Bicycle brake device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9701362-B2
Application number	US-201514633910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A bicycle brake device comprises a friction member, a base member, and a piston. The base member includes a hydraulic cylinder. The piston is movable in the hydraulic cylinder in a movement direction so as to move the friction member toward a rotatable member. The piston is at least partially provided in a frame area defined by an outline of a bicycle frame when viewed from the movement direction in an attachment state where the base member is attached to the bicycle frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle brake device comprising:
a friction member;
a base member including a hydraulic cylinder;
a piston movable in the hydraulic cylinder in a movement direction so as to move the friction member toward a rotatable member, the piston being at least partially provided in a frame area defined by an outline of a bicycle frame when viewed from the movement direction in an attachment state where the base member is attached to the bicycle frame, the friction member being partially provided in the frame area when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state; and
a clearance adjustment member configured to adjust a rest position of the friction member relative to the hydraulic cylinder, wherein
the clearance adjustment member includes an operating portion configured to be operated by the user to adjust the rest position of the friction member,
the operating portion is partially provided in the frame area when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state and the operating portion is partially provided outside of the frame area when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state, and
the operating portion is accessible in the attachment state where the base member is attached to the bicycle frame.

2. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the piston has a center axis which is arranged in the frame area when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state.

3. The bicycle brake device according to claim 2 , wherein
the piston is entirely provided in the frame area when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state.

4. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the piston is at least partially provided in an arrangement recess of the bicycle frame in the attachment state.

5. The bicycle brake device according to claim 4 , wherein
the piston is entirely provided in an internal space of the bicycle frame when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state.

6. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the hydraulic cylinder is at least partially provided in an arrangement recess of the bicycle frame in the attachment state.

7. The bicycle brake device according to claim 6 , wherein
the hydraulic cylinder is entirely provided in the internal space of the bicycle frame when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state.

8. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the hydraulic cylinder is at least partially provided between the friction member and the bicycle frame in the movement direction in the attachment state.

9. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the piston is coupled to the friction member without being fixed to the friction member.

10. The bicycle brake device according to claim 9 , further comprising:
an intermediate member provided between the piston and the friction member such that the intermediate member moves the friction member in response to movement of the piston.

11. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the frame area is defined by an outline of a front fork of the bicycle frame when viewed from the movement direction in the attachment state.

12. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the clearance adjustment member is exposed from the bicycle frame in the attachment state.

13. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operating portion is disposed farther from the friction member than the base member in the movement direction.

14. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the piston is disposed above the friction member in the attachment state.

15. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member is configured to be attached to the bicycle frame detachably in a mounting direction different from the movement direction.

16. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a mounting structure configured to mount the base member to the bicycle frame, and
the mounting structure is exposed from the bicycle frame in the attachment state.

17. The bicycle brake device according to claim 16 , wherein
the mounting structure includes a mounting opening through which a fastener extends.

18. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member is exposed from the bicycle frame in the attachment state.

19. The bicycle brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the base member and the friction member includes a curved surface to change orientation of the friction member relative to the bicycle frame.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Watarai Etsuyoshi

Classifications

• B62K21/04

  Fork crowns · CPC title

• B62K21/02

  Front wheel forks or equivalent, e.g. single tine · CPC title

• B62K19/38

  for attaching brake members · CPC title

• B62L1/14

  the elements being mounted on levers pivotable about different axes · CPC title

• B62L1/10

  by the elements moving substantially parallel to the wheel axis · CPC title