Bicycle wireless control system component and its replacement method and portable device

Abstract

A method for replacing a bicycle wireless control system component comprises obtaining a first identification code associated with a first component of a bicycle wireless control system by a portable device, wherein the first component is used to communicate and connect to at least one other component of the bicycle wireless control system through the first identification code; writing the first identification code into a second component by the portable device; and sending the first identification code outwardly by the second component to communicate and connect to at least one other component through the first identification code. The present invention also provides a bicycle component and a portable device used in the method for replacing a bicycle wireless control system component.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a method for replacing a bicycle control system component and a bicycle component and a portable device applied thereto, in particular to a method for replacing a bicycle wireless control system component and a bicycle component and a portable device applied thereto. Background Art

[0002] In traditional bicycles, the braking or shifting system is achieved by pulling the cable with the handle. However, the cable may be too tight or too loose, which will not only cause the user to brake or shift too fast or too slow due to inconvenience in operation, but also require frequent adjustment of the cable tightness. Alternatively, in the seat height adjustment mechanism, the lubricant may be contaminated by dust and other dirt after application, making it easy for the user to touch the contaminated lubricant and dirty their hands when adjusting the seat height. Therefore, in order to avoid the above problems, wireless control systems have gradually been widely used in bicycles.

[0003] In order to solve the above problem, the bicycle wireless control system usually includes multiple components. Once one of the components needs to be replaced due to failure or upgrade, it is necessary to update the connection data of both components separately, which is not very convenient. Take the speed change system as an example. If a new transmission is used to replace an old transmission, in addition to writing the connection relationship between the new transmission and the original transmission handle into the new transmission, it is also necessary to write this connection relationship into the original transmission handle. In this case, even if the original transmission handle has no failure and does not need to be upgraded, an additional procedure is still required to update the data in the original transmission handle. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a method for replacing bicycle wireless control system components and bicycle components and portable devices used therein. Only the internal data of the new component needs to be updated, so that the new component can be incorporated into the bicycle wireless control system to play the role of the original old component, thereby completing the replacement of the bicycle wireless control system components.

[0005] A bicycle wireless control system component replacement method disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: obtaining a first identification code associated with a first component of a bicycle wireless control system by a portable device, wherein the first component is used to communicate with at least one other component of the bicycle wireless control system through the first identification code; writing the first identification code into a second component by the portable device; and sending the first identification code outwardly by the second component to communicate with at least one other component through the first identification code.

[0006] Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a bicycle component, comprising a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit is used to receive an identification code of another bicycle component from a portable device and to establish a communication connection through the identification code.

[0007] A bicycle component disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit is used to receive an identification code of another bicycle component from a portable device in a communication connection to replace the other bicycle component for communication.

[0008] A bicycle component disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit is used to receive an identification code of another bicycle component in a communication connection as identification information required for the wireless communication unit to communicate with the bicycle component.

[0009] A bicycle component disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit is used to send a paired identification code to a portable device in a communication connection.

[0010] A portable device disclosed in yet another embodiment of the present invention includes an identification code acquisition unit and an identification code transmission unit. The identification code acquisition unit is used to communicatively acquire a paired identification code of a first component. The identification code transmission unit is used to communicatively transmit the paired identification code of the first component to a second component.

[0011] According to the bicycle wireless control system component replacement method disclosed in the above embodiment and the bicycle component and portable device applied thereto, since the portable device only needs to obtain the first identification code associated with the first component of the bicycle wireless control system and then write the first identification code into the second component, the communication connection relationship inside the original bicycle wireless control system can be changed, and there is no need to communicate and connect other components of the bicycle wireless control system to update the connection information stored in other components. In this way, the process of replacing components of the bicycle wireless control system can be simplified.

