Patent ID: 11904982
Assignee: PIAGGIO & C. SPA
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method for determining an operative shift configuration of a drive mechanism of a gearbox of a saddle-ride type vehicle, wherein the drive mechanism includes a pedal shift lever and a quick-shifter device that couples the pedal shift lever to the gearbox, wherein the quick-shifter device includes a rod and a first set of one or more sensors configured to detect a variation of a tension state or a compression state of the rod following a gear shifting, the method comprising:
A) acquiring a first signal generated by the first set of one or more sensors and indicative of the tension state or the compression state of the rod determined following the gear shifting;
B) determining, based on the first signal, whether the rod is in a tension state or in a compression state;
C) acquiring at least a second signal generated by a second set of one or more sensors following the gear shifting via the pedal shift lever;
D) determining, based on the at least a second signal, a gear engaged following the gear shifting and/or a direction of the gear shifting;
E) determining the operative shift configuration of the drive mechanism of the gearbox selected from a standard operative shift configuration and a reverse operative shift configuration of the pedal shift lever, wherein the operative shift configuration is determined based on the tension state or the compression state as determined in step B) and the gear engaged and/or the direction of the gear shifting determined in step D).