlled device. The bicycle component pairing method comprises obtaining an battery key from a charger by the controller, transmitting a power and sending the battery key to a battery by the charger, wherein the battery electrically connects to the charger and the battery has a storage component to store the battery key, disconnecting the electrical connection between the battery and the charger, electrically connecting the battery to the controlled device, obtaining the battery key from the storage component by the controlled device after the controlled device electrically connects to the battery, and performing a pairing according to the battery key by the controller and the controlled device after the controller and the controlled device get the battery key respectively.

Description

Bicycle component pairing system and method

The present invention relates to a bicycle component matching system and method, in particular to a bicycle component matching system and method applied to a bicycle electronic transmission system.

Due to the advancement of wireless communication technology, in the electronic transmission system of bicycles, it is a popular trend to use wireless communication to connect the left and right shift handles with the front and rear transmissions. Before the rider rides, the components of the aforementioned electronic transmission system must be paired. For example, a common pairing form is: the left shift handle is paired with the front derailleur, and the right shift handle is paired with the rear derailleur. The said pairing means to store the necessary information related to the two electronic transmission system components under the premise of establishing a communication connection between the two electronic transmission system components, so that the rider can control the transmission handle when riding a bicycle Send the speed change signal to the front and rear derailleur.

The common pairing methods of electronic transmission system components can be roughly divided into two types according to whether there is a third-party pairing device. For example, the pairing method of "no third-party pairing device": the user presses the pairing button on the left shift knob and the front derailleur respectively, so that after the two establish a communication connection, they exchange the information required for pairing to complete the pairing. Another pairing method of "with a third-party pairing device". For example, the user obtains the pairing information of the left shift knob through the third-party pairing device, and then sends the pairing information to the front derailleur through the third-party pairing device. The pairing information establishes a communication connection with the left shifting handle and completes the pairing. From the perspective of security and anti-theft, the "No Third-Party Pairing Device" method of pairing connection is simple, and there are no restrictions on the pairing user; in other words, anyone can steal all or part of it Electronic transmission system, and easily perform pairing connection, and then use the paired components. In contrast, the "has a third-party pairing device" pairing method can achieve the protection effect of the bicycle electronic transmission system through the third-party pairing device itself; in other words, only the person who has the third-party pairing device can perform the pairing connection. Then use the paired components.

However, the current pairing process with a third-party pairing device is too cumbersome. As in the previous example, after starting the bicycle component, the user needs to manually move the third-party pairing device closer to the two bicycle components to complete the pairing, and even needs to press the button on the third-party pairing device or the button on the bicycle component to achieve safety. pair. If the bicycle component is restarted due to battery replacement, or the paired bicycle component needs to be replaced due to a failure, the user must re-execute the aforementioned cumbersome pairing process, which undoubtedly brings a lot of inconvenience to the user.

In view of this, the present invention provides a bicycle component pairing system and a method thereof to solve the above-mentioned problems.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing method is applicable to a bicycle electronic transmission system. The bicycle electronic transmission system includes a control device and a controlled device. The bicycle component pairing method includes: the control device obtains an identification key from a charging device The charging device transmits power and sends the identification key to the battery, where the battery is electrically connected to the charging device, and the battery has a storage element to store the identification key; the electrical connection of the battery is interrupted from the charging device, and the battery is electrically connected to the controlled device; in the battery After the controlled device is electrically connected, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the storage element; after the control device and the controlled device each obtain the identification key, the control device and the controlled device pair according to the identification key.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing system includes: a charging device, a battery, a control device, and a controlled device. The charging device includes a power supply element and a recording element. The power supply element is used to transmit power. The recording element is electrically connected to the power supply element and records the identification key. The recording element is used to send the identification key when the power supply element transmits power. The battery has a storage element, and the battery is pluggable and electrically connected to the charging device to obtain power and store the identification key in the storage element. The control device is used to obtain the identification key from the charging device. The controlled device is used to electrically connect the battery and obtain power and identification key from the battery. The control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key to be communicatively connected to each other.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing method is applicable to a bicycle electronic transmission system. The bicycle electronic transmission system includes a control device and a controlled device. The bicycle component pairing method includes: a memory device is electrically connected to the control device; After the memory device is electrically connected to the control device, the control device obtains the identification key from the memory device; after the control device obtains the identification key, the electrical connection of the memory device is interrupted from the control device, and the memory device is electrically connected to the controlled device; After the storage device is electrically connected to the controlled device, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the storage device; and after the controlled device obtains the identification key, the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing system includes: a memory device, a control device, and a controlled device. The memory device records the identification key. The control device is used to electrically connect the memory device and obtain the identification key from the memory device. The controlled device is used to electrically connect the memory device and obtain the identification key from the memory device. The control device and the controlled device are further used for being paired with the identification key to be communicatively connected to each other.