[0012] The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the implementation modes are used to demonstrate and explain the principles of the present invention and to provide further explanation for the protection scope of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 A block diagram of a bicycle wireless control system is shown in which a bicycle wireless control system component replacement method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable;

[0014] Figure 2 Department Figure 1 A block diagram of the bicycle wireless control system and the connection of the electronic device;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a flow chart of a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] Figures 4 to 6 Department Figure 3 A block diagram corresponding to a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system;

[0017] Figure 7 It is a flow chart of a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 8 The figure is a flow chart of a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] [Description of Reference Numerals]

[0020] 10, 10' Bicycle Wireless Control System

[0021] 11. Part I

[0022] 12 Second Part

[0023] 100, 100' rear derailleur

[0024] 200 Front Derailleur

[0025] 300 Right shift handle

[0026] 400 Left shift handle

[0027] 20 Electronic devices

[0028] 30 Portable Devices

[0029] 31 Identification code acquisition unit

[0030] 32 Identification code transmission unit

[0031] ID1 First identification code

[0032] ID2 Second identification code

[0033] Steps S101, S103, S104, S105, S107, S109 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The present invention is a bicycle wireless control system component replacement method and bicycle components and portable devices used therein, and is applicable to a bicycle wireless control system 10. In this specification, the bicycle wireless control system 10 will be used as an example of a bicycle gear shifting function, but the bicycle wireless control system 10 of the present invention can also be used, for example, in bicycle brake or seat adjustment systems. The following will first describe the block diagram of the bicycle wireless control system 10. First, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 . Figure 1 FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a bicycle wireless control system 10 that is applicable to a bicycle wireless control system component replacement method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 Department Figure 1 A block diagram of the bicycle wireless control system 10 connected to the electronic device 20.

[0035] The bicycle wireless control system 10 uses wireless communication connection such as Bluetooth transmission to achieve the function of shifting the bicycle. Figure 1 As shown, the bicycle wireless control system 10 includes a rear derailleur 100, a front derailleur 200, a right shifting handle 300 and a left shifting handle 400. The rear derailleur 100 is communicatively connected to the front derailleur 200 and the right shifting handle 300, and the front derailleur 200 is communicatively connected to the left shifting handle 400 so that the rear derailleur 100 is indirectly communicatively connected to the left shifting handle 400 via the front derailleur 200. When the user adjusts the right shifting handle 300, the rear derailleur 100 can be shifted, and because the rear derailleur 100 is communicatively connected to the front derailleur 200, the front derailleur 200 will also fine-tune the gear position adaptively according to the situation to avoid the occurrence of chain wear. When the user adjusts the left shifting handle 400, the front derailleur 200 can be shifted. Since the right shifting handle 300 is only communicatively connected to the rear derailleur 100, the power consumption of the right shifting handle 300 can be reduced. Similarly, since the left shift handle 400 is only connected to the front derailleur 200 for communication, the power consumption of the left shift handle 400 can be reduced.

[0036] The user can communicate with the rear derailleur 100 of the bicycle wireless control system 10 through an electronic device 20 such as a mobile phone. Figure 2As shown, after the electronic device 20 is connected to the rear derailleur 100 through the built-in application program, the direct or indirect communication connection relationship between the rear derailleur 100 and the front derailleur 200, the right shift lever 300 and the left shift lever 400 can be used to read the current battery capacity of the rear derailleur 100, the front derailleur 200, the right shift lever 300 and the left shift lever 400, set the default value of the low battery protection activation of the rear derailleur 100, the front derailleur 200, the right shift lever 300 and the left shift lever 400, read the current gear information of the rear derailleur 100 and the front derailleur 200, adjust the gear of the rear derailleur 100 and the front derailleur 200, update the firmware of the bicycle wireless control system 10, or write user information such as a personal account password into the bicycle wireless control system 10, etc., wherein the user information can also be transmitted by the electronic device 20 to a cloud host (not shown) that is communicatively connected to the electronic device 20.

[0037] Three methods of establishing a communication connection between the electronic device 20 and the rear derailleur 100 are described below. First, a trigger button (not shown) is provided on each of the right shift lever 300 and the left shift lever 400. When the user presses the two trigger buttons at the same time, the right shift lever 300 and the left shift lever 400 will notify the rear derailleur 100 to send a connection broadcast to the outside for the electronic device 20 to scan and establish a communication connection relationship with the electronic device 20. Second, another trigger button (not shown) is provided on the rear derailleur 100. When the user presses the other trigger button, the rear derailleur 100 sends a connection broadcast to the outside for the electronic device 20 to scan and establish a communication connection relationship with the electronic device 20. Third, after the rear derailleur 100 receives power, the connection broadcast is sent to the outside for the electronic device 20 to scan and establish a communication connection relationship with the electronic device 20 within a period of time, such as 30 seconds. In the above three methods, when the rear derailleur 100 and the electronic device 20 establish a communication connection, the user's personal account number and password can be used to confirm whether the connection object is correct.

