Bicycle seatpost assembly
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorToyoto Shirai
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Abstract
A bicycle seatpost assembly comprises a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a mounting structure, a first engagement portion, and a second engagement portion. The second cylinder is configured to be telescopically received in the first cylinder. The mounting structure is attached to a distal end part of the second cylinder. The mounting structure is configured to fixedly mount a bicycle saddle to the distal end part of the second cylinder. The first engagement portion is provided to an outer periphery of the second cylinder. The second engagement portion is configured to engage with the first engagement portion such that a circumferential position of the mounting structure relative to the second cylinder is selectively adjustable.
Claims27
A bicycle seatpost assembly comprising:
- a first cylinder;
- a second cylinder configured to be telescopically received in the first cylinder;
- a mounting structure attached to a distal end part of the second cylinder, the mounting structure being configured to fixedly mount a bicycle saddle to the distal end part of the second cylinder, the mounting structure including:
- an attachment member;
- a mounting member having a mounting surface on which the attachment member is mounted;
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- a clamping member configured to clamp the bicycle saddle between the clamping member and the attachment member;
- a first engagement portion provided to an outer periphery of the second cylinder;
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- a second engagement portion that is integrally attached to the clamping member and that is configured to engage with the first engagement portion such that a circumferential position of the mounting structure relative to the second cylinder is selectively adjustable, wherein
- the second cylinder is telescopically movable relative to the first cylinder in an axial direction,
- one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes recesses, each of the recesses having a bottom extending in the axial direction,
- the other of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes a projection configured to be selectively provided in one of the recesses to position the mounting structure relative to the second cylinder at one of circumferential positions,
- the clamping member is configured to be movable relative to the mounting member in the axial direction,
- the clamping member is configured to be rotatable together with the mounting member relative to the second cylinder in a circumferential direction of the second cylinder, and
- the mounting member and the clamping member are separate members.
A bicycle seatpost assembly comprising:
- a first cylinder;
- a second cylinder configured to be telescopically received in the first cylinder;
- a mounting structure attached to a distal end part of the second cylinder, the mounting structure being configured to fixedly mount the bicycle seat to the distal end part of the second cylinder, the mounting structure including:
- an attachment member;
- a mounting member having a mounting surface on which the attachment member is mounted;
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- a clamping member configured to clamp the bicycle saddle between the clamping member and the attachment member, the clamping member having a hole through which a bolt is inserted to clamp the bicycle saddle;
- a first engagement portion provided to the second cylinder;
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- a second engagement portion integrally attached to the clamping member, the second engagement member being configured to engage with the first engagement portion such that a circumferential position of the mounting structure relative to the second cylinder is selectively adjustable, wherein
- the clamping member is configured to be movable relative to the mounting member in the axial direction,
- the clamping member is configured to be rotatable together with the mounting member relative to the second cylinder in a circumferential direction of the second cylinder, and
- the mounting member and the clamping member are separate members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.