In summary, the bicycle component pairing system and method disclosed in the present invention use the charging device and the battery to send the identification key to the control device and the controlled device. For the control device arranged at the end of the shift handle, a button can be selectively used to obtain the identification key. For the controlled device installed on the transmission side, no additional buttons are required and the identification key can be obtained after connecting the battery. After the control device and the controlled device are powered on, the identification key can be used for pairing. Since the identification key is not the ID of the control device and the identification device itself, there is no need to transfer the ID of the control device to the controlled device or the ID of the controlled device to the control device, which saves the cumbersome steps of the traditional pairing method. In addition, when changing the control device or controlled device, re-pairing is easier to complete.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings. Anyone who is familiar with relevant skills can easily understand the purpose and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figure 1. Fig. 1 illustrates the first use state of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing system includes a charging device 110, a battery 130, a control device 150 and a controlled device 170. The first use state refers to that the battery 130 in the bicycle component pairing system is electrically connected to the charging device 110 for charging.

Please refer to Figure 2. Fig. 2 shows a second use state of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The second use state refers to that the battery 130 in the bicycle component pairing system is electrically connected to the controlled device 170.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. The charging device 110 includes a power supply element 112, a recording element 114, a first trigger element 116 and a first communication element 118. The power supply element 112 is electrically connected to the recording element 114, the recording element 114 is electrically connected to the first communication element 118, and the first trigger element 116 is electrically connected to the first communication element 118. In practice, the charging device 110 is, for example, a general dock charger, a USB port charger, a wireless charger, a power bank, etc. The present invention does not limit the hardware type of the charging device 110.

The power supply element 112 can transmit power. The power supply element 112 has a transformer rectifier, which can convert the input power into direct current to charge the battery 130.

The recording element 114 can store the identification key ID _{1 and send the identification key ID 1} to the battery 130 when the power supply element 112 transmits power, as shown in FIG. 1. In practice, the recording element 114 is, for example, a radio frequency identification (Radio Frequenct Identification, RFID) card, a microcontroller or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and includes, for example, an electronic erasable rewritable read-only Memory (Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Flash Memory, etc. However, the recording element of the present invention 114 is not limited to the above-mentioned hardware types.

The identification key ID _{1 is} equivalent to the key of the pairing control device 150 and the controlled device 170. In practice, the manufacturer pre-writes the identification key ID ₁ to the recording element 114 before the charging device 110 leaves the factory. The user can also write a custom identification key ID ₁ to the recording element 114 through online burning, or through _{Write the identification key ID 1} in the way of radio frequency identification.

The first trigger element 116 can generate a first trigger signal. In practice, the first trigger element 116 is, for example, a button or other hardware device that allows the user to switch the switch state to generate a trigger signal. The present invention does not limit the hardware type of the first trigger element 116.

Upon receiving the first trigger signal, the first communication element 118 sends the identification key ID ₁ , for example, using a wired or wireless communication method. In practice, wired communication methods such as physical cables; wireless communication methods such as infrared communication technology (such as RC-5, VFIR, UFIR), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Low Energy), ZigBee (ZigBee) , ANT or wireless local area network technology, the present invention does not limit the type of wireless communication.

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the number of identification keys stored in the recording element 114 of the charging device 110. The charging device 110 can store a plurality of identification keys in the recording element 114. In addition, the charging device 110 may use one of the following methods to send the identification key (but not limited to this).

The first method: each time the charging device 110 receives the first trigger signal, it sends the same identification key as the previous transmission.

The second method: each time the charging device 110 receives the first trigger signal, it randomly sends one of the multiple identification keys. When the charging device 110 is electrically connected to the battery 130 but does not receive the first trigger signal, it sends The same identification key as in the previous transmission.

The third method: the charging device 110 further includes a counter or a timer for counting the number of times or duration of receiving the first trigger signal. When the charging device 110 receives the first trigger signal, it further determines how to send the identification key according to the number of times or the duration. For example, taking ten times as a cycle, when the charging device 110 receives the first trigger signal from the second to the tenth time, it will send the same identification key as the first time it was sent, and it will receive the first trigger signal at the eleventh time. When the first trigger signal is reached, a new identification key is randomly sent. For another example, when the first trigger signal received by the charging device 110 lasts for a period of time (for example, the user presses the button for more than 5 seconds), a new identification key is randomly sent, otherwise the same as the previous sending is sent Identification key.

