Automatic gear-shifting bicycle with optimal shift timing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8977450
APP PUB NO 20130054102A1
SERIAL NO

13541234

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An automatic gear-shifting bicycle includes: a bicycle body provided with two cranks, two pedals and a derailleur, a power supply module, a microcomputer, a gear shifting control driver, and a pedal position sensor module installed in the bicycle body corresponding to the cranks and electrically coupled to the microcomputer for enabling the microcomputer to determine the angular position and forward/backward pedaling of the cranks. The microcomputer calculates the optimal shift timing subject to the time point the crank to be moved over the pedaling dead point in the next time, the pedaling speed to be below a predetermined speed value or the cranks are been pedaling backwardly.

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J D COMPONENTS CO LTDSHOU SHUI HSIANG CHANG HUA HSIEN 50443

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Cheng, Chi-Chang New Taipei, TW 11 106

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