Patent ID: 11970237
Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A driving device for use in a small vehicle including a bicycle, the driving device comprising:
an electric drive mechanism including an electric motor that is configured to drive a movable member;
a transmission configured to transmit power from an operating portion to the movable member;
a switching mechanism configured to sequentially switch a state of the driving device between a first state in which the movable member is driven by power of the electric motor and a second state in which the movable member is driven by power from the operating portion;
a signal generator configured to generate a control signal based on the power from the operating portion;
an additional transmission configured to transmit the power from the operating portion to the signal generator; and
a drive controller configured to control the electric motor based on the control signal,
the switching mechanism being configured to selectively transmit the power from the operating portion to either one of the transmission and the additional transmission.