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Bicycle equipment

A technology for bicycles and equipment, applied in the direction of bicycle auxiliary equipment, bicycle accessories, optical signals, etc., can solve the problems of limited availability of cellular phone functions, and achieve the effect of feeling good, high efficiency, reducing the number of parts and cost

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-10
SHIMANO INC
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The above devices are also battery powered, so the availability of in-vehicle computer functions, lighting functions and / or cellular phone functions is severely limited

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[0032] FIG. 1 shows an on-board computer 10 with an integrated lighting device 22 . The on-board computer 10 includes a housing 12 with a display 14 on its upper surface, as well as switching elements 16 . The front half of the box 12 includes a sloped portion which includes a light source 22 for illuminating the road. In the illustrated embodiment the lighting means 22 consists of a bulb, which is not visible in the illustration of FIG. 1 because it is hidden by a translucent window element. In the embodiment shown, it is possible to position the bulbs of the lighting means 22 so that light also shines upwards to backlight the display 14 .

[0033]In FIG. 2 is shown a device similar to that of FIG. 1 , however in which the lighting means 22 comprise five light emitting diodes or LEDs 25 . In addition, the LEDs are placed on the front facing forward rather than on a slope. The embodiment shown in Figure 2 allows for a variety of lighting modes, which will be described in det...

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Abstract

A bicycle lighting apparatus comprises a computer housing adapted to be mounted to a bicycle, a computer housed within the computer housing, and an integrated lighting device that is controlled by the computer.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to bicycle equipment. In addition to the usual bicycle components such as wheels, frame, saddle and handlebars, it is common practice to provide additional bicycle equipment such as an on-board computer with a display and for improving bicycle visibility and for lighting when riding at night Luminous installations for the surrounding environment. Background technique [0002] The vehicle computer and lighting are usually provided as separate add-ons. For lighting devices, it has become very common to use battery powered devices, so that the cyclist can optionally charge it at home or replace it with a new one. Car computers are usually provided with a removable mount on the handlebars of the bicycle. In-vehicle computers are typically designed to collect and display information about a bike's speed, cadence, distance traveled, and more. A magnet is usually mounted on a wheel spoke or other rotating part in or...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62J39/00B62J6/00B62J6/02B62J6/12B62J11/00B62J11/19B62J99/00
CPCB62J2099/0026Y10S362/80B62J99/00B62J6/18B62J6/003B62J2099/008B62J11/19B62J6/015B62J50/22
Inventor 竹田和弘
Owner SHIMANO INC
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