Bicycle electric telescopic apparatus

Abstract

A bicycle electric telescopic apparatus comprises a first tube, a second tube, a positioning structure, an electric positioning actuator, and a power supply. The first tube has a center axis. The second tube is telescopically received in the first tube. The positioning structure is configured to relatively position the first tube and the second tube in a telescopic direction extending along the center axis of the first tube. The electric positioning actuator is configured to actuate the positioning structure. The power supply is configured to be detachably and electrically connected to the electric positioning actuator. The power supply is configured to be detachably and electrically connected to an additional bicycle electric telescopic apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bicycle electric telescopic apparatus comprising:
 a first tube having a center axis;   a second tube telescopically received in the first tube;   a positioning structure configured to relatively position the first tube and the second tube in a telescopic direction extending along the center axis of the first tube;   an electric positioning actuator configured to actuate the positioning structure; and   a power supply configured to be detachably and electrically connected to the electric positioning actuator, the power supply being configured to be detachably and electrically connected to an additional bicycle electric telescopic apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a connecting structure configured to detachably connect the power supply to peripheral of one of the first tube and the second tube.   
     
     
         3 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the connecting structure is provided at one of the first tube and the second tube.   
     
     
         4 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the connecting structure is provided on a front side of the one of the first tube and the second tube in a mounting state where the bicycle electric telescopic apparatus is mounted to a bicycle frame.   
     
     
         5 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the connecting structure is provided at an upper end of the second tube in a mounting state where the bicycle electric telescopic apparatus is mounted to a bicycle frame.   
     
     
         6 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the connecting structure includes a lock structure, and the lock structure has
 a lock state where the power supply is secured to the connecting structure with the lock structure, and 
 a release state where the power supply is detachable from the connecting structure. 
   
     
     
         7 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the lock structure includes a latch structure.   
     
     
         8 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the connecting structure electrically connects the power supply to the electric positioning actuator in the lock state.   
     
     
         9 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the connecting structure includes a first electric contact, and   the power supply includes a second electric contact contactable with the first electric contact in the lock state.   
     
     
         10 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising
 a protecting cover detachably attached to the connecting structure to protect the power supply in the lock state.   
     
     
         11 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising
 an additional cover attachable to the connecting structure to cover the connecting structure in a state where the power supply is detached from the connecting structure.   
     
     
         12 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wake-up sensor; and   a controller having
 a control mode in which the controller controls the electric positioning actuator to actuate the positioning structure, and 
 a sleep mode in which a power consumption of the controller is lower than a power consumption of the controller in the control mode, and 
   the controller is configured to change a mode of the controller between the control mode and the sleep mode based on a detection result of the wake-up sensor.   
     
     
         13 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a controller configured to control the electric positioning actuator based on a wireless signal.   
     
     
         14 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the controller includes a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive the wireless signal.   
     
     
         15 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein
 the wireless receiver is provided on a rear side of one of the first tube and the second tube.   
     
     
         16 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a manual operating member coupled to the positioning structure to manually actuate the positioning structure.   
     
     
         17 . The bicycle electric telescopic apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the connecting structure is configured to detachably connect an alternative power supply to peripheral of one of the first tube and the second tube,   the alternative power supply being configured to supply electricity to an electric bicycle component other than the bicycle electric telescopic apparatus and the additional bicycle electric telescopic apparatus.   
     
     
         18 . The bicycle telescopic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the bicycle electric telescopic apparatus includes one of an electric seatpost assembly and an electric suspension.   
     
     
         19 . The bicycle telescopic apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein
 the additional bicycle electric telescopic apparatus includes other one of the electric seatpost assembly and the electric suspension.