阅读说明：本技术 自行车组件配对系统及其方法 (Bicycle component pairing system and method thereof ) 是由 庄恂谕 吴柏贤 于 2019-11-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种自行车组件配对系统及其方法,适用于自行车电子变速系统；所述自行车电子变速系统包括控制装置及受控装置；所述自行车组件配对方法包括：控制装置从充电装置取得识别钥,充电装置传输电力及发送识别钥至一电池,其中电池电性连接充电装置,电池具有储存元件存放识别钥,从充电装置中断电池的电性连接,并以电池电性连接受控装置,在电池电性连接受控装置之后,受控装置从储存元件取得识别钥,在控制装置及受控装置各自取得识别钥之后,控制装置及受控装置依据识别钥进行配对。(A bicycle component pairing system and method thereof are applicable to a bicycle electronic speed changing system; the bicycle electronic speed changing system comprises a control device and a controlled device; the bicycle component pairing method comprises: the control device obtains an identification key from the charging device, the charging device transmits power and sends the identification key to a battery, wherein the battery is electrically connected with the charging device, the battery is provided with a storage element for storing the identification key, the electrical connection of the battery is interrupted from the charging device, the battery is electrically connected with a controlled device, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the storage element after the battery is electrically connected with the controlled device, and the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key after the control device and the controlled device respectively obtain the identification key.)

1. A bicycle component pairing method for an electronic bicycle shifting system comprising a control device and a controlled device, the bicycle component pairing method comprising:

obtaining an identification key from a charging device by the control device;

transmitting power and sending the identification key to a battery by the charging device, wherein the battery is electrically connected with the charging device and is provided with a storage element for storing the identification key;

the electrical connection of the battery is interrupted from the charging device, and the battery is electrically connected with the controlled device;

obtaining the identification key from the storage element by the controlled device after the battery is electrically connected with the controlled device; and

after the control device and the controlled device respectively obtain the identification key, the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key.

2. The bicycle component pairing method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the identification key from the charging device with the control device comprises:

generating a first trigger signal to actuate a first communication element on the charging device to send the identification key; and

generating a second trigger signal to activate a second communication element on the control device to receive the identification key.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the battery is a first battery, the storage element is a first storage element, and obtaining the identification key from the charging device with the control device comprises:

transmitting power and sending the identification key to a second battery by the charging device, wherein the second battery is electrically connected with the charging device and is provided with a second storage element for storing the identification key;

the electrical connection of the second battery is interrupted from the charging device, and the second battery is electrically connected with the control device; and

and after the second battery is electrically connected with the control device, the control device acquires the identification key from the second storage element.

4. The method of pairing bicycle components as claimed in claim 3, wherein the controlled device is a first controlled device, the control device is a first control device, the method further comprising:

after the first battery is electrically connected with the first controlled device, the first controlled device provides power to a second controlled device, wherein the second controlled device is electrically connected with the first controlled device; and

after the second battery is electrically connected with the first control device, the first control device provides power to a second control device, wherein the second control device is electrically connected with the first control device.

5. The method of pairing bicycle components as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

after the first controlled device obtains the identification key from the first storage element, transmitting the identification key to the second controlled device by the first controlled device;

after the identification key is obtained from the second storage element by the first control device, transmitting the identification key to the second control device by the first control device; and

after the second control device and the second controlled device respectively obtain the identification key, the second control device and the second controlled device are paired according to the identification key.

6. The bicycle component pairing method as recited in claim 1, wherein the control device is a left shift handle or a right shift handle and the controlled device is a front derailleur or a rear derailleur.

7. The method for pairing bicycle components as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is electrically connected to a left shift handle and a right shift handle for providing power, and the controlled device is electrically connected to a front derailleur and a rear derailleur for providing power.

8. A bicycle component pairing system, comprising:

the charging device comprises a power supply element and a recording element, wherein the power supply element is used for transmitting electric power, the recording element is electrically connected with the power supply element and records an identification key, and the recording element is used for sending the identification key when the power supply element transmits the electric power;

a battery having a storage element, the battery being electrically connected to the charging device in a pluggable manner to obtain power and store the identification key in the storage element;

a control device for obtaining the identification key from the charging device; and

a controlled device for electrically connecting the battery and obtaining power and the identification key from the battery;

the control device and the controlled device are further used for being communicatively connected with each other according to the identification key pair.

9. The bicycle component pairing system as recited in claim 8,

the charging device further comprises a first trigger element and a first communication element, wherein the first communication element is electrically connected with the first trigger element and the recording element, the first trigger element is used for generating a first trigger signal, and the first communication element sends the identification key when receiving the first trigger signal; and

the control device comprises a second trigger element and a second communication element, wherein the second trigger element is used for generating a second trigger signal, and the second communication element is electrically connected with the second trigger element and receives the identification key when receiving the second trigger signal.

