Bicycle control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9944345-B2
Application number	US-23657908-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2008
Priority date	Dec 20, 2007
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

A bicycle control device is basically provided with a mounting part, a first actuating unit, a second actuating unit and a first operating member. The first actuating unit includes a first actuating member that is connected to a first component part and a first positioning mechanism that selectively maintains a position of the first actuating member with respect to the mounting member. The second actuating unit includes a second actuating member that is connected to a second component part and a second positioning mechanism that selectively maintains a position of the second actuating member with respect to the mounting member. The first operating member is operatively coupled to the first and second actuating units to operate the first actuating unit when the first operating member is moved in a first direction and to operate the second actuating unit when the first operating member is moved in a second direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle control device for operating a first component part and a second component part of a bicycle, the bicycle control device comprising:
a mounting part configured to be mounted to the bicycle;
a first actuating unit including a first actuating member configured to be connected to the first component part and a first positioning mechanism operatively coupled to the first actuating member to selectively maintain the first actuating member in at least two stationary first actuating positions in which the first actuating member remains stationary relative to the mounting part;
a second actuating unit including a second actuating member configured to be connected to the second component part and configured to be operated between at least two; and
a first operating member movably coupled to the mounting part and operatively coupled to the first and second actuating units to operate the first actuating member between the at least two stationary first actuating positions as the first operating member is moved in a first direction from a neutral position to a first operated position and to operate the second actuating member between the at least two positions as the first operating member is moved from the neutral position to a second operated position in a second direction that is different from the first direction,
the first operating member being configured to return to the neutral position after each operation of the first actuating member to change the actuating position of the first actuating member such that, the first positioning mechanism maintains the first actuating member in one of the at least two stationary first actuating positions, and the first operating member being configured to return to the neutral position after each operation of the second actuating member to change the actuating position of the second actuating member such that the second positioning mechanism maintains the second actuating member in one of the at least two positions,
the first and second actuating members being independently moved by the first operating member, the first actuating member remaining stationary as the second actuating member is moved by the first operating member, and the second actuating member remaining stationary as the first actuating member is moved by the first operating member.

2. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the first and second directions are opposite rotational directions with respect to a single pivot axis.

3. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 1 , further comprising
a second operating member movably coupled to the mounting part from a start position to an end position, the second operating member being operatively coupled to the first actuating unit to move the first actuating member to a first of the at least two stationary first actuation positions from a second of the at least two stationary first actuation positions, the second of the at least two positions being different from the first of the at least two positions.

4. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 3 , wherein
the second actuating unit is configured to move alternately between a third of the at least two positions and a fourth of the at least two positions upon movement of the first operating member in the second direction.

5. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the mounting part includes a housing having the first and second actuating units disposed within the housing.

6. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the first operating member is arranged between the first actuating unit and the second actuating unit.

7. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 1 , further comprising
a first movement transmitting mechanism arranged between the first operating member and the first actuating unit to transmit a movement of the first operating member in the first direction to the first actuating unit; and
a second movement transmitting mechanism arranged between the first operating member and the second actuating unit to transmit a movement of the first operating member in the second direction that is different from the first direction to the second actuating unit.

8. The bicycle control device as recited in claim 7 , wherein
the first movement transmitting mechanism has a first movement transmitting member movably mounted with respect to the mounting part, and a first protruding part provided on a portion of the first operating member, the first protruding part engaging the first movement transmitting member by movement of the first operating member in the first direction to operate the first actuating unit; and
the second movement transmitting mechanism has a second movement transmitting member movably mounted with respect to the mounting part, and a second protruding part provided on a portion of the first operating member, the second protruding part engaging the second movement transmitting member by movement of the first operating member in the second direction to operate the second actuating unit.

Assignees

• Shahana Satoshi
• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Shahana Satoshi

Classifications

• B62K23/06 Primary

  Levers · CPC title

• Y10T74/20426

  Slidable · CPC title

• B62M25/04

  hand actuated · CPC title