Please refer to Figure 1. The battery 130 is pluggable and electrically connected to the charging device 110. When the charging device 110 is electrically connected, the battery 130 can obtain power and identification key ID ₁ from the two sets of output ports of the charging device 110 respectively. As shown in Figure 1, the power line and the signal line transmit power and identification key ID _{1 separately} . The battery 130 has a storage element 132 for storing the identification key ID ₁ sent by the charging device 110. In practice, the storage element 132 is, for example, electronically-erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), flash However, the storage element 132 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned hardware types.

Please refer to Figure 1. The control device 150 can obtain and store the identification key ID ₁ from the charging device 110. The control device 150 includes a second trigger element 152 and a second communication element 154 electrically connected to each other. The second trigger element 152 can generate a second trigger signal. The second communication element 154 starts to receive the identification key ID ₁ when receiving the second trigger signal. In this embodiment, the second trigger element 152 and the first trigger element 116 may use the same hardware, and the second communication element 154 and the first communication element 118 may use the same hardware. In practice, the control device 150 is, for example, a left shift knob or a right shift knob of an electronic shifting system of a bicycle.

Please refer to Figure 2. The controlled device 170 is electrically connected to the battery 130. The controlled device 170 obtains power and the identification key ID ₁ from the battery 130 and stores the identification key ID ₁ . In practice, the controlled device 170 is, for example, a front derailleur or a rear derailleur of an electronic transmission system of a bicycle.

After the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 both obtain and store the identification key ID ₁ , the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 can be _{paired according to the identification key ID 1} to be communicatively connected to each other.

The pairing method is described as follows: after each of the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 are electrically connected to the battery 130 to obtain the identification key ID ₁ , each compares the identification key ID ₁ obtained from the battery this time with itself (previously obtained and ) Whether the stored identification keys are the same. Then each selectively scans and advertises according to the comparison result.

If the comparison result is the same, it means that the control device 150 has been paired with a controlled device and stored the hardware number of the controlled device, and it also means that the controlled device 170 has been paired with a certain control device and stored the hardware number of the control device. Therefore, the controlled device 170 performs direct advertising with its own hardware number and the control device hardware number stored in the controlled device 170. When the control device 150 scans the hardware number of the controlled device 170, a communication connection can be established to complete the pairing of the control device 150 and the controlled device 170.

If the comparison result is different, it means that at least one of the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 is replaced with a new device. It should be noted here that if any one of the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 is replaced, the batteries of all devices need to be installed in the charging device 110 to obtain the same identification key ID _1' . Therefore, the control device 150 resets the pairing flag in the control device 150 (the pairing flag in the device is set to indicate that the device has been paired, and the resetting of the pairing flag indicates that the device is not paired), and scans for The device sends the identification key ID _1' . On the other hand, the controlled device 170 resets the pairing flag in the control device 170 and performs indirect advertising with the identification key. Once the controlled device 150 and the identification key ID transmitted from the controlled device _{1701 ',} the communication connection can be established, and each record number, and other hardware itself disposed pairing flag 150 to complete the control device controls the scanning device to 170 pairing.

For the operation process of the bicycle component matching system described in the first embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. The flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 respectively illustrate two implementation aspects of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is suitable for pairing the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 in the bicycle electronic transmission system.

Please refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 shows a first implementation aspect of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. This method is suitable for the bicycle component pairing system shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

Please refer to step S11 and Figure 1. The user triggers the first trigger element 116 on the charging device 110, thereby generating a first trigger signal to activate the first communication element 118 on the charging device 110 to send the identification key ID ₁ .

Please refer to step S12 and Figure 1. The user triggers the second trigger element 152 on the control device 150, thereby generating a second trigger signal to activate the second communication element 154 on the control device 150 to receive the identification key ID ₁ .

Please refer to step S16 and Figure 1. The charging device 110 is electrically connected to the battery 130 to transmit power and send the identification key ID ₁ to the battery 130.

Please refer to step S17 and Figure 2. The electrical connection of the battery 130 is interrupted from the charging device 110, and the battery 130 is electrically connected to the controlled device 170. In other words, the battery 130 provides power to the controlled device 170 to activate the controlled device 170.

Please refer to step S18 and Figure 2. After the controlled device 170 is activated (that is, after the battery 130 is electrically connected to the controlled device 170), the controlled device 170 obtains the identification key ID ₁ from the storage element 132 of the battery 130.

Please refer to step S19. The control device 150 obtains the identification key ID ₁ after step S12, and the controlled device 170 obtains the identification key ID ₁ after step S18. Therefore, the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 can be paired _{according to the identification key ID 1.}

In the above process, steps S11 to S12 and steps S16 to S18 are not necessarily related to each other. In other words, the bicycle component pairing method of the first embodiment of the present invention does not limit the order in which the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 obtain the identification key ID ₁ .