10. The bicycle component pairing system as recited in claim 8, wherein the battery is a first battery, the storage element is a first storage element, the bicycle component pairing system further comprising:

the second battery is provided with a second storage element for storing the identification key, and the second battery is electrically connected with the charging device in a pluggable manner so as to obtain electric power and store the identification key in the second storage element;

the control device is further used for electrically connecting the second battery, obtaining power and the identification key from the second battery and carrying out pairing according to the identification key.

11. The bicycle component pairing system as recited in claim 8, wherein the controlled device is a first controlled device, the control device is a first control device, the bicycle component pairing system further comprising:

a second controlled device electrically connected to the first controlled device, the second controlled device being configured to obtain power from the first controlled device; and

the second control device is electrically connected with the first control device and used for obtaining electric power from the first control device.

12. The bicycle component pairing system as set forth in claim 11,

the first controlled device is further configured to transmit the identification key to the second controlled device;

the first control device is further configured to transmit the identification key to the second control device; and

the second control device and the second controlled device are communicatively connected to each other through the identification key pair.

13. The bicycle component pairing system as recited in claim 8, wherein the control device is a left shift handle or a right shift handle and the controlled device is a front derailleur or a rear derailleur.

14. A bicycle component pairing method for an electronic bicycle shifting system comprising a control device and a controlled device, the bicycle component pairing method comprising:

a memory device is connected with the control device in a communication way;

after the memory device is in communication connection with the control device, the control device acquires an identification key from the memory device;

after the control device obtains the identification key, the communication connection of the memory device is interrupted from the control device, and the memory device is in communication connection with the controlled device;

after the memory device is in communication connection with the controlled device, the controlled device acquires the identification key from the memory device; and

after the controlled device obtains the identification key, the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key.

15. The method of pairing bicycle components as claimed in claim 14, wherein before electrically connecting the memory device to the control device, the method further comprises:

transmitting the identification key to the memory device by a charging device.

16. A bicycle component pairing system, comprising:

a memory device for recording an identification key;

a control device for communicating with the memory device and obtaining the identification key from the memory device; and

the controlled device is used for being in communication connection with the memory device and obtaining the identification key from the memory device;

17. the bicycle component pairing system as recited in claim 16, further comprising:

and the charging device is in communication connection with the memory device and is used for transmitting the identification key to the memory device.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a bicycle component pairing system and method, and more particularly to a bicycle component pairing system and method for use in a bicycle electronic transmission system.

Background

Due to the progress of wireless communication technology, it is a current trend to connect the left and right shift handles and the front and rear derailleurs in a wireless communication manner in the electronic shift system of the bicycle. Before a rider rides, the components of the electronic transmission system must be paired, such as a common pairing form: the left gear shift handle is matched with the front gear shift, and the right gear shift handle is matched with the rear gear shift. The pairing means that the rider can control the shift knob to send the shift signal to the front and rear derailleurs while riding the bicycle, by storing the necessary information associated with the two electronic shift system components on the premise of establishing the communication link between the two electronic shift system components.

The common pairing methods for the components of the present electronic transmission system can be broadly divided into two types according to whether a third party pairing device is provided. The pairing method of "no third party pairing device" includes, for example: the user presses the pairing button on the left speed changing handle and the pairing button on the front speed changer respectively, so that the left speed changing handle and the pairing button exchange information required by pairing after establishing communication connection to complete pairing. Another pairing method "with third party pairing device" is for example: and the user acquires the pairing information of the left speed changing handle through the third party pairing device, and then the pairing information is sent to the front speed changer through the third party pairing device, and the front speed changer establishes communication connection with the left speed changing handle according to the received pairing information and completes pairing. From the perspective of security and theft prevention, the pairing connection mode without a third party pairing device has simple process and no limitation to the user who performs pairing; in other words, anyone can steal all or part of the electronic transmission system, and easily perform pairing connection and reuse the paired components. In contrast, the pairing manner "with the third party pairing device" can achieve the protection effect on the bicycle electronic speed changing system through the third party pairing device itself; in other words, a person who only has a third party pairing device may perform the pairing online and then use the paired components.

However, the process of pairing with the third-party pairing device is cumbersome nowadays. As in the foregoing example, after the bicycle components are started, the user needs to manually move the third-party pairing device to be close to the two bicycle components respectively to complete pairing, and even needs to press a button on the third-party pairing device or a button on the bicycle component to achieve secure pairing. If the bicycle component is restarted due to the replacement of the battery or the paired bicycle component needs to be replaced due to the failure, the user must perform the complicated pairing process again, which is very inconvenient for the user.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a bicycle component pairing system and method thereof, which overcome the above-mentioned problems.

