Electronically Controlled Suspension System, Method for Controlling a Suspension System and Computer Program
First Claim
1. An electronically controlled suspension system for a bicycle, comprising:
- at least one spring element disposed between a first part of the bicycle and a second part of the bicycle, both parts being movably interconnected, the at least one spring element having at least one parameter that can be modified;
at least one actuator operatively influencing the spring element to modify the at least one parameter;
an electronic module producing at least one control signal for the at least one actuator; and
at least one control device by which the control signal produced by the electronic module can be influenced, the at least one control device having at least one multi-axis micromechanical acceleration sensor.
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Abstract
An electronically controlled suspension system for a bicycle includes at least one spring element between first and second parts the bicycle, both parts being movably interconnected. At least one parameter of the spring element is modified. At least one actuator influences the spring element to modify the at least one parameter. An electronic module produces a control signal for the at least one actuator. A control device is influenced by the control signal produced by the electronic module. The control device is connected to at least one of the electronic module and the actuator through a radio signal. A corresponding method controls the suspension system for the bicycle and a computer program executes the method.
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27 Claims
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1. An electronically controlled suspension system for a bicycle, comprising:
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at least one spring element disposed between a first part of the bicycle and a second part of the bicycle, both parts being movably interconnected, the at least one spring element having at least one parameter that can be modified; at least one actuator operatively influencing the spring element to modify the at least one parameter; an electronic module producing at least one control signal for the at least one actuator; and at least one control device by which the control signal produced by the electronic module can be influenced, the at least one control device having at least one multi-axis micromechanical acceleration sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling a suspension system for a bicycle, comprising the steps of:
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producing an input variable by at least one control device, the input variable representing an acceleration in at least one spatial direction; transmitting the input variable to an electronic module; producing a control signal for at least one actuator with the electronic module; modifying at least one parameter of at least one spring element with the at least one actuator, the spring element being disposed between first and second parts of the bicycle movably interconnected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A seat post for a bicycle, comprising:
a post body having; a first end shaped to be connected to a bicycle frame; a second end shaped to be connected to a saddle; at least two longitudinal portions meshing with each other and slidable relative to one another along a longitudinal extension; and a fixing apparatus by which the two longitudinal portions can be fixed to one another in a settable relative position, the fixing apparatus being influenced to selectively fix and unfix by a radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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