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US 2018/0244346 A1Published application
Bicycle derailleur
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorsMarco MINTO, Nicola FEO
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Abstract
A bicycle derailleur comprising a chain guide movable between intermediate positions. An actuation arm associated with the derailleur has a cable seat formed it. A cable-clamping washer includes with a cable-bending appendage that is insertable in the seat of the actuation arm. The actuation arm cooperates with the cable-bending appendage to lock an actuation cable in the desired position.
Claims23
A bicycle derailleur comprising:
- a chain guide configured to interact with a transmission chain of a bicycle and movable between a plurality of intermediate positions comprised between an inner position and an outer position;
- a fixed body configured for being fixedly associated with a part of a frame of a bicycle;
- an outer connection element rotatably connected to the fixed body about a first articulation axis (A) and rotatably connected to the chain guide about a second articulation axis (B) parallel to the first articulation axis (A);
- an inner connection element rotatably connected to the fixed body about a third articulation axis (C) and to the chain guide about a fourth articulation axis (D);
- an actuation arm hinged to the fixed body about the first articulation axis (A);
- and,
- a cable-clamping washer with a cable-bending appendage having predetermined dimensions that are mate with in a seat formed in the actuation arm;
- said seat extending along a first direction (F) and being provided with a first insertion opening and a second insertion opening, opposite one another and selectively engageable by said cable-bending appendage of the cable-clamping washer.
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