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing method is provided for a bicycle electronic shifting system including a control device and a controlled device, the bicycle component pairing method includes: the control device obtains the identification key from the charging device; the charging device transmits power and sends the identification key to the battery, wherein the battery is electrically connected with the charging device and is provided with a storage element for storing the identification key; the electrical connection of the battery is interrupted from the charging device, and the battery is electrically connected with the controlled device; after the battery is electrically connected with the controlled device, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the storage element; after the control device and the controlled device respectively obtain the identification key, the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing system is described, comprising: charging device, battery, controlling means and controlled device. The charging device comprises a power supply element and a recording element, wherein the power supply element is used for transmitting power, the recording element is electrically connected with the power supply element and records an identification key, and the recording element is used for sending the identification key when the power supply element transmits the power. The battery is provided with a storage element, and the battery is electrically connected with the charging device in a pluggable manner to obtain electric power and store the identification key in the storage element. The control device is used for obtaining the identification key from the charging device. The controlled device is used for electrically connecting the battery and obtaining power and an identification key from the battery. The control device and the controlled device are configured to communicatively couple with each other based on the identification key pair.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing method is provided for a bicycle electronic shifting system including a control device and a controlled device, the bicycle component pairing method includes: the memory device is electrically connected with the control device; after the memory device is electrically connected with the control device, the control device obtains the identification key from the memory device; after the control device obtains the identification key, the electrical connection of the memory device is interrupted from the control device, and the memory device is electrically connected with the controlled device; after the memory device is electrically connected with the controlled device, the controlled device obtains the identification key from the memory device; and after the controlled device obtains the identification key, the control device and the controlled device are paired according to the identification key.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle component pairing system is described, comprising: a memory device, a control device and a controlled device. The memory device records the identification key. The control device is used for electrically connecting the memory device and obtaining the identification key from the memory device. The controlled device is used for electrically connecting the memory device and obtaining the identification key from the memory device. The control device and the controlled device are further configured to communicatively couple with each other based on the identification key pair.

In summary, the bicycle component pairing system and the method thereof disclosed in the present invention utilize the charging device and the battery to transmit the identification key to the control device and the controlled device. For the control device arranged at the end of the gear shift handle, a button touch can be selectively adopted to obtain the identification key. For the controlled device arranged at the transmission end, the identification key can be obtained after the battery is connected without arranging an additional button. After the control device and the controlled device are powered on and started, pairing can be performed by using the identification key. Since the identification key is not the ID of the control device and the identification device itself, it is not necessary to transfer the ID of the control device to the controlled device or to transfer the ID of the controlled device to the control device, so that the cumbersome steps of the conventional pairing method can be omitted. In addition, when the control device or the controlled device is replaced, the re-pairing is easier to complete.

The foregoing description of the present invention and the following detailed description are presented to illustrate and explain the principles and spirit of the invention and to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first use state of a bicycle component pairing system in accordance with a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system in a second use state;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a first aspect of a bicycle component pairing method;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a second aspect of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a bicycle component pairing system in a first use state;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a second use state of the second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a first application type of the bicycle component pairing system in accordance with the second embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a bicycle component pairing system in accordance with a second aspect;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a third application type of the second embodiment of a bicycle component pairing system;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a first in-use state of the third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a second use state of the third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method;

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a first use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a second use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method.

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110. 210, 610 charging device

112. 212, 612 power supply element

114. 214, 614 recording element

116 first trigger element

118 first communication element

150. 250, 350, 450, 750 control device

152 second trigger element

154 second communication element

130 cell

132 storage element

ID₁、ID₂、ID₃、ID₄、ID₅Identification key

ID_1’Identification key

170. 270, 370, 470, 770 controlled device

S11-S19

S20-S29

S31-S39

S41-S49

230. 330, 430, 510, 630 first battery

232. 632 first storage element

240. 340, 440, 520, 640 second battery

242. 642 second storage element

LS left speed changing handle

RS right speed changing handle

FD front speed changer

RD rear speed changer

530 third battery

540 fourth battery

550. 650 first control device

560. 660 second control device

570. 670 first controlled device

580. 680 second controlled device

740 memory device

Detailed Description

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments, which are sufficient for anyone skilled in the art to understand the technical content of the present invention and to implement the present invention, and the related objects and advantages of the present invention can be easily understood by anyone skilled in the art according to the disclosure, claims and drawings of the present specification. The following examples further illustrate aspects of the present invention in detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Please refer to fig. 1. FIG. 1 is a first operating condition of the bicycle component pairing system of the first embodiment of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing system includes a charging device 110, a battery 130, a control device 150, and a controlled device 170. The first use state is that the battery 130 in the bicycle component pairing system is electrically connected to the charging device 110, thereby performing charging.

Please refer to fig. 2. FIG. 2 is a second use condition of the bicycle component pairing system of the first embodiment of the present invention. The second use state is when the battery 130 in the bicycle component pairing system is electrically connected to the controlled device 170.