Please refer to Figure 4. FIG. 4 illustrates a second implementation aspect of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the way in which the control device 150 obtains the identification key ID ₁ .

Please refer to step S21. The control device 150 obtains the identification key ID ₁ from the charging device 110. The control device 150 can obtain the identification key ID _{1 by} wireless or wired communication. In steps S11 to S12 of the first embodiment, the user must first trigger the first trigger element 116 and the second trigger element 154, and then the first communication element 118 sends the identification key ID ₁ to the second communication element 154. In the second embodiment, one or both of the above-mentioned two trigger actions can be omitted. If the identification key ID ₁ is sent by wireless communication, for example, immediately after the charging device 110 is activated, the identification key ID _{1 is} actively broadcast for the control device 150 to receive. For example, immediately after the control device 150 is activated, it actively scans for the identification key ID ₁ in the broadcast and receives and stores it. If the identification key ID ₁ is sent by wired communication, for example, when the charging device 110 is connected to the control device 150 via a physical line, the recording component 114 then sends the identification key ID ₁ to the second communication component 154.

In the second embodiment, the manner in which the controlled device 170 obtains the identification key ID ₁ through the battery 130 is the same as the first embodiment. In other words, steps S26 to S29 in FIG. 4 can correspond to steps S16 to S19 in FIG. 3, and the description is not repeated here.

Please refer to Figure 5. FIG. 5 illustrates the first use state of the second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing system includes a charging device 210, a first battery 230, a second battery 240, a control device 250, and a controlled device 270. The first use state means that both the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 in the bicycle component pairing system are electrically connected to the charging device 210 for charging.

Please refer to Figure 6. Fig. 6 shows a second use state of the second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The second use state means that the first battery 230 is electrically connected to the controlled device 270 and the second battery 240 is electrically connected to the control device 250 in the bicycle component pairing system.

Please refer to Figure 5. The charging device 210 includes a power supply element 212 and a recording element 214. In terms of functions, these two elements are the same as the power supply element 112 and the recording element 114 in the first embodiment.

Both the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 are pluggable and electrically connected to the charging device 210. Please refer to Figure 5. When the charging device 210 is electrically connected, the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 obtain power and the identification key ID ₂ from the charging device 210 respectively. The first battery 230 has a first storage element 232 to store the identification key ID ₂ . The second battery 240 has a second storage element 242 to store the identification key ID ₂ .

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the charging device 210 to be electrically connected to the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 at the same time. In practice, the first battery 230 and the second battery can also be electrically connected to the charging device 210 sequentially.

Please refer to Figure 6. The control device 250 is electrically connected to the second battery 240, thereby obtaining power and starting itself. The controlled device 270 is electrically connected to the first battery 120, thereby obtaining power and starting itself. After the control device 250 is activated, the identification key ID ₂ can be obtained from the second storage element 242. After the controlled device 270 is activated, the identification key ID ₂ can be obtained from the first storage element 232.

After the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 both obtain the identification key ID ₂ , the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 can _{pair with each other according to the identification key ID 2} to be communicatively connected to each other. In practice, the control device 250 is, for example, a left shift knob or a right shift knob of an electronic shifting system of a bicycle. The controlled device 270 is, for example, a front derailleur or a rear derailleur of an electronic transmission system of a bicycle.

Please refer to FIG. 7 for the operation flow of the bicycle component pairing system described in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is suitable for pairing the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 in the bicycle electronic transmission system.

Please refer to step S31 and Figure 5. The charging device 210 is electrically connected to the second battery 240 to transmit power and send the identification key ID ₂ to the second battery 240.

Please refer to step S32 and Figure 6. The electrical connection of the second battery 240 is interrupted from the charging device 210, and the second battery 240 is electrically connected to the control device 250, thereby starting the control device 250.

Please refer to step S33 and Figure 6. After the control device 250 is activated (that is, after the second battery 240 is electrically connected to the control device 250), the control device 250 obtains the identification key ID ₂ from the second storage element 242.

Please refer to step S36 and Figure 5. The charging device 210 is electrically connected to the first battery 230 to transmit power and send the identification key ID ₂ to the first battery 230.

Please refer to step S37 and Figure 6. The electrical connection of the first battery 230 is interrupted from the charging device 210, and the first battery 230 is electrically connected to the controlled device 270, thereby starting the controlled device 270.

