TWM472664U - Operating apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Operating device

The present invention relates to an operating device, in particular, a brake device for operating a bicycle and an operating device for the shifting device.

A conventional bicycle operating device is an electric operating device that electrically operates an electrically controllable front and rear derailleur (for example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2008-168751). The conventional operation device includes an operation member for brake operation, an operation member for shifting operation for upshifting and downshifting, and an operation member for shifting operation for upshifting and downshifting. .

Such an operating device has a requirement to perform another operation different from the braking operation and the shifting operation. However, when a conventional operation member is provided with an operation member for another operation, the recognition of each operation member may become difficult.

The subject of this creation is even in the conventional operating components. The operation members for other operations different from the brake operation and the shift operation can also prevent the mixing of the operations.

The operating device of the present invention is a handlebar that can be mounted on a bicycle, and can operate a bicycle brake device and a shifting device. The operation device includes a mounting member, a first operating member, at least one second operating member, and a third operating member. The mounting member is a grip portion that can be gripped by a user and can be mounted on the handlebar. The first operating member is provided to the mounting member so as to be swingable around the first shaft in order to operate the brake device. The second operating member is swingably provided around the second shaft different from the first shaft in order to operate the shifting device. The third operation member is provided in at least one of the inner direction and the rear direction of the first operation member and the second operation member when the operation device is attached to the handlebar. The third operating member is provided to perform an operation different from the operation of the brake device generated by the first operating member and the operation of the shifting device generated by the second operating member.

In this operation device, the third operation member that performs an operation different from the operation of the brake device (brake operation) and the operation (shift operation) of the transmission device is in the inward and backward directions when the operation device is attached to the handlebar. At least one of them is provided in one of the first operating member and the second operating member. When the brake operation is performed by the first operation member, the first operation member is normally swung backward by holding the portion in the front direction. Moreover, when the shifting operation is performed by the second operating member, it is usually The outward portion of the first operating member is pressed to swing the second operating member inward. Therefore, by providing the third operating member in at least one of the inward and backward directions, the third operating member can be prevented from being easily operated in the normal use state, and the operation by the third operating member can be prevented and the operation can be prevented. Mixing of operations produced by other operating components.

The third operation member may be provided in the first operation member. In this case, the third operating member can be simply provided to the relatively large first operating member for the brake operation.

The third operating member may include a push switch. In this case, another operation can be achieved by the simple third operating member.

The second axis may be provided in the first operating member. In this case, since the second operation member and the third operation member are provided in the first operation member, the operation device can be configured to be light.

The shifting device is of an electric type, and the second operating member may be used to electrically operate the shifting device. In this case, since the shifting device can be operated electrically, the operating force becomes slight, and the shifting operation becomes easy.

The bicycle is electrically controlled by a plurality of control modes including an adjustment mode of the transmission, and the third operating member may be used to switch at least the plurality of control modes. In this case, it is not necessary to separately provide an operation device for switching the control mode unlike the operation device for braking and shifting, and the configuration of the system can be simplified.

In the plural control mode, the push switch of the third operating member may be switched by being pressed for a predetermined time. In this case, by pressing The complex control mode can be switched by the long press operation generated by the pressure switch by a predetermined time press. Therefore, the switching operation of the control mode by the long press operation, and the operation of the control mode generated by the operation different from the long press operation such as the short press operation of the predetermined time or the double click operation or the like The operation can be performed by the third operating member.

The third operating member may be used in the adjustment mode in order to adjust the shifting device. In this case, when the adjustment mode is switched by the long press operation, the adjustment of the shifting device can be performed by an operation different from the long press operation.

The operation device may further include a notification member for notifying the state of the electric power of the bicycle. In this case, it is possible to simply notify that the current mode is any one of the complex control modes and the like.

The notification component is also included in the bulb. In this case, the state of the electric power of the bicycle can be easily reported by the state of the bulb such as the ON/OFF of the bulb and the dot-off.

The notification member may be provided in the first operation member. In this case, since the notification member is provided in the first operation member provided with the third operation member, the user can easily recognize the state of the electric power of the bicycle that is changed by the operation of the third operation member.

The notification member may be provided integrally with the third operation member. In this case, since the notification member is provided in the third operation member for changing the state of the electric power of the bicycle, the user can easily recognize the state of the electric power of the bicycle that is changed by the operation of the third operation member.