Please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 2. The charging device 110 includes a power supply component 112, a recording component 114, a first triggering component 116 and a first communication component 118. The power supply device 112 is electrically connected to the recording device 114, the recording device 114 is electrically connected to the first communication device 118, and the first trigger device 116 is electrically connected to the first communication device 118. In practice, the charging device 110 is, for example, a general charger, a USB port charger, a wireless charger, a mobile power source, etc., and the invention is not limited to the hardware type of the charging device 110.

The power supply element 112 may transmit power. The power supply unit 112 has a transformer rectifier therein, which converts the input power into a direct current to charge the battery 130.

The recording element 114 may store an identification key ID₁And will identify the key ID when the power supply device 112 transmits power₁To the battery 130 as shown in fig. 1. In practice, the recording element 114 is, for example, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card, a microcontroller or an Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and includes, for example, an Electrically-Erasable-rewritable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Programmable-Read-Only Memory (PROM), a Flash Memory (Flash Memory), etc., but the recording element 114 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned hardware types.

Identification key ID₁Corresponds to a key for pairing the control device 150 and the controlled device 170. In practice, the manufacturer writes the identification key ID in advance before the charging device 110 leaves the factory₁To the recording device 114, the user can write the self-defined ID in the on-line recording manner₁To the recording element 114, or by writing the ID key ID by RFID₁。

The first trigger device 116 generates a first trigger signal. In practice, the first triggering component 116 is, for example, a button or other hardware device for the user to switch the switch state to generate the triggering signal, and the invention is not limited to the type of hardware of the first triggering component 116.

Upon receiving the first trigger signal, the first communication component 118 sends an identification key ID₁For example, wired or wireless communication is used. In practice, the wired communication method is, for example, a physical cable; the wireless communication means being, for example, infrared communication techniques (e.g.RC-5, VFIR, UFIR), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Low Energy), ZigBee (ZigBee), ANT, or wireless area network technologies, the invention not being limited to the type of wireless communication.

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the number of the identification keys stored in the recording element 114 of the charging device 110. The charging device 110 may store a plurality of identification keys in the recording element 114. Furthermore, the charging device 110 may transmit the identification key in one of the following manners (but not limited thereto).

The first mode is as follows: each time the charging device 110 receives the first trigger signal, it transmits the same identification key as that transmitted last time.

The second mode is as follows: each time the charging device 110 receives the first trigger signal, it randomly sends one of the plurality of identification keys, and when the charging device 110 is electrically connected to the battery 130 but does not receive the first trigger signal, it sends the same identification key as that sent in the previous time.

The third mode is as follows: the charging device 110 further includes a counter or timer for counting the number of times or duration of receiving the first trigger signal. The charging device 110 further determines how to send the identification key according to the number of times or the duration when receiving the first trigger signal. For example, with ten times as a cycle, the charging device 110 sends the same identification key as that sent for the first time when receiving the first trigger signal for the second time to the tenth time, and randomly sends a new identification key when receiving the first trigger signal for the eleventh time. For another example, when the first trigger signal received by the charging device 110 lasts for a certain period of time (e.g., the user presses the button for more than 5 seconds), a new identification key is randomly sent, otherwise the same identification key is sent as that sent last time.

Please refer to fig. 1. The battery 130 is electrically connected to the charging device 110 in a pluggable manner. When the charging device 110 is electrically connected, the battery 130 can respectively obtain power and the identification key ID from the two output ports of the charging device 110₁. As shown in FIG. 1, the power line and the signal line separately transmit power and an identification key ID, respectively₁. The battery 130 has a storage element 132 for storing an identification key ID sent from the charging device 110₁. In practice, the storage device 132 is, for example, an Electrically Erasable-rewritable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), a Flash Memory (Flash Memory), etc., but the storage device 132 is not limited to the above-mentioned hardware type.

Please refer to fig. 1. The control device 150 can obtain and store the identification key ID from the charging device 110₁. The control device 150 includes a second trigger element 152 and a second communication element 154 electrically connected to each other. The second trigger device 152 may generate a second trigger signal. The second communication component 154 starts receiving the ID key when receiving the second trigger signal₁. In this embodiment, the second triggering component 152 and the first triggering component 116 may be implemented by the same hardware, and the second communicating component 154 and the first communicating component 118 may be implemented by the same hardware. In practice, the control device 150 is, for example, a left shift knob or a right shift knob of an electronic shifting system of a bicycle.

Please refer to fig. 2. The controlled device 170 is electrically connected to the battery 130. The controlled device 170 obtains power and an identification key ID from the battery 130₁And stores the ID of the identification key₁. In practice, the controlled device 170 is, for example, a front derailleur or a rear derailleur of an electronic gear shifting system of a bicycle.

The identification key ID is acquired and stored in both the control device 150 and the controlled device 170₁Thereafter, the controlling device 150 and the controlled device 170 can identify the ID according to the identification key₁The pairs may be communicatively connected to each other.