Please refer to step S38 and Figure 6. After the controlled device 270 is activated (that is, after the first battery 230 is electrically connected to the controlled device 270), the controlled device 270 obtains the identification key ID ₂ from the first storage element 232.

Please refer to step S39. The control device 250 obtains the identification key ID ₂ after step S33, and the controlled device 270 obtains the identification key ID ₂ after step S38. Therefore, the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 can be paired _{according to the identification key ID 2.}

In the above process, steps S31 to S33 and steps S36 to S38 are not necessarily related to each other. In other words, the bicycle component pairing method of the second embodiment of the present invention does not limit the order in which the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 obtain the identification key ID ₂ .

Please refer to Figure 8. FIG. 8 shows the first application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system of the present invention, which is suitable for pairing the shift handle and the transmission in the bicycle electronic shift system.

As shown in FIG. 8, the control device 350 is electrically connected to the second battery 340. The control device 350 is electrically connected to the left shift knob LS and the right shift knob RS through a physical circuit, thereby providing power to the two shift knobs LS and RS. The controlled device 370 is electrically connected to the first battery 330. The controlled device 370 is electrically connected to the front derailleur FD and the rear derailleur RD of the bicycle through a physical circuit, thereby providing power to the two transmissions FD and RD.

After the control device 350 and the controlled device 370 are paired according to the bicycle component pairing method described in FIG. According to the type of the shift signal, the controlled device 370 selectively sends the shift signal to the front derailleur FD or the rear derailleur RD.

Please refer to Figure 9. 9 shows the third application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system of the present invention, which is used to pair the shift handle and the transmission in the bicycle electronic shift system.

As shown in FIG. 9, the control device 450 and the second battery 440 that are electrically connected to each other are disposed on the left shift knob LS. The left shift knob LS is electrically connected to the right shift knob RS through a physical circuit, thereby sharing the power of the second battery 440 to the right shift knob RS. The controlled device 470 and the first battery 430 that are electrically connected to each other are disposed on the front derailleur FD. The front derailleur FD is electrically connected to the rear derailleur RD through a physical circuit, thereby sharing the power of the first battery 430 to the rear derailleur.

After the control device 450 and the controlled device 470 are paired according to the bicycle component pairing method described in FIG. 7, the gear shift signal generated by the right shift handle RS can be sent to the control device on the front derailleur FD through the control device on the left shift handle LS.装置470. According to the type of the shift signal, the controlled device 270 selectively sends the shift signal to the rear derailleur RD, or provides the shift signal to the local front derailleur FD to operate accordingly. In FIG. 9, the left shift knob LS is provided with the control device 450 and the front transmission FD controlled device 470 is taken as an example for illustration. In practice, it can be determined that the control device 450 is preferably installed on the left shift knob LS or the right shift knob RS according to the structural design of the bicycle, and the controlled device 470 is preferably installed on the front derailleur FD or the rear derailleur RD.

Please refer to Figure 10. FIG. 10 shows the third application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system of the present invention, which is suitable for pairing the shift handle and the transmission in the bicycle electronic shift system. Based on FIG. 6, the bicycle component pairing system of FIG. 10 has two control devices and two controlled devices. The structure and function of these devices have been introduced in the previous section, and the description will not be repeated here.

As shown in FIG. 10, the first control device 550 is disposed on the left shift knob LS, and is electrically connected to the second battery 520. The second control device 560 is disposed on the right shift knob RS and is electrically connected to the fourth battery 540. The first controlled device 570 is disposed on the front transmission FD, and is electrically connected to the first battery 510. The second controlled device 580 is disposed on the rear derailleur RD and is electrically connected to the third battery 530. The above-mentioned devices can obtain power and obtain the same identification key ID ₃ when each is electrically connected to the battery. Therefore, according to the identification key ID _{3, the} left shift knob LS and the front derailleur RD can be paired, and the right shift knob RS and the rear derailleur RD can be paired. .

Please refer to Figure 11. FIG. 11 illustrates the first use state of the third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing system includes a charging device 610, a first battery 630, a second battery 640, a first control device 650, a second control device 660, a first controlled device 670, and a second controlled device 680. The first control device 450 is electrically connected to the second control device 460. The first controlled device 470 is electrically connected to the second controlled device 480. The first use state means that both the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 in the bicycle pairing system are electrically connected to the charging device 610 for charging.

Please refer to Figure 12. Fig. 12 shows a second use state of the third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The second use state means that the first battery 630 in the bicycle component pairing system is electrically connected to the first controlled device 670 of the controlled device, and the second battery 640 is electrically connected to the first control device 650.

Please refer to Figure 11. The charging device 610 includes a power supply element 612 and a recording element 614. In terms of functions, these two elements are the same as the power supply element 112 and the recording element 114 in the first embodiment.