The other operating devices of this creation can be installed on their own The driver's handlebar of the car can operate the brake device of the bicycle and the operating device of the shifting device. The operation device includes an attachment member, an operation member, and an additional operation member. The mounting member is a grip portion that can be gripped by a user and can be mounted on the handlebar. The operating member is swingably provided around the first shaft and the second shaft different from the first shaft, and the brake device is operated around the swing around the first shaft, and the swing around the second shaft is performed. A member for operating the shifting device. When the operating device is attached to the handlebar, the additional operating material is provided in at least one of the inward and backward directions on the operating member, and performs an operation different from the operation of the brake device generated by the operating member and the operation of the shifting device. Used components.

In the operation device, the additional operation member that performs an operation different from the operation of the brake device and the operation of the transmission device is provided at least in one of the inward and backward directions when the operation device is attached to the handlebar. . In the case where the brake operation is performed by the operation member, generally, the portion in the front direction of the operation member swings the grip operation member toward the rear around the first axis. Further, when the shifting operation is performed by the operating member, generally, the outward portion of the operating member is pressed to swing the operating member around the second shaft inward. Therefore, by providing the additional operation member in at least one of the inward and backward directions, the additional operation member can be easily handled in the normal use state, and the operation by the additional operation member and the other operation members can be prevented. The resulting mixture of operations.

It prevents the mixing of operations.

10a, 10b‧‧‧ operating device

12‧‧‧ Drivers

12a, 12b‧‧‧bend

30a‧‧‧Installation components

31a‧‧‧ ferrule

32a, 32b‧‧‧1st operational component

34a, 34b, 36a, 36b‧‧‧ second operating member

38a, 38b‧‧‧3rd operational component

40a, 40b‧‧‧Information component

42a‧‧‧ grip

44a‧‧‧1st axis

46a‧‧‧Support members

48a‧‧‧2nd axis

50a‧‧‧1st switch

52a‧‧‧2nd switch

54‧‧‧Sensor Department

56a, 58a‧‧‧Compressed components

60a‧‧‧ inside

62a‧‧‧Substrate

110a‧‧‧Operating device

130a‧‧‧Installation components

130a‧‧‧1st operational component

131a‧‧ ferrule

132a‧‧‧1st operational component

138a‧‧‧Operating components

140‧‧

140a‧‧

141a‧‧‧1st component

142a‧‧‧ grip

143a‧‧‧2nd building

144a‧‧‧1st axis

148a‧‧‧2nd axis

[Fig. 1] A front view showing a state in which an operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a handlebar.

[Fig. 2] A left side view showing a state in which the operating device is mounted on the handlebar.

[Fig. 3] A right side view showing a state in which the operating device is mounted on the handlebar.

[Fig. 4] Front view of the operating device.

[Fig. 5] Front view of two second operating members.

[Fig. 6] A configuration diagram of an operation device of another embodiment of the present creation.

Referring to Fig. 1, an operating device 10a, 10b according to an embodiment of the present invention is a handlebar 12 that can be attached to a bicycle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the handlebars 12 are of a so-called down-bend type, the operating devices 10a and 10b are attached to both ends of the handlebar 12 and are bent toward the front and bent downward. The pair of curved portions 12a, 12b. In addition, the front, rear, front, rear, left and right of the user are the upper and lower sides of the user (the driver of the bicycle) facing the handlebar 12 in which the operating devices 10a and 10b are mounted and sitting in the saddle not shown. And, inward, the center plane C which extends the center of the handlebar from the both ends of the driver's handle 12 (1st) Figure refers to the direction of the). The operation devices 10a and 10b are an unillustrated brake device and an electric transmission device that can operate the bicycle. The shifting device can be operated by a plurality of control modes including an adjustment mode. Here, in the case where the transmission device is an external equipment shifting device, the adjustment mode is a mode for adjusting the plurality of positions set in the plurality of shifting stages of the chain guide of at least one of the front and rear of the derailleur.

Since the operation devices 10a and 10b constitute a mirror image relationship, the operation device 10a that is normally disposed on the right side of the handlebar 12 will be mainly described below. Moreover, in each part of the operation device 10b, the a of each part of the operation apparatus 10a is substituted with b, and is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation device 10a includes a mounting member 30a, a first operating member 32a, and two second operating members 34a and 36a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation device 10a further includes a third operation member 38a and a notification member 40a that notifies the state of electric power of the bicycle.

