Bicycle gearshift

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10486769-B2
Application number	US-201715651495-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2017
Priority date	Jul 21, 2016
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a bicycle gearshift comprising a locking device acting between a connection member and a first body. The locking device comprises a pin slidable along a sliding axis in a through cavity formed on said first body and comprising an actuation end portion to be actuated in order to command shifting from a first operative configuration to a second operative configuration, and an opposite locking end portion that, when said locking device is in said second operative configuration, is in abutment against said connection member thus preventing a relative rotation between said first body and said connection member. When said locking device is in said second operative configuration said actuation end portion is arranged at one side of said connection member and said locking end portion is arranged at the other side of said connection member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle gearshift comprising:
an actuation linkage configured to deform in order to move a derailleur of the gearshift, the actuation linkage comprising a first body configured to be rotatably connected to a bicycle frame, a second body configured to support the derailleur of the gearshift and a pair of articulation rods that connect the first body and the second body;
a connection member for connecting the actuation linkage to the bicycle frame, wherein the first body is rotatably connected to the connection member at a rotation axis (X) and the connection member is configured to be fixed to the frame;
a locking device acting between said connection member and said first body and selectively actuatable to shift between a first operative configuration in which said first body is free to move about said rotation axis (X) with respect to said connection member and a second operative configuration in which said first body is held in a predetermined angular position with respect to said connection member;
wherein said locking device comprises a pin slidable along a sliding axis (Y) in a through cavity formed on said first body and comprising an actuation end portion to be actuated in order to command the shifting from said first operative configuration to said second operative configuration, and an opposite locking end portion that, when said locking device is in said second operative configuration, is in abutment against said connection member thus preventing a relative rotation between said first body and said connection member, wherein when said locking device is in said second operative configuration said actuation end portion is arranged at one side of said connection member and said locking end portion is arranged at an other side of said connection member.

2. The gearshift according to claim 1 , wherein when said locking device is in said second operative configuration said locking end portion is in abutment against a lower surface and a rear surface of said connection member.

3. The gearshift according to claim 2 , wherein said locking end portion comprises a stem that ends with an enlarged head, wherein when said locking device is in said second operative configuration the stem is in abutment against said lower surface of said connection member and the enlarged head is in abutment against said rear surface of said connection member.

4. The gearshift according to claim 2 , wherein said locking end portion comprises a stem comprising a circumferential recess in which an elastic washer is housed, wherein when said locking device is in said second operative configuration the stem is in abutment against said lower surface of said connection member and the elastic washer is in abutment against said rear surface of said connection member.

5. The gearshift according to claim 1 , wherein said locking device comprises an elastic element housed in a preloaded state in said through cavity and acting between said actuation end portion and an abutment surface defined in said through cavity.

6. The gearshift according to claim 1 , wherein said connection member is a bracket rotatably connected to the first body through a first rotation pin coaxial to the rotation axis (X) and configured to be fixed to the frame through a first attachment screw arranged at an attachment axis (Z) distinct from said rotation axis (X).

7. The gearshift according to claim 1 , wherein said connection member is a bush rotatably connected to the first body through a second rotation pin coaxial to the rotation axis (X) and configured to be fixed to the frame through a second attachment screw made in one piece with a free end of said second rotation pin.

8. The gearshift according to claim 1 , wherein said connection member and said first body comprise end stop adjustment means configured to adjust an end stop angular position of said first body with respect to said connection member when said locking device is in said first operative configuration.

9. The gearshift according to claim 8 , wherein said end stop adjustment means comprise an adjustment screw screwed into a threaded seat integrally formed with one of said connection member and said first body and having an end portion in abutment on an abutment element fixedly associated with the other of said connection member and said first body.

10. The gearshift according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic torsion element is provided between said connection member and said first body, said elastic torsion element being coaxial to said rotation axis (X).

Assignees

• Campagnolo Srl

Inventors

• Bernardele Davide

Classifications

• B62M9/128 Primary

  Accessories, e.g. protectors · CPC title

• B62M9/1244 Primary

  limiting or positioning the movement · CPC title

• B62M9/125

  Mounting the derailleur on the frame · CPC title