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US 6,305,237 B1Granted
Bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorTadashi Ichida
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Abstract
A bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device includes a housing; a first gas valve actuating member; a second gas valve actuating member; a first shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a first direction, wherein the first shift member is operatively coupled to the first gas valve actuating member; and a second shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a second direction, wherein the second shift member is operatively coupled to the second gas valve actuating member.
Claims24
A bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device comprising:
- a housing;
- a base member for mounting the housing to a handlebar;
- a first gas valve actuating member;
- a second gas valve actuating member;
- a first shift member comprising a first shift lever coupled to the housing for rotating in a first direction around a first axis, wherein the first shift member is operatively coupled to the first gas valve actuating member;
- a second shift member comprising a second shift lever coupled to the housing for rotating in a second direction around a second axis, wherein the second shift member is operatively coupled to the second gas valve actuating member;
- and
- wherein the base member includes a first slot, and further comprising a first fastener extending through the first slot for attaching the housing to the base member.
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A bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device comprising:
- a housing including:
- a first housing section;
- and
- a second housing section;
- a base member for mounting the housing to a handlebar;
- a first gas valve actuating member;
- a second gas valve actuating member;
- a first shift member comprising a first shift lever coupled to the first housing section for rotating in a first direction around a first axis, wherein the first shift member is operatively coupled to the first gas valve actuating member;
- a second shift member comprising a second shift lever coupled to the second housing section for rotating in a second direction around a second axis, wherein the second shift member is operatively coupled to the second gas valve actuating member;
- and
- wherein the base member includes a first slot, and further comprising a first fastener extending through the first slot for attaching the housing to the base member.
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A bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first gas valve actuating member;
- a second gas valve actuating member;
- a first shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a first direction, wherein the first shift member is operatively coupled to the first gas valve actuating member;
- a second shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a second direction, wherein the second shift member is operatively coupled to the second gas valve actuating member;
- wherein the first shift member includes:
- a first lever portion;
- and
- a first abutment for operating the first gas actuating member;
- wherein the first lever portion pivots around a first axis;
- wherein the first lever portion is disposed on a first side of the first axis;
- and
- wherein the first abutment is disposed on an opposite second side of the first axis when viewed perpendicular to the first axis.
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A bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first gas valve actuating member;
- a second gas valve actuating member;
- a first shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a first direction, wherein the first shift member is operatively coupled to the first gas valve actuating member;
- a second shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a second direction, wherein the second shift member is operatively coupled to the second gas valve actuating member;
- wherein the first shift member is pivotably coupled to the housing for pivoting around a first axis, and wherein the first shift member comprises:
- a first first shift member end extending in a direction having a component perpendicular to the first axis;
- and
- a second first shift member end protruding from an end of the first first shift member end in a direction having a component parallel to the first axis.
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A bicycle shift control device for controlling a gas actuated shifting device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first gas valve actuating member;
- a second gas valve actuating member;
- a first shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a first direction, wherein the first shift member is operatively coupled to the first gas valve actuating member;
- a second shift member coupled to the housing for movement in a second direction, wherein the second shift member is operatively coupled to the second gas valve actuating member;
- wherein the first shift member is pivotably coupled to the housing for pivoting around a first axis, and wherein the first shift member comprises:
- a first first shift member portion disposed in the housing for pivoting around the first axis;
- wherein the first first shift member portion disposed in the housing has a first first shift member width in the direction of the first axis;
- a second first shift member portion extending from the first first shift member portion and having a first finger contacting surface forming a terminating end of the first shift member;
- wherein the first finger contacting surface has a second first shift member width in the direction of the first axis that is greater than the first first shift member width.
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