The way in which the pairing is performed is described below: the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 are electrically connected to the battery 130 to obtain the identification key ID₁Then, the ID of the identification key obtained from the battery at this time is compared respectively₁Is the same as the identification key stored (previously obtained and) itself. Then, the scanning (scan) and broadcasting (advertise) are selectively performed according to the comparison result.

If the comparison result is the same, it represents that the control device 150 has been paired with a controlled device and stores the hardware number of the controlled device, and it also represents that the controlled device 170 has been paired with a control device and stores the hardware number of the control device. Therefore, the controlled device 170 performs direct broadcasting (direct broadcasting) with its own hardware number and the control device hardware number stored in the controlled device 170. When the hardware number of the controlled device 170 is scanned by the control device 150, a communication link can be established, and the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 are paired.

If the comparison result is different, it represents that at least one of the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 is replaced with a new device. It should be noted that if any one of the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 is replaced, batteries of all devices need to be installed in the charging device 110 to obtain the same identification key ID_1’. Thus, the control device 150 resets the pairing flag in the control device 150, (the pairing flag in the device is set to indicate that the device has finished pairing, and the pairing flag is reset to indicate that the device has not paired), and scans for whether any device sends an ID (identification) key_1’. On the other hand, the controlled device 170 resets the pairing flag in the controlling device 170, and performs indirect broadcasting (indirecting) with the identification key. Once the control device 150 scans the identification key ID transmitted from the controlled device 170_1’Then, the communication connection is established, and the hardware number of the other party and the pairing flag of the other party are recorded, so as to complete the pairing between the control device 150 and the controlled device 170.

Please refer to fig. 3 and 4 for the operation process of the bicycle component pairing system according to the first embodiment. Fig. 3 and 4 are flowcharts respectively illustrating two aspects of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is adapted to pair a control device 150 with a controlled device 170 in a bicycle electronic shifting system.

Please refer to fig. 3. FIG. 3 is a first aspect of a first embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method of the present invention that is suitable for use with the bicycle component pairing system illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Please refer to step S11 and fig. 1. The user triggers the first trigger element 116 of the charging device 110, thereby generating a first trigger signal to activate the first switch of the charging device 110The signaling component 118 sends an identification key ID₁。

Please refer to step S12 and fig. 1. The user triggers a second trigger element 152 on the control device 150, thereby generating a second trigger signal to activate a second communication element 154 on the control device 150 to receive the ID₁。

Please refer to step S16 and fig. 1. The charging device 110 is electrically connected to the battery 130 for transmitting power and sending the identification key ID₁To the battery 130.

Please refer to step S17 and fig. 2. The electrical connection of the battery 130 is disconnected from the charging device 110, and the controlled device 170 is electrically connected with the battery 130. In other words, the battery 130 supplies power to the controlled device 170 to activate the controlled device 170.

Please refer to step S18 and fig. 2. After the controlled device 170 is started (i.e. after the battery 130 is electrically connected to the controlled device 170), the controlled device 170 obtains the identification key ID from the storage element 132 of the battery 130₁。

Please refer to step S19. The control device 150 obtains the identification key ID after step S12₁The controlled device 170 obtains the identification key ID after step S18₁. Therefore, the control device 150 and the controlled device 170 can be identified according to the ID₁And (6) pairing.

In the above flow, steps S11 to S12 and steps S16 to S18 do not necessarily have a sequential relationship. In other words, the pairing method for bicycle components according to the first embodiment of the present invention does not restrict the obtaining of the identification key ID by the control device 150 and the controlled device 170₁The sequence of (1).

Please refer to fig. 4. FIG. 4 is a second aspect of the first embodiment of the bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the control device 150 obtains the identification key ID₁The method (1).

Please refer to step S21. Control device 150 acquires identification key ID from charging device 110₁. The control device 150 can obtain the ID by wireless or wired communication₁. In the first embodiment of steps S11-S12, the user must first activate the first triggering component 116 and the second triggering component 154, and then the first communication component 118 sending an identification Key ID₁To the second communication element 154. In a second embodiment, one or both of the above two triggers may be omitted. If the identification key ID is transmitted by wireless communication₁For example, immediately after the charging device 110 is started, the identification key ID is actively broadcasted₁For receipt by the control device 150. For example, immediately after the control device 150 is started, it actively scans whether there is an ID key in the broadcast₁And receives it for storage. If the wired communication mode is adopted to send the identification key ID₁For example, when the charging device 110 is physically connected to the control device 150, the recording component 114 sends the identification key ID₁To the second communication element 154.

In a second embodiment, the controlled device 170 obtains the identification key ID via the battery 130₁In the same manner as in the first embodiment. In other words, steps S26 to S29 in fig. 4 may correspond to steps S16 to S19 in fig. 3, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

Please refer to fig. 5. FIG. 5 is a first operating condition of the bicycle component pairing system of the second embodiment of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing system includes a charging device 210, a first battery 230, a second battery 240, a control device 250, and a controlled device 270. The first use state is that the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 in the bicycle component pairing system are both electrically connected to the charging device 210, so as to be charged.