[0038] The rear derailleur 100, the front derailleur 200, the right shift handle 300 and the left shift handle 400 in the bicycle wireless control system 10 each have an identification code, so that when establishing the communication connection relationship as described above, the connection object can be confirmed by the respective identification codes. These identification codes can be written in the factory settings, and these identification codes, the communication connection relationship as described above and the user information will be stored in the cloud host as described above. When a component in the bicycle wireless control system 10 needs to be replaced due to failure or upgrade, the present invention is applicable to the bicycle wireless control system component replacement method described below.

[0039] See also Figures 3 to 6 . Figure 3 The figure is a flow chart of a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. Figures 4 to 6 Department Figure 3 The following is a block diagram corresponding to a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system. The following is an example in which a rear derailleur 100' replaces a rear derailleur 100, and in the subsequent description, the rear derailleur 100 is the first component 11 and the rear derailleur 100' is the second component 12, which can also be interpreted as the second component 12 being a bicycle component and the first component 11 being another bicycle component.

[0040] In this embodiment, first, in step S101, a portable device 30 such as a communication mobile phone device of a bicycle repair station obtains a first identification code ID1 associated with the first component 11 of the bicycle wireless control system 10. The connection relationship block diagram is as follows: Figure 4 As shown. As described above, the first component 11 is used to communicate with other components in the bicycle wireless control system 10, such as the front derailleur 200 and the right shift handle 300, through the first identification code ID1. Specifically, in this embodiment and some embodiments of the present invention, an identification code acquisition unit 31 included in the portable device 30 is connected to the first component 11 to read the paired first identification code ID1 stored in the first component 11, but it is not limited to this. In some embodiments, the input device (not shown) such as a scanner gun of the portable device 30 can also read a barcode (one-dimensional barcode or two-dimensional barcode, etc.) corresponding to the first identification code ID1, such as located on the outer packaging box (not shown) or the shell of the first component 11. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the portable device 30 can also be connected to the above-mentioned cloud host to read the first identification code ID1 pre-stored in the cloud host.

[0041] In this embodiment, in step S103, an identification code transmission unit 32 included in the portable device 30 is connected to the second component 12 and transmits and writes the first identification code ID1 into the second component 12. The connection relationship block diagram is shown as follows: Figure 5 In step S101 to step S103 , it can also be interpreted that the wireless communication unit (not shown) included in the second component 12 receives the first identification code ID1 of the first component 11 from the portable device 30 in a communication connection.

[0042] In step S105, the second component 12 sends the first identification code ID1 to communicate with other components in the bicycle wireless control system 10, such as the front derailleur 200 and the right shift handle 300, through the first identification code ID1. Specifically, in this embodiment and some embodiments of the present invention, the second component 12 sends the first identification code ID1 to the outside within a predetermined time of, for example, 30 seconds after receiving power. Since the above-mentioned other components can originally communicate with the first component 11, that is, the above-mentioned other components have performed a connection authentication procedure for the first identification code ID1, the second component 12 can send the first identification code ID1 to the outside so that the second component 12 can establish communication connections with the above-mentioned other components respectively without performing a connection authentication procedure. In addition, since there is no need to perform additional connection authentication procedures between the second component 12 and the above-mentioned other components after the second component 12 replaces the first component 11, there is no need to set a button on the second component 12 for the second component 12 to establish a connection authentication procedure with the above-mentioned other components. Therefore, the appearance design of the second component 12 can be simplified and moisture or dirt can be prevented from penetrating into the second component 12 through the gap next to the button of the second component 12.

[0043] In this embodiment, when the second component 12 is installed and connected to other components, the second component 12 plays the role of the first component 11 in the bicycle wireless control system 10. That is, in the embodiment where the first component 11 is the replaced rear derailleur 100 and the second component 12 is the replaced rear derailleur 100', the bicycle wireless control system 10 becomes a bicycle wireless control system 10', and the bicycle wireless control system 10' includes the rear derailleur 100', the front derailleur 200, the right shift handle 300 and the left shift handle 400, and the connection relationship block diagram thereof is shown as follows: Figure 6 As shown. In step S105, it can also be interpreted that the second component 12 replaces the first component 11 and uses the first identification code ID1 as its own identification information to perform communication connection. At this time, the wireless communication unit of the second component 12 can also send the paired first identification code ID1 to the outside through communication connection and transmit the pairing result between the second component 12 and the first component 11 by the first identification code ID1 to the portable device 30, so that the portable device 30 uploads the pairing result to the cloud host as described above to update the memory data.