The attachment member 30a is attached to the curved portion 12a of the handlebar 12 by the ferrule 31a. Since the mounting method of the mounting portion 30a of the mounting portion 30a by the ferrule 31a is generally known, the description thereof is omitted here. The mounting member 30a has a grip portion 42a that can be gripped by a user between its front and rear ends. In the front end portion of the attachment member 30a, a first shaft 44a extending substantially in the left-right direction is provided. The first axis 44a is an example of the first axis.

The first operating member 32a is swingably mounted to the first shaft 44a for operating the brake device, and the first shaft about the first shaft 44a. The heart C1 is swingably arranged around. The first operating member 32a is a brake lever that swings around the first axis C1. In the first operating member 32a, one end of a Bowden type cable (not shown) is coupled. The other end of the cable is connected to the brake device. The first operating member 32a is urged toward the front side by a pressing member such as a spring (not shown) toward the first initial position shown in FIG. 2 . The surface of the first operation member 32a in the front direction is operated by being pressed in the rearward direction (rear side) to brake the bicycle by the brake device. In other words, the surface of the first operating member 32a in the front direction is pressed in the backward direction, and is braked.

The first operation member 32a has a support member 46a for supporting the second operation members 34a and 36a so as to be swingable. The support member 46a is fixed to the rear surface of the first operation member 32a. The support member 46a is provided with a second shaft 48a that extends substantially in the front-rear direction. The second axis 48a is an example of the second axis. Further, the support member 46a is provided with a sensor portion 54 having a first switch 50a and a second switch 52a. The first switch 50a and the second switch 52a are, for example, normally open push switches. The sensor unit 54 outputs the first signal and the second signal by the outputs of the first switch 50a and the second switch 52a. Further, the first switch 50a and the second switch 52a may be normally closed switches, or either one of them may be normally open or the other may be normally closed.

The second operating members 34a and 36a are provided to electrically operate the shifting device individually. The second operating members 34a and 36b are swingably provided around the second axial center C2 of the second shaft 48a. The second operating member 36a is on the front side of the second operating member 34a and surrounds the second axis The periphery of C2 is swingably provided on the second shaft 48a of the support member 46a. The second operation member 34a extends downward from the second operation member 36a. As shown in FIG. 5, the second operating members 34a and 36a are swingable from the second initial position P so that the arrow α can swing around the second axis C2. Here, when the second operation member 36a is operated, the second operation member 34a is also pressed and swung by the second operation member 36a. When the second operating member 34a is operated, only the second operating member 34a is swung. The second operation member 34a and the second operation member 36a are urged toward the outside of the center plane C toward the second initial position P (see FIG. 5) by the pressing members 56a and 58a (refer to FIG. 5). . The pressing members 56a and 58a are two coil springs having different spring diameters, and have a function of improving the operational feeling caused by the overstroke that presses the switching operation portions of the first switch 50a and the second switch 52a. . The second operation members 34a and 36a return to the second initial position after the operation. The shifting device is operated by pressing the outward faces of the second operating members 34a and 36a inward (inward, center plane C side: referenced in Fig. 1). That is, the outward faces of the second operating members 34a and 36a are pressed inwardly to be shifted.

When the second operation member 34a is pressed, the first switch 50a provided on the lower end side of the support member 46a is turned on, for example, and the sensor unit 54 outputs the first signal. When the second operation member 36a is pressed, the second operation member 34a also swings, and the first switch 50a and the second switch 52a are both turned ON, for example, and the sensor unit 54 outputs the second signal. One of the first signal and the second signal is supplied to the shifting device and used as, for example, an upshift signal. And, the first signal and the second signal The other side is supplied to the shifting device and used as, for example, a downshift signal. That is, the second operating members 34a and 36a are used to electrically operate the electric shifting device.

The third operating member 38a is provided to perform an operation different from the braking operation by the first operating member 32a and the shifting operation by the second operating members 34a and 36a. When the operation device 10a is attached to the handlebar 12, the third operation member 38a is provided in the first operation member 32a. Therefore, the third operation member 38a is operated from the inner side surface (inward surface) 60a of the first operation member 32a. The third operating member 38a includes, for example, a push switch. As shown in Fig. 4, the pressed operation portion of the third operation member 38a slightly protrudes from the inner side surface 60a of the first operation member 32a.