Please refer to fig. 6. FIG. 6 is a second operating condition of the bicycle component pairing system of the second embodiment of the present invention. The second use state indicates that the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 in the bicycle component pairing system are electrically connected to the controlled device 270 and the control device 250, respectively.

Please refer to fig. 5. The charging device 210 includes a power supply element 212 and a recording element 214. Functionally, the two elements are the same as the power supply element 112 and the recording element 114 in the first embodiment.

The first battery 230 and the second battery 240 are both electrically connected to the charging device 210 in a pluggable manner. Please refer to fig. 5. When the charging device 210 is electrically connected, the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 are respectively charged from the charging deviceDevice 210 obtains power and identification key ID₂. The first battery 230 has a first storage element 232 for storing an identification key ID₂. The second battery 240 has a second storage element 242 for storing an identification key ID₂。

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the charging device 210 to be electrically connected to the first battery 230 and the second battery 240 simultaneously. In practice, the first battery 230 and the second battery may be electrically connected to the charging device 210 sequentially.

Please refer to fig. 6. The control device 250 is electrically connected to the second battery 240, thereby obtaining power and activating itself. The controlled device 270 is electrically connected to the first battery 120, thereby obtaining power and activating itself. After the control device 250 is started, the identification key ID can be obtained from the second storage element 242₂. After the controlled device 270 is booted, the identification key ID may be obtained from the first storage element 232₂。

Obtaining identification key ID at both the controlling device 250 and the controlled device 270₂Thereafter, the controlling device 250 and the controlled device 270 can identify the ID according to the identification key₂Are paired to each other to communicably interconnect. In practice, the control device 250 is, for example, a left shift knob or a right shift knob of an electronic shifting system of a bicycle. The controlled device 270 is, for example, a front derailleur or a rear derailleur of an electronic shifting system of a bicycle.

Please refer to fig. 7 for an operation process of the bicycle component pairing system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is adapted to pair a control device 250 with a controlled device 270 in a bicycle electronic shifting system.

Please refer to step S31 and fig. 5. The charging device 210 is electrically connected to the second battery 240 for transmitting power and sending the identification key ID₂To the second battery 240.

Please refer to step S32 and fig. 6. The control device 250 is activated by disconnecting the electrical connection of the second battery 240 from the charging device 210 and electrically connecting the control device 250 with the second battery 240.

Please refer to step S33 and fig. 6. After control means 250 is activated (I.e. after the second battery 240 is electrically connected to the control device 250), the control device 250 obtains the identification key ID from the second storage element 242₂。

Please refer to step S36 and fig. 5. The charging device 210 is electrically connected to the first battery 230 for transmitting power and sending the identification key ID₂To the first battery 230.

Please refer to step S37 and fig. 6. The controlled device 270 is activated by disconnecting the electrical connection of the first battery 230 from the charging device 210 and electrically connecting the controlled device 270 with the first battery 230.

Please refer to step S38 and fig. 6. After the controlled device 270 is activated (i.e. after the first battery 230 is electrically connected to the controlled device 270), the controlled device 270 obtains the identification key ID from the first storage device 232₂。

Please refer to step S39. The control device 250 obtains the identification key ID after step S33₂The controlled device 270 obtains the identification key ID after step S38₂. Therefore, the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 can be identified according to the ID₂And (6) pairing.

In the above flow, steps S31 to S33 and steps S36 to S38 do not necessarily have a sequential relationship. In other words, the bicycle component pairing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention does not restrict the control device 250 and the controlled device 270 from obtaining the identification key ID₂The sequence of (1).

Please refer to fig. 8. FIG. 8 is a first application type of the second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention for pairing a shift knob and a derailleur in an electronic bicycle shifting system.

As shown in fig. 8, the control device 350 is electrically connected to the second battery 340. The control device 350 is electrically connected to the left shift knob LS and the right shift knob RS through a physical circuit, thereby providing power to the two shift knobs LS and RS. The controlled device 370 is electrically connected to the first battery 330. The controlled device 370 is electrically connected to the front derailleur FD and the rear derailleur RD of the bicycle through physical lines, thereby providing electric power to the two derailleurs FD and RD.

After the control device 350 and the controlled device 370 are paired according to the bicycle component pairing method described in FIG. 7, the shift signal generated by the left shift knob LS or the right shift knob RS can be transmitted to the controlled device 370 through the control device 350. The controlled device 370 selectively sends the shift signal to the front derailleur FD or the rear derailleur RD depending on the type of the shift signal.

Please refer to fig. 9. FIG. 9 is a third application of the second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention for pairing a shift knob and a transmission in a bicycle electronic shifting system.

