Bicycle control device
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKazuhiro Fujii
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Abstract
A bicycle control device is provided that has a base member, an electrical shift control switch and a brake lever. The base member has a handlebar mounting portion configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a handlebar and an electrical switch housing portion extending longitudinally from the handlebar mounting portion such that a center axis of the free end of the handlebar extends longitudinally through the electrical switch housing portion when the base member is mounted to the free end of the handlebar. The electrical shift control switch is mounted to the electrical switch housing portion of the base member. The brake lever is pivotally attached to the base member to be selectively moved relative to the base member between a rest position and a braking position.
Claims11
A bicycle control device comprising:
- a base member including a handlebar mounting portion configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a handlebar and an electrical switch housing portion extending longitudinally from the handlebar mounting portion such that a center axis of the free end of the handlebar extends longitudinally through the electrical switch housing portion when the base member is mounted to the free end of the handlebar;
- an electrical shift control switch mounted to the electrical switch housing portion of the base member;
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- a brake lever pivotally attached to the base member to be selectively moved relative to the base member between a rest position and a braking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.