The third operating member 38a is used to switch, for example, the plural control mode of the transmission. For example, the control mode is switched by pressing the third operation member 38a for a predetermined time or longer. Moreover, the state of the control can be switched in each control mode by a pressing operation that is less than a predetermined time. For example, in the adjustment mode, when the third operating member 38a is not fully operated for a predetermined time, the adjustment amount of the reference position with the chain guide can be changed for each shifting stage.

The notification member 40a is, for example, a bulb including a light emitting diode or the like. The notification member 40a is provided in the control mode in order to notify the state of the electric power of the transmission. The notification member 40a is in a change lighting state, for example, lighting, clicking, and notifying whether or not it is in the adjustment mode by changing the state of the dot-off state. The notification member 40a is in phase with the third operating member 38a The same ground is mounted on the substrate 62a. Therefore, the notification member 40a is provided integrally with the third operation member 38a.

In the operation device 10a configured as above, the third operation member 38a is provided inwardly on the first operation member 32a. Thereby, the third operating member 38a can be easily handled in the normal use state, and the mixing of the operation by the third operating member 38a and the operation by the other operating members can be prevented.

<Other Embodiments>

Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In particular, the plural embodiments and modifications described in the present specification can be arbitrarily combined as needed.

(a) In the above embodiment, the shifting device exemplifies the external equipment shifting device, that is, the derailleur, but the operating device for shifting the electrically controllable internal shifting device having the plurality of shifting positions is also applicable to the operating device. creation.

(b) In the above-described embodiment, the second operation member 34a and the second operation member 36a are rotatably coupled to the first operation member 32a around the same second axis C2. However, the present creation is not limited thereto. . The swing shaft around the second operation member 34a and the second operation member 36a may be oscillatably coupled to each other.

(c) In the above embodiment, the third operation member 38a is provided in the first operation member 32a, but the two second operation members are provided. Any of the 34a, 36a may be provided with a third operating member.

(d) In the above embodiment, the two second operating members 34a and 36a are provided, but the second operating member may be one. In this case, the shifting direction can be switched by the inward and outward operation of the second operating member, and the shifting direction can be switched by the swing angle of the second operating member.

(e) In the above embodiment, the first switch 50a and the second switch 52a are turned on and off (ON/OFF) through the pressing members 56a and 58a in order to achieve an improvement in the operational feeling caused by the overtravel, but by The second operation members 34a and 36a may directly turn on (ON/OFF) the two first switches.

(f) In the above embodiment, the notification member uses a light bulb, but the notification member may be a sound generation means such as a buzzer.

(g) In the above embodiment, the third operation member is provided inwardly on the first operation member, but the present creation is not limited thereto. For example, the third operating member may be provided in the rearward direction to the first operating member or the second operating member. Further, the third operation member may be provided in the first operation member or the second operation member obliquely inward.

(h) In the above embodiment, the first operation member for the brake operation and the two second operation members for the shift operation are provided, but the present creation is not limited thereto. The configuration of the operating device 110a as shown in Fig. 6 may be configured. The operation device 110a includes an attachment member 130a, an operation member 132a for braking operation and shift operation, an additional operation member 138a, and a notification unit 140. In the operating device 110a, The operation member 132a is provided almost in the same manner as the above-described first operation member 32a, and the second operation member is not provided.

The mounting member 130a includes a first member 141a that is provided with a first shaft 144a that swingably surrounds the operating member 132a around the first axis C1, and a first member 141a that is disposed around the second axis. The second member 143a of the second shaft 148a that is swingably mounted around C2. The first member 141a is provided at the front end of the second member 143a. The first shaft 144a extends in substantially the left-right direction. The second member 143a is attached to the curved portion 12a of the handlebar 12 through the ferrule 131a. The second member 143a has a grip portion 142a that can be gripped by a user between the front and rear ends thereof. The second shaft 148a extends substantially in the front-rear direction.

Since the attachment member 130a has the first shaft 144a and the second shaft 148a, the first operation member 132a is swingably provided around the first axial center C1 and the second axial center C2 to the attachment member 130a. The braking device performs an operation of braking the bicycle by pressing the front direction of the first operating member 130a in the rearward direction. In other words, the surface of the first operating member 132a in the front direction is pressed in the backward direction, and is braked.

