US 11,897,575 B2 · Hydraulic bicycle control device

Abstract

A brake control device includes a housing, a brake lever, a hydraulic seat and a piston. The housing is formed of a plastic and includes a handlebar mounting portion at an end thereof that is mounted to a bicycle handlebar. The brake lever is pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot of the housing. The hydraulic seat is disposed within the housing and is distal from the handlebar mounting portion. The hydraulic seat is formed of a metal and defines a piston chamber and a hydraulic reservoir therein that are in fluid communication with each other. The piston is movably mounted to the piston chamber in the hydraulic seat, and is operably connected to the brake lever. The plastic of the housing is adhered to the hydraulic seat.

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Dependent claims

A control device adapted to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar, comprising:

a housing formed of a plastic and sized and shaped to be grasped by a user's hand, the housing including a handlebar mounting portion at an end thereof that is configured to be mounted to the bicycle handlebar;
a brake lever pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot of the housing;
a hydraulic seat disposed within the housing at another end of the housing that is distal from the handlebar mounting portion, the hydraulic seat being formed of a metal and defining a piston chamber and a hydraulic reservoir therein that are in fluid communication with each other;
and
a piston movably mounted to the piston chamber in the hydraulic seat, and operably connected to the brake lever;
wherein the plastic of the housing is molded around and adhered to the hydraulic seat through the molding.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hydraulic bicycle control device

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Hydraulic bicycle control device

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Abstract

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