Manual control device for a bicycle
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorsGaetano Dalla Guarda, Christian Marangon
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Abstract
An integrated control device is provided, having a support body configured for attachment to curved bicycle handlebars. The support body has a brake lever for controlling the brake, and a pair of control levers. The pair of control levers are configured for manual operation. Each control lever has a respective control region and the control regions of the pair of control levers are arranged behind the brake lever and above each other.
Claims20
An integrated control device for curved bicycle handlebars comprising:
- a support body configured for attachment to a curved bicycle handlebar,
- a brake lever for controlling a brake, and
- a pair of control levers, each control lever having a control region, intended for application of a manual force, arranged behind the brake lever,
- wherein the control regions of the pair of control levers are arranged one above the other, and
- wherein each control lever of the pair of control levers controls an electric switch and is articulated on the brake lever and each electric switch is housed on the support body, a motion transmission device from a driven region of the respective control lever to the electric switch being provided for.
An integrated control device for curved bicycle handlebars comprising:
- a support body configured for attachment to a curved bicycle handlebar,
- a brake lever for controlling a brake, and
- a pair of control levers, each control lever having a control region, intended for application of a manual force, arranged behind the brake lever,
- wherein:
- the control regions of the pair of control levers are arranged one above the other,
- each control lever of the pair of control levers controls an electric switch,
- each electric switch is a push-operated switch, and
- a driven region of each control lever of the pair of control levers has a cam surface configured to amplify a displacement of the driven region caused by a rotation of the control lever into a larger displacement of a cam follower associated with the cam surface, said cam follower actuating said electric switch by directly or indirectly pushing said electric switch.
An integrated control device for curved bicycle handlebars comprising:
- a support body configured for attachment to a curved bicycle handlebar,
- a brake lever for controlling a brake, and
- a pair of control levers, each control lever having a control region, intended for application of a manual force, arranged behind the brake lever,
- wherein the control regions of the pair of control levers are arranged one above the other and have different surface textures from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.