[0044] By using the above-mentioned bicycle wireless control system component replacement method, since the portable device 30 only needs to obtain the first identification code ID1 associated with the first component 11 (if it is the above-mentioned embodiment, that is, the rear derailleur 100) and then write the first identification code ID1 into the second component 12 (if it is the above-mentioned embodiment, that is, the rear derailleur 100'), the original communication connection relationship within the bicycle wireless control system 10 can be converted into the communication connection relationship within the bicycle wireless control system 10', and there is no need to communicate and connect other components (if it is the above-mentioned embodiment, that is, the front derailleur 200 and the right shifting handle 300) to update the connection information stored in other components. In this way, the process of replacing components of the bicycle wireless control system 10 can be simplified.

[0045] The above is an example of a method of replacing the rear derailleur 100 with the rear derailleur 100', but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first component to be replaced may also be the front derailleur, the right shift handle or the left shift handle, and the second component to be replaced may also be another front derailleur (not shown), another right shift handle (not shown) or another left shift handle (not shown). In the embodiment where the first component is the front derailleur, the second component (another front derailleur) communicates and connects the rear derailleur and the left shift handle through the first identification code of the first component (front derailleur) to play the role of the first component in the bicycle wireless control system. In the embodiment where the first component is the right shift handle, the second component (another right shift handle) communicates and connects the rear derailleur through the first identification code of the first component (right shift handle) to play the role of the first component in the bicycle wireless control system. In the embodiment where the first component is the left shift handle, the second component (another left shift handle) communicates and connects the rear derailleur through the first identification code of the first component (left shift handle) to play the role of the first component in the bicycle wireless control system.

[0046] It is worth noting that in the above embodiment, since the second component 12 may have been written with its own second identification code ID2 when it leaves the factory, after step S103 is completed, the second component 12 will have two identification codes, one is the first identification code ID1, and the other is the second identification code ID2. And after step S105 is completed, the second component 12 still has both the first identification code ID1 and the second identification code ID2, but only the first identification code ID1 is used for communication connection, but the present invention is not limited to this. Please refer to Figure 7, is a flow chart of a bicycle wireless control system component replacement method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The following only describes the differences between another embodiment of the present invention and the aforementioned embodiment, and the other similarities will be omitted. In this embodiment and some embodiments of the present invention, step S107 is entered after step S105. In step S107, the second component 12 sends the second identification code ID2 of the second component 12 to update the communication connection between the second component 12 and the above-mentioned other components through the second identification code ID2. That is, in the embodiment where the first component 11 is the replaced rear derailleur 100 and the second component 12 is the replaced rear derailleur 100', the original relationship between the second component 12 (rear derailleur 100') using the first identification code ID1 to communicate with the front derailleur 200 and the right shift handle 300 is changed to using the second identification code ID2 to communicate with the front derailleur 200 and the right shift handle 300, and the communication connection between the front derailleur 200 and the left shift handle 400 will not be affected. In this way, even if the first component 11 (rear derailleur 100) sends the first identification code ID1 again, it will not re-establish a communication connection relationship with the front derailleur 200 and the right shift handle 300. At this time, the wireless communication unit of the second component 12 can also send the paired second identification code ID2 to the outside through communication connection and transmit the pairing result between the second component 12 and the first component 11 by the first identification code ID2 to the portable device 30, so that the portable device 30 can also upload the communication connection pairing structure established by the second identification code ID2 to the cloud host as described above to update the memory data.

[0047] In step S109, the first identification code ID1 of the second component 12 is deleted. Specifically, the portable device 30 deletes the first identification code ID1 of the second component 12, and then the communication connection between the portable device 30 and the second component 12 is disconnected, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the communication connection between the portable device 30 and the second component 12 may be disconnected first, and then the second component 12 automatically deletes the original first identification code ID1 after a certain period of time has passed since the communication connection was updated with the second identification code ID2. In this embodiment and some embodiments of the present invention, after the first identification code ID1 of the second component 12 is deleted, the second component 12 communicates with other components through its own second identification code ID2, and the connection relationship established through the first identification code ID1 no longer exists in the bicycle wireless control system 10'.

