Bicycle brake
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorMasashi Nagano
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Abstract
A bicycle brake mechanism includes a brake operating lever, a first and a second brake calipers pivotably supported on a bicycle frame, a control cable having one end thereof connected to the brake operating lever, and the other end connected to the first brake caliper, a connecting element for engaging the control cable to be movable along the control cable, a tension element for interconnecting the second brake caliper and the connecting element, and a supporter disposed between the connecting element and the first brake caliper for maintaining a predetermined distance between the connecting element and a point at which the first brake caliper engages the control cable.
Claims8
A bicycle brake mechanism comprising:
- a brake operating lever;
- a first and a second brake caliper pivotably supported on a bicycle frame;
- cable connecting means provided on said first brake caliper;
- a control cable having one end thereof connected to said brake operating lever, and the other end connected to said first brake caliper at said cable connecting means;
- a connecting element engageable with and slidable along said control cable;
- a tension element for interconnecting said second brake caliper and said connecting element;
- and,
- a supporter disposed between said connecting element and said first brake caliper for maintaining a predetermined distance between said connecting element and a point at which said first brake caliper engages said control cable, said supporter including a hollow portion through which said control cable extends, said supporter maintaining said predetermined distance by contacting said first brake arm and engaging said conducting element and by counteracting a tension force exerted by said control cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.