Bicycle end cap
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsOsamu Kariyama, Masahiro Nakakura, Takahiro Yamashita
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Abstract
A bicycle end cap has a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end for attaching to a bicycle line shape member. The bicycle end cap includes a tubular portion and an attachment structure. The tubular portion is arranged at the first end and defining a receiving space that is dimensioned to axially receive the line shape member from the first end. The attachment structure is configured to attach a pulling member having a cable portion and a head portion that has larger diameter than the cable portion. The attachment structure is configured to position the head portion relative to the tubular portion as the cable portion is pulled toward the second end.
Claims11
A bicycle end cap having a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end for attaching to a bicycle line shape member, the bicycle end cap comprising:
- a tubular portion that is arranged at the first end and defining a receiving space that is dimensioned to axially receive the line shape member from the first end, the tubular portion includes a cylindrical outer stake connecting the first and second ends;
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- an attachment structure configured to attach a pulling member having a cable portion and a head portion that has larger diameter than the cable portion, the attachment structure configured to position the head portion relative to the tubular portion as the cable portion is pulled toward the second end, the attachment structure including a positioning portion arranged at the receiving space, and a through hole arranged at the second end only and not on the cylindrical outer surface of the tubular portion, the cable portion passing through the through hole as the head portion is disposed at the positioning portion.
A bicycle end having a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end for attaching to a bicycle line shape member, the bicycle end cap comprising:
- a tubular portion that is arranged at the first end and defining a receiving space that is dimensioned to axially receive the line shape member from the first end, the tubular portion includes a cylindrical outer surface connecting the first and second ends;
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- an attachment structure configured to attach a pulling member having a cable portion and a head portion that has larger diameter than the cable portion, the attachment structure configured to position the head portion relative to the tubular portion as the cable portion is pulled toward the second end, the attachment structure including a positioning portion arranged at the receiving space, and a through hole arranged at the second end such that the cable portion passes through therein as the head portion is disposed at the positioning portion,
- the second end having at least one additional through hole that is transverse to non-parallel to a center axis of the tubular portion,
- the through hole and the at least one additional through hole being arranged so as to not communicate with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.