[0048] See also Figure 8, is a flow chart of a method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The following only describes the differences between another embodiment of the present invention and the aforementioned embodiment, and the other similarities will be omitted. In this embodiment and some embodiments of the present invention, step S104 is entered after step S103. In step S104, the communication connection between the first component 11 and the other components described above (if it is the above embodiment, the front transmission 200 and the right shift handle 300) is disconnected. Specifically, turning off the power supply of the first component 11 can disconnect the communication connection between the first component 11 and the other components, but it is not limited to this. In some embodiments, the first component 11 can also be separated from the communication connection range of other components to achieve the effect of disconnecting the communication connection between the first component 11 and other components.

[0049] According to the above-mentioned bicycle wireless control system component replacement method and the bicycle component and portable device applied thereto, since the portable device only needs to obtain the first identification code associated with the first component of the bicycle wireless control system and then write the first identification code into the second component, the original communication connection relationship within the bicycle wireless control system can be changed, and there is no need to communicate and connect other components of the bicycle wireless control system to update the connection information stored in other components. In this way, the process of replacing components of the bicycle wireless control system can be simplified.

[0050] In some embodiments, the second component sends the first identification code within a predetermined time after receiving power, so that the second component can establish communication connections with other components through the first identification code without performing a connection authentication procedure. In addition, since there is no need to perform an additional connection authentication procedure between the second component and the above-mentioned other components, there is no need to set a button on the second component for the second component to establish a connection authentication procedure with the above-mentioned other components, thereby simplifying the appearance design of the second component and preventing moisture or dirt from penetrating into the second component through the gap next to the button of the second component.

[0051] In some embodiments, the second component sends the second identification code of the second component to update the communication connection between the second component and other components through the second identification code. In this way, even if the first component sends the first identification code again, it will not re-establish the communication connection relationship with the front transmission and the right shift handle.

[0052] It should be noted that the communication connection mentioned in this article refers to a connection method in which two components exchange signals with each other, such as by wireless transmission.

Claims

1. A method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system, characterized in that: Include: Using a portable device to obtain a first identification code associated with a first component of a bicycle wireless control system, wherein the first component is used to communicate with at least one other component of the bicycle wireless control system through the first identification code; Writing the first identification code into a second component that replaces the first component using the portable device; and The second component sends the first identification code to the outside to communicate with the at least one other component through the first identification code.

2. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the second component sends the first identification code to the outside and is communicatively connected to the at least one other component, the method further comprises: The second component is used to send a second identification code of the second component to the outside to update the communication connection between the second component and the at least one other component through the second identification code.

3. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 2, characterized in that: After the second component sends the second identification code to the outside and updates the communication connection between the second component and the at least one other component, the method further includes: The first identification code of the second component is deleted.

4. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Obtaining the first identification code by using the portable device includes: reading a barcode corresponding to the first identification code by using an input device of the portable device.

5. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method of obtaining the first identification code by using the portable device includes: communicating with a cloud host by using the portable device to read the first identification code pre-stored in the cloud host.

6. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method of obtaining the first identification code by using the portable device includes: communicating with the first component by using the portable device to read the first identification code.

7. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 6, characterized in that: Before the second component sends the first identification code to the outside and communicates with the at least one other component, the method further includes: The communication connection between the first component and the at least one other component is disconnected.

8. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 7, characterized in that: Disconnecting the communication connection between the first component and the at least one other component includes: Turn off power to the first component.

9. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 7, characterized in that: Disconnecting the communication connection between the first component and the at least one other component includes: The first component is separated from the communication connection range of the at least one other component.

10. The method for replacing components of a bicycle wireless control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Sending the first identification code externally by the second component comprises: The second component sends the first identification code externally within a predetermined time after receiving power.

11. A bicycle component, characterized in that: Include: A wireless communication unit is used to receive an identification code of another bicycle component from a portable device in a communication connection to replace the other bicycle component for communication.

12. A portable device, characterized in that: Include: an identification code acquisition unit, for acquiring a paired identification code of a first component through communication connection; and An identification code transmitting unit is used to transmit the paired identification code of the first component to a second component replacing the first component in a communicative connection.

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