ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DERAILLEUR THAT RE-ENGAGES A DISENGAGED DERAILLEUR FORCE OVERLOAD CLUTCH
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a derailleur that includes a motor that drives a drive member, a driven member driven by the drive member, and a clutch having a first element that disengages from a second element when substantial resistance exists in a power transmission path between the drive member and the driven member, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a re-engage command receiving circuit that receives a re-engage command signal to re-engage the first element with the second element when the first element is disengaged from the second element; and
a re-engagement circuit that re-engages the first element with the second element in response to the re-engage command signal.
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Abstract
A derailleur includes a motor that drives a drive member, a driven member driven by the drive member, and a clutch having a first element that disengages from a second element when substantial resistance exists in a power transmission path between the drive member and the driven member. An apparatus for controlling the derailleur comprises a re-engage command receiving circuit and a re-engagement circuit, wherein the re-engage command receiving circuit receives a re-engage command signal to re-engage the first element with the second element when the first element is disengaged from the second element, and the re-engagement circuit re-engages the first element with the second element in response to the re-engage command signal.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a derailleur that includes a motor that drives a drive member, a driven member driven by the drive member, and a clutch having a first element that disengages from a second element when substantial resistance exists in a power transmission path between the drive member and the driven member, wherein the apparatus comprises:
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a re-engage command receiving circuit that receives a re-engage command signal to re-engage the first element with the second element when the first element is disengaged from the second element; and a re-engagement circuit that re-engages the first element with the second element in response to the re-engage command signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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