Both the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 are pluggable and electrically connected to the charging device 610. Please refer to Figure 11. When the charging device 610 is electrically connected, the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 obtain power and the identification key ID ₂ from the charging device 610 respectively. The first battery 630 has a first storage element 632 to store the identification key ID ₄ . The second battery 640 has a second storage element 642 to store the identification key ID ₄ .

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the charging device 610 to be electrically connected to the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 at the same time. In practice, the first battery 630 and the second battery can also be electrically connected to the charging device 610 sequentially.

Please refer to Figure 12. The first control device 650 is electrically connected to the second battery 640, thereby obtaining power and starting itself. The first controlled device 670 is electrically connected to the first battery 660, thereby obtaining power and starting itself. After the control device 650 is activated, in addition to obtaining power from the second battery 640, the identification key ID _{4 is} obtained from the second storage element 646, and the obtained power and the identification key ID _{4 are} sent to the second control device 660. After the controlled device 670 is activated, in addition to obtaining power from the first battery 630, the identification key ID _{4 is} obtained from the first storage element 636, and the obtained identification key ID _{4 is} sent to the second controlled device 680.

After the control device 650 and the controlled device 670 both obtain the identification key ID ₄ , the first control device 650 and the first controlled device 670 can _{pair according to the identification key ID 4} to be communicatively connected to each other. After the second control device 660 and the second controlled device 680 both obtain the identification key ID ₄ , the second control device 660 and the second controlled device 680 can _{pair with each other according to the identification key ID 4} to be communicatively connected to each other.

Please refer to FIG. 13 for the operation process of the bicycle component pairing system described in the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is suitable for pairing the first control device 650 with the first controlled device 670 in the bicycle electronic transmission system, and pairing the second control device 660 with the second controlled device 680.

Please refer to step S41 and Figure 11. The charging device 610 is electrically connected to the second battery 640 to transmit power and send the identification key ID ₄ to the second battery 640.

Please refer to step S42 and Figure 12. The electrical connection of the second battery 640 is interrupted from the charging device 610, and the second battery 640 is electrically connected to the first control device 650.

Please refer to step S43 and Figure 12. The first control device 650 obtains the identification key ID ₄ from the second storage element 642.

Please refer to step S44 and Figure 12. The first control device 650 provides power and transmits the identification key ID ₄ to the second control device 660.

Please refer to step S45 and Figure 11. The charging device 610 is electrically connected to the first battery 630 to transmit power and send the identification key ID ₄ to the first battery 630.

Please refer to step S46 and Figure 12. The electrical connection of the first battery 630 is interrupted from the charging device 610, and the first battery 630 is electrically connected to the first controlled device 670.

Please refer to step S47 and Figure 12. The first controlled device 670 obtains the identification key ID ₄ from the first storage element 632.

Please refer to step S48 and Figure 12. The first controlled device 670 provides power and transmits the identification key ID ₄ to the second controlled device 680.

Please refer to step S49. The first control device 650 obtains the identification key ID ₄ after step S43, and the first controlled device 670 obtains the identification key ID ₄ after step S47. Therefore, the first control device 650 and the first controlled device 670 can be paired _{according to the identification key ID 4.} The second control device 660 obtains the identification key ID ₄ after step S44, and the second controlled device 680 obtains the identification key ID ₄ after step S48. Therefore, the second control device 660 and the second controlled device 680 can be paired according to the identification key.

In the above three embodiments, a battery with a storage element is used to obtain the identification key from the charging device, and then the identification key is carried to the control device or the controlled device, thereby realizing the pairing of the control device and the controlled device.

Please refer to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 14 shows the first use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention, and FIG. 15 shows the first use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. 2. Use status. The bicycle component pairing system includes a memory device 740, a control device 750, and a controlled device 770. The memory device 740 can record the identification key ID ₅ . The control device 750 is communicatively connected to the memory device 740 and obtains the identification key ID ₅ from the memory device 740, as shown in FIG. 14. Please refer to FIG. 15, the controlled device 770 may be communicatively connected to the memory device 740 and obtain the identification key ID ₅ from the memory device 740, as shown in FIG. 15. The aforementioned communication connection may adopt wired communication or wireless communication, which is not limited by the present invention. It should also be noted that in another implementation aspect of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention, a charging device may be further included. The charging device can be connected to the memory device 740 in a wired or wireless manner, whereby the identification key ID _{5 is} first transmitted to the memory device 740, and then the memory device 740 is transmitted to the control device 750 and the controlled device 770.