As shown in fig. 9, the control device 450 and the second battery 440, which are electrically connected to each other, are disposed on the left shift handle LS. The left shift knob LS is electrically connected to the right shift knob RS through a physical circuit, so that the power of the second battery 440 is shared by the right shift knob RS. A controlled device 470 and a first battery 430, which are electrically connected to each other, are provided to the front derailleur FD. The front derailleur FD is electrically connected to the rear derailleur RD through a physical line, thereby sharing electric power of the first battery 430 to the rear derailleur.

After the control device 450 and the controlled device 470 are paired according to the bicycle component pairing method described in FIG. 7, the shift signal generated by the right shift knob RS can be transmitted to the controlled device 470 at the front derailleur FD via the control device at the left shift knob LS. Depending on the type of the shift signal, the controlled device 270 selectively transmits the shift signal to the rear derailleur RD or provides the shift signal to the local front derailleur FD for operation. In fig. 9, a left shift knob LS installation control device 450 and a front derailleur FD controlled device 470 are illustrated as examples. In practice, it is determined that the control device 450 is preferably disposed on the left shift knob LS or the right shift knob RS and that the controlled device 470 is preferably disposed on the front derailleur FD or the rear derailleur RD, depending on the structural design of the bicycle.

Please refer to fig. 10. FIG. 10 is a third application of the second embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention to pairing a shift knob and a derailleur in an electronic bicycle shifting system. Based on fig. 6, the bicycle component pairing system of fig. 10 has two control devices and two controlled devices. The structure and function of these devices have been described above, and will not be repeated here.

As shown in fig. 10, first control device 550 is disposed on left shift handle LS and electrically connected to second battery 520. The second control device 560 is disposed on the right gearshift handle RS and electrically connected to the fourth battery 540. The first controlled device 570 is provided to the front derailleur FD, and is electrically connected to the first battery 510. The second controlled device 580 is provided to the rear derailleur RD, and is electrically connected to the third battery 530. The devices can obtain power and obtain the same identification key ID when being respectively and electrically connected with the batteries₃Therefore, it is able to identify the key ID according to the ID₃Left shift knob LS is paired with front derailleur RD, and right shift knob RS is paired with rear derailleur RD.

Please refer to fig. 11. FIG. 11 is a first operating condition of the third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing system includes a charging device 610, a first battery 630, a second battery 640, a first control device 650, a second control device 660, a first controlled device 670, and a second controlled device 680. The first control device 450 is electrically connected to the second control device 460. The first controlled device 470 is electrically connected to the second controlled device 480. The first use state indicates that the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 in the bicycle pairing system are both electrically connected to the charging device 610, so as to perform charging.

Please refer to fig. 12. FIG. 12 is a second state of use of the third embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention. The second use state is that the first battery 630 of the bicycle component pairing system is electrically connected to the controlled device, the first controlled device 670, and the second battery 640 is electrically connected to the first control device 650.

Please refer to fig. 11. The charging device 610 includes a power supply element 612 and a recording element 614. Functionally, the two elements are the same as the power supply element 112 and the recording element 114 in the first embodiment.

The first battery 630 and the second battery 640 are both electrically connected to the charging device 610 in a pluggable manner. Please refer to fig. 11. When the charging device 610 is electrically connected, the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 respectively obtain power and the identification key ID from the charging device 610₂. First battery 630 has a first storage element 632 for storing an identification key ID₄. The second battery 640 has a second storage element 642 for storing an ID key₄。

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the charging device 610 to be electrically connected to the first battery 630 and the second battery 640 simultaneously. In practice, the first battery 630 and the second battery may be electrically connected to the charging device 610 sequentially.

Please refer to fig. 12. The first control device 650 is electrically connected to the second battery 640, thereby obtaining power and activating itself. The first controlled device 670 is electrically connected to the first battery 660, thereby obtaining power and activating itself. After the control device 650 is started, the identification key ID is obtained from the second storage 646, in addition to the power available from the second battery 640₄Further, the obtained power and the identification key ID are used₄To the second control 660. After the controlled device 670 is powered up, the identification key ID is obtained from the first storage element 636 in addition to the power available from the first battery 630₄Further, the obtained ID is used to identify the key ID₄To the second controlled device 680.

Obtaining the ID key at both the controlling device 650 and the controlled device 670₄Thereafter, the first controlling device 650 and the first controlled device 670 may determine the ID according to the ID₄Pairing is performed to communicably interconnect. Obtaining the ID key at both the second controlling device 660 and the second controlled device 680₄Thereafter, the second controlling device 660 and the second controlled device 680 can determine the ID according to the ID₄Are paired to each other to communicably interconnect.

Please refer to fig. 13 for an operation process of the bicycle component pairing system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a third embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is suitable for pairing a first control device 650 and a first controlled device 670 and pairing a second control device 660 and a second controlled device 680 of a bicycle electrical shifting system.

