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US 6,957,597 B2Granted
Adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsYoshinori Irie, Hiroaki Shiraishi, Satoshi Shahana
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Abstract
An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprises a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar and a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position. An adjustment member is disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position.
Claims29
An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member forward of a location of the brake control member bracket that mounts the brake control member bracket to the handlebar and forward of a brake control wire location at a front opening that widens as the brake control member is moved toward the brake operating position.
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An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the securing area includes at least one engaging protrusion that engages a corresponding engaging concavity disposed on at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the engaging concavity is disposed on a surface of the at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member that faces a surface of the other one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- and
- wherein the securing area comprises a plurality of engaging protrusions that engage a corresponding plurality of engaging concavities disposed on the brake control member bracket.
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An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the securing area includes at least one engaging protrusion that engages a corresponding engaging concavity disposed on at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the engaging concavity is disposed on a surface of the at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member that faces a surface of the other one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- and
- wherein the securing area comprises a plurality of engaging protrusions that engage a corresponding plurality of engaging concavities disposed on the brake control member.
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An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the securing area includes at least one engaging protrusion that engages a corresponding engaging concavity disposed on at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the engaging concavity is disposed on a surface of the at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member that faces a surface of the other one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- and
- wherein the securing area comprises only one engaging protrusion coupled to the main unit.
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An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the securing area includes at least one engaging protrusion that engages a corresponding engaging concavity disposed on at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- wherein the engaging concavity is disposed on a surface of the at least one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member that faces a surface of the other one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- and
- wherein the securing area comprises a plurality of engaging protrusions, each of which corresponds to only one main unit.
8 more elements
An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- and
- wherein the securing area includes at least one engaging concavity that engages a corresponding engaging protrusion disposed on one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member.
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An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprising:
- a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar;
- a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position toward a brake operating position;
- an adjustment member disposed between the brake control member bracket and the brake control member to adjust an orientation of the brake control member relative to the brake control member bracket when the brake control member is in the brake release position;
- wherein the adjustment member comprises:
- a main unit;
- and
- a securing area coupled to the main unit that becomes secured to one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member;
- and
- wherein the securing area includes a plurality of engaging concavities that engage a corresponding plurality of engaging protrusions disposed on one of the brake control member bracket and the brake control member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.