Please refer to FIG. 16 for the operation flow of the bicycle component pairing system described in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is suitable for pairing the control device 750 in the bicycle electronic transmission system with the first controlled device 770.

Please refer to step S51 and Figure 14. The memory device 740 is connected to the control device 750 in communication.

Please refer to step S53 and Figure 14. The control device 750 obtains the identification key ID ₅ from the storage device 740.

Please refer to step S55 and Figure 15. The communication connection of the memory device 740 is interrupted from the control device 750, and the memory device 740 is used to communicate with the controlled device 770.

Please refer to step S57 and Figure 15. The controlled device 750 obtains the identification key ID ₅ from the memory device.

Please refer to step S59. Since the control device 750 obtains the identification key ID ₅ after step S51, the controlled device 770 obtains the identification key ID ₅ after step S57. Therefore, the control device 750 and the controlled device 770 can be paired _{according to the identification key ID 5.} It should also be noted that in practice, the fourth embodiment of the present invention does not limit the order in which the memory device 740 is electrically connected to the control device 750 and the controlled device. In other words, steps S55 and S57 can be executed before step S51 and step S53. FIG. 16 exemplarily shows an example in which the control device 550 is electrically connected to the memory device 540 before the controlled device 570. In addition, before step S51, the storage device 740 may be further included in the communication connection with the charging device, and the charging device transmits an identification key to the storage device 740.

In summary, the bicycle component pairing system and method disclosed in the present invention use the charging device and the battery to send the identification key to the control device and the controlled device. For the control device arranged at the end of the shift handle, a button can be selectively used to obtain the identification key. For the controlled device installed on the transmission side, no additional buttons are required and the identification key can be obtained after connecting the battery. After the control device and the controlled device are powered on, the identification key can be used for pairing. Since the identification key is not the ID of the control device and the identification device itself, there is no need to transfer the ID of the control device to the controlled device or the ID of the controlled device to the control device, which saves the cumbersome steps of the traditional pairing method. In addition, when changing the control device or controlled device, re-pairing is easier to complete.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. All changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention fall within the scope of the patent protection of the present invention. For the scope of protection defined by the present invention, please refer to the attached scope of patent application.

110, 210, 610: charging device 112, 212, 612: power supply element 114, 214:, 614: recording element 116: first trigger element 118: first communication element 150, 250, 350, 450, 750: control device 152 : Second trigger element 154: second communication element 130: battery 132: storage element ID ₁ , ID ₂ , ID ₃ , ID ₄ , ID ₅ : identification key ID _1' : identification key 170, 270, 370, 470, 770 : Controlled device S11~S19: Steps S20~S29: Steps S31~S39: Steps S41~S49: Steps 230, 330, 430, 510, 630: First battery 232, 632: First storage element 240, 340, 440 , 520, 640: second battery 242, 642: second storage element LS: left shift knob RS: right shift knob FD: front derailleur RD: rear derailleur 530: third battery 540: fourth battery 550, 650: first Control device 560, 660: second control device 570, 670: first controlled device 580, 680: second controlled device 740: memory device

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the first use state of the first embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the second use state of the first embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the first aspect of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method. 4 is a flowchart of a second aspect of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the first use state of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the second use state of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. Fig. 7 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the first application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the second application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the third application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the first use state of the third embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. Fig. 12 is a block diagram of the second use state of the third embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. Fig. 13 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method. FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the first use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the second use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component matching system. Fig. 16 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method.

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Claims (17)