When the outward surface of the first operating member 132a is inward, the shifting device is operated by upshifting (or downshifting) by, for example, pressing at the first angle. Further, when the outward surface of the first operating member 132a is inward, the shifting device is operated to downshift (or upshift) by, for example, pressing at a second angle different from the first angle. The second member 143a is provided with an angle detecting portion such as a rotary encoder for detecting the swing angle of the first member 141a around the second axial center C2, or An angle recognition unit that recognizes the first angle and the second angle.

The additional operation member 138a and the notification unit 140a are provided on the inward surface of the first operation member 132a. The operation member 138a and the notification unit 140a have the same configuration as the third operation member 38a and the notification unit 40a of the above-described embodiment. With this configuration, the same operational effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

10a‧‧‧Operator

12‧‧‧ Drivers

12a‧‧‧Bend

30a‧‧‧Installation components

32a‧‧‧1st operational component

34a‧‧‧2nd operational component

36a‧‧‧2nd operational component

38a‧‧‧3rd operational component

40a‧‧‧Information component

60a‧‧‧ inside

62a‧‧‧Substrate

Claims (22)

An operating device is a handlebar that can be mounted on a bicycle, and is operable to operate the brake device and the shifting device of the bicycle, and includes: a mounting member having a grip portion that can be gripped by a user, can be mounted on the handlebar; and the first operation The member is provided to the mounting member so as to be swingable around the first shaft in order to operate the brake device; and at least one second operating member is disposed to be different from the first shaft in order to operate the shifting device The third operating member is swingably provided around the shaft; and the third operating member is provided on the first operating member and the second operating member in at least one of an inward and a backward direction when the operating device is attached to the handlebar. One of the operations is different from the operation of the brake device generated by the first operating member and the operation of the shifting device generated by the second operating member. The operation device according to claim 1, wherein the third operation member is provided in the first operation member. The operation device according to claim 2, wherein the third operation member includes a push switch. The operation device according to claim 3, wherein the second shaft is provided in the first operation member. The operating device according to claim 4, wherein the shifting device is of an electric type, and the second operating member is used to electrically operate the shifting device. The operating device according to claim 5, wherein the bicycle is electrically controlled by a plurality of control modes including an adjustment mode of the transmission, and the third operating member is for at least the plurality of control modes. Switch to use. The operation device according to claim 6, wherein the plural control mode is that the push switch of the third operation member is pressed by a predetermined time and is switched. The operating device according to claim 7, wherein the third operating member is used in the adjustment mode to adjust the shifting device. The operation device according to claim 8, further comprising a notification means for notifying the state of the electric power of the bicycle. The operation device according to claim 9, wherein the notification member comprises a bulb. The operation device according to claim 10, wherein the notification member is provided in the first operation member. The operation device according to claim 11, wherein the notification member is provided integrally with the third operation member. An operating device is a handlebar that can be mounted on a bicycle, and is operable to operate the brake device and the shifting device of the bicycle, and includes: a mounting member having a grip portion that can be gripped by a user, and can be mounted on the handlebar; and The operating member is swingably provided around the first shaft and the second shaft different from the first shaft, and the brake device is operated around the first shaft, and is wound around the second shaft. The oscillating operation is for operating the shifting device; and the additional operating member is provided on the at least one of the inward and backward directions when the operating device is attached to the handlebar, and is provided by the operating member The operation of the aforementioned brake device and the operation of the aforementioned shifting device are different. The operation device according to claim 13, wherein the additional operation member includes a push switch. The operating device according to claim 14, wherein the shifting device is of an electric type, and the operating member is used to electrically operate the shifting device. The operation device according to claim 15, wherein the bicycle is electrically controlled by a plurality of control modes including an adjustment mode of the transmission, and the additional operation member is configured to switch at least the plurality of control modes And use. The operation device according to claim 16, wherein the plural control mode is that the push switch of the additional operation member is pressed by a predetermined time and is switched. The operation device according to claim 17, wherein the additional operation member is used to adjust the transmission device in the adjustment mode. The operating device of claim 18, wherein Further, a notification means for notifying the state of the electric power of the bicycle is provided. The operation device according to claim 19, wherein the notification member comprises a bulb. The operation device according to claim 20, wherein the notification member is provided in the operation member. The operation device according to claim 21, wherein the notification member is provided integrally with the additional operation member.