Operating device and operating system
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsHiroshi Matsumoto, Takuma Sakai, Kazuma Mori, Masahiro Nakakura
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Abstract
An operating device includes a base member, an operating member, a first connecting part, a second connecting part and an additional component. The base member is mounted on a human-powered vehicle; an operating member provided to the base member. The first connecting part is provided to one of the base member and the operating member in a manner connectable to a power transmitting medium. The second connecting part is provided to the base member in a manner connectable to the power transmitting medium. The additional component is provided to at least one of the base member and the operating member.
Claims12
An operating device comprising:
- a base member mounted on a human-powered vehicle, the base member having a clamp that is configured to be mounted to a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle;
- an operating member provided to the base member;
- a first connecting part provided to one of the base member and the operating member in a manner connectable to a power transmitting medium;
- a second connecting part provided to the base member in a manner connectable to the power transmitting medium;
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- an additional component provided to at least one of the base member and the operating member independent of the clamp so that the additional component is provided at a location that is offset from the clamp, the additional component is one of a transmission operating device, a driving unit mode selector, a suspension operating device, an adjustable seatpost operating device, and a system information display, the additional component being removably provided to a removable portion that is fixed to at least one of the base member and the operating member.
An operating device comprising:
- a base member mounted on a human-powered vehicle, the base member having a clamp that is configured to be mounted to a handlebar of the human-powered vehicle;
- an operating member provided to the base member;
- a first connecting part provided to one of the base member and the operating member in a manner connectable to a power transmitting medium;
- a second connecting part provided to the base member in a manner connectable to the power transmitting medium;
- and
- an additional component provided to at least one of the base member and the operating member at a location that is offset from the clamp, the additional component is one of a transmission operating device, a driving unit mode selector, a suspension operating device, an adjustable seatpost operating device, and a system information display,
- the additional component being removably provided to at least one of the base member and the operating member, the additional component is removably provided to a removable portion that is provided to the base member,
- the removable portion being a resin frame body that is fixed to the base member and holds the additional component with the elasticity of the frame body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.