A bicycle component pairing method is suitable for a bicycle electronic transmission system. The bicycle electronic transmission system includes a control device and a controlled device. The bicycle component pairing method includes: using the control device to obtain an identification key from a charging device; Use the charging device to transmit power and send the identification key to a battery, wherein the battery is electrically connected to the charging device, the battery has a storage element to store the identification key; the electrical connection of the battery is interrupted from the charging device, and The battery is electrically connected to the controlled device; after the battery is electrically connected to the controlled device, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the storage element; and the identification key is obtained in each of the control device and the controlled device After the key, the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key. The bicycle component pairing method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the identification key from the charging device by the control device includes: generating a first trigger signal to activate a first communication element on the charging device to send the identification key And generating a second trigger signal to activate a second communication element on the control device to receive the identification key. The bicycle component pairing method according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a first battery, the storage element is a first storage element, and obtaining the identification key from the charging device by the control device includes: Use the charging device to transmit power and send the identification key to a second battery, wherein the second battery is electrically connected to the charging device, and the second battery has a second storage element to store the identification key; interrupting the identification key from the charging device The second battery is electrically connected, and the second battery is electrically connected to the control device; and after the second battery is electrically connected to the control device, the control device obtains the identification key from the second storage element. The bicycle component pairing method according to claim 3, wherein the controlled device is a first controlled device, the control device is a first control device, and the bicycle component pairing method further includes: using the first battery After the first controlled device is electrically connected, the first controlled device is used to provide power to a second controlled device, wherein the second controlled device is electrically connected to the first controlled device; After the two batteries are electrically connected to the first control device, the first control device provides power to a second control device, wherein the second control device is electrically connected to the first control device. The bicycle component pairing method of claim 4, further comprising: after the first controlled device obtains the identification key from the first storage element, the first controlled device transmits the identification key to the second Controlled device; after the identification key is obtained from the second storage element by the first control device, the identification key is transmitted to the second control device by the first control device; and between the second control device and the first control device After each of the two controlled devices obtains the identification key, the second control device and the second controlled device are paired according to the identification key. The bicycle component pairing method according to claim 1, wherein the control device is a left shift handle or a right shift handle, and the controlled device is a front derailleur or a rear derailleur. The bicycle component pairing method according to claim 1, wherein the control device is electrically connected to a left shift knob and a right shift knob to provide power, and the controlled device is electrically connected to a front derailleur and a rear derailleur to provide power. A bicycle component pairing system includes: a charging device, including a power supply element and a recording element, the power supply element is used for transmitting power, the recording element is electrically connected to the power supply element and records an identification key, the recording element is used for The power supply element sends the identification key when transmitting power; a battery has a storage element that is pluggable and electrically connected to the charging device to obtain power and stores the identification key in the storage element; a control device for Obtain the identification key from the charging device; and a controlled device for electrically connecting to the battery and obtaining power and the identification key from the battery; wherein the control device and the controlled device are further used to rely on the identification key Pair to connect to each other communicatively. The bicycle component pairing system according to claim 8, wherein the charging device further includes a first trigger element and a first communication element, the first communication element is electrically connected to the first trigger element and the recording element, the first A trigger element is used to generate a first trigger signal, and the first communication element sends the identification key when receiving the first trigger signal; and The control device includes a second trigger element and a second communication element. The second trigger element is used to generate a second trigger signal. The second communication element is electrically connected to the second trigger element and receives the second trigger. The identification key is received when the signal is received. The bicycle component matching system according to claim 8, wherein the battery is a first battery, and the storage element is a first storage element, and the bicycle component matching system further includes: a second battery having a second battery The storage element is used to store the identification key, the second battery is pluggable and electrically connected to the charging device to obtain power and stores the identification key in the second storage element; the control device is further used to electrically connect the second battery And obtain power and the identification key from the second battery, and perform pairing according to the identification key. The bicycle component pairing system according to claim 8, wherein the controlled device is a first controlled device, the control device is a first control device, and the bicycle component pairing system further includes: a second controlled device , Electrically connected to the first controlled device, the second controlled device is used to obtain power from the first controlled device; and a second control device, electrically connected to the first control device, the second control device Used to obtain power from the first control device. The bicycle component pairing system according to claim 11, wherein the first controlled device is further used to transmit the identification key to the second controlled device; the first control device is further used to transmit the identification key to the second controlled device Control device; and the second control device and the second controlled device are paired with the identification key to be communicatively connected to each other. The bicycle component pairing system according to claim 8, wherein the control device is a left shift knob or a right shift knob, and the controlled device is a front derailleur or a rear derailleur. A bicycle component pairing method is suitable for a bicycle electronic transmission system. The bicycle electronic transmission system includes a control device and a controlled device. The bicycle component pairing method includes: communicating with the control device via a memory device; After the device is communicatively connected to the control device, the control device obtains an identification key from the storage device; after the control device obtains the identification key, the communication connection of the storage device is interrupted from the control device, and the storage device is used for communication connection The controlled device; after the memory device is communicatively connected to the controlled device, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the memory device; and after the controlled device obtains the identification key, the control device and the receiving device The control device performs pairing according to the identification key. The bicycle component pairing method of claim 14, wherein before the memory device is electrically connected to the control device, the method further comprises: transmitting the identification key to the memory device by a charging device. A bicycle component pairing system, comprising: a memory device for recording an identification key; a control device for communicating with the memory device and obtaining the identification key from the memory device; and A controlled device for communicating with the storage device and obtaining the identification key from the storage device; wherein the storage device is used for communicating with the control device, and after the control device obtains the identification key, the control device is interrupted The communication connection of the memory device, and the communication connection of the memory device to the controlled device. The bicycle component pairing system according to claim 16, further comprising: a charging device communicatively connected to the memory device, and the charging device is used to transmit the identification key to the memory device.

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