Please refer to step S41 and fig. 11. The charging device 610 is electrically connected to the second battery 640 for transmitting power and sending the identification key ID₄To the second battery 640.

Please refer to step S42 and fig. 12. The charging device 610 disconnects the second battery 640 and connects the second battery 640 to the first control device 650.

Please refer to step S43 and fig. 12. The first control device 650 obtains the identification key ID from the second storage element 642₄。

Please refer to step S44 and fig. 12. The first control device 650 provides power and transmits the identification key ID4 to the second control device 660.

Please refer to step S45 and fig. 11. The charging device 610 is electrically connected to the first battery 630 for transmitting power and sending an identification key ID₄To first battery 630.

Please refer to step S46 and fig. 12. The first battery 630 is disconnected from the charging device 610, and the first battery 630 is electrically connected to the first controlled device 670.

Please refer to step S47 and fig. 12. The first controlled device 670 obtains the ID key from the first storage element 632₄。

Please refer to step S48 and fig. 12. The first controlled device 670 provides power and transmits the identification key ID4 to the second controlled device 680.

Please refer to step S49. The first controller 650 obtains the ID4 after step S43, and the first slave 670 obtains the ID4 after step S47₄. Therefore, the first control device 650 and the first controlled device 670 can be controlled according to the ID₄And (6) pairing. The second control device 660 obtains the identification key ID after step S44₄The second slave device 680 obtains the identification key ID after step S48₄. Therefore, the second controlling device 660 and the second controlled device 680 can be paired according to the identification key.

In the above three embodiments, the battery with the storage element is used to obtain the identification key from the charging device, and then the identification key is carried to the control device or the controlled device, thereby realizing the pairing between the control device and the controlled device.

Referring to fig. 14 and 15, fig. 14 is a first operating condition of the bicycle component pairing system in accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 15 is a second operating condition of the bicycle component pairing system in accordance with the present inventionA second use state of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system. The bicycle component pairing system includes a memory device 740, a control device 750 and a controlled device 770. The storage device 740 can record the ID of the identification key₅. The control device 750 is connected to the storage device 740 in a communication manner and obtains the ID key from the storage device 740₅As shown in fig. 14. Referring to FIG. 15, the controlled device 770 may be communicatively coupled to the storage device 740 and obtain the ID key from the storage device 740₅As shown in fig. 15. The communication connection may be a wired communication or a wireless communication, which is not limited in the present invention. It is further noted that in another aspect of the fourth embodiment of the bicycle component pairing system of the present invention, a charging device can be further included. The charging device can be connected to the memory device 740 in a wired or wireless manner, so as to first identify the ID of the key₅Transmitted to the memory device 740 and then transmitted from the memory device 740 to the control device 750 and the controlled device 770.

Please refer to fig. 16 for an operation process of the bicycle component pairing system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a fourth embodiment of a bicycle component pairing method of the present invention. The bicycle component pairing method is adapted to pair a control device 750 with a first controlled device 770 in a bicycle electronic shifting system.

Please refer to step S51 and fig. 14. The memory 740 is communicatively connected to the control device 750.

Please refer to step S53 and fig. 14. The control device 750 obtains the ID of the identification key from the storage device 740₅。

Please refer to step S55 and fig. 15. The slave control device 750 disconnects the communication connection of the memory device 740 and connects the controlled device 770 with the memory device 740.

Please refer to step S57 and fig. 15. The controlled device 750 obtains the ID key from the memory device₅。

Please refer to step S59. Since the control device 750 obtains the ID key after step S51₅The controlled device 770 obtains the identification key ID after step S57₅. Thus, the controlling device 750 and the controlled device 770 can be identified according to the identificationKey ID₅And (6) pairing. What should be mentioned is: in practice, the fourth embodiment of the present invention does not limit the order in which the memory device 740 is electrically connected to the control device 750 and the controlled device. In other words, steps S55 and S57 may be performed before steps S51 and S53. FIG. 16 schematically illustrates an example of the control device 550 electrically connecting to the memory device 540 before the controlled device 570. In addition, before step S51, the method may further include the step of the memory device 740 being communicatively connected to the charging device, and the charging device transmitting an identification key to the memory device 740.

In summary, the bicycle component pairing system and the method thereof disclosed in the present invention utilize the charging device and the battery to transmit the identification key to the control device and the controlled device. For the control device arranged at the end of the gear shift handle, a button touch can be selectively adopted to obtain the identification key. For the controlled device arranged at the transmission end, the identification key can be obtained after the battery is connected without arranging an additional button. After the control device and the controlled device are powered on and started, pairing can be performed by using the identification key. Since the identification key is not the ID of the control device and the identification device itself, it is not necessary to transfer the ID of the control device to the controlled device or to transfer the ID of the controlled device to the control device, so that the cumbersome steps of the conventional pairing method can be omitted. In addition, when the control device or the controlled device is replaced, the re-pairing is easier to complete.