Actuating assembly for a bicycle control device

A bicycle hub brake component for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to a bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with a hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum, wherein the component comprises:

• an actuating arm adapted to be movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism;
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• an inner mounting portion for moving the actuating arm, wherein the inner mounting portion comprises:
• an arm body;
• a retaining portion disposed on the arm body for mounting the arm body to the actuating arm so that the inner mounting portion moves relative to the actuating arm;
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• an inner detaining portion disposed on the arm body for detaining an inner cable of a brake cable;
• wherein the actuating arm has a mounting slot that bends from a distal portion of the actuating arm toward a rotational axis of the actuating arm, wherein an intermediate portion of the mounting slot has a constricted portion with a width that is constricted relative to another portion of the mounting slot.

A bicycle hub brake component for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to a bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with a hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum, wherein the component comprises:

• an actuating arm adapted to be movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism;
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• an inner mounting portion for moving the actuating arm, wherein the inner mounting portion comprises:
• an arm body;
• a retaining portion disposed on the arm body for mounting the arm body to the actuating arm so that the inner mounting portion moves relative to the actuating arm;
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• an inner detaining portion disposed on the arm body for detaining an inner cable of a brake cable;
• wherein the actuating arm has a first detachment operation portion that facilitates detachment of the inner mounting portion from the actuating arm, and wherein the inner mounting portion has a second detachment operation portion that facilitates detachment of the inner mounting portion from the actuating arm.

A bicycle hub brake component for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to a bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with a hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum, wherein the component comprises:

• an actuating arm adapted to be movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism;
• an inner mounting portion for moving the actuating arm, wherein the inner mounting portion comprises:
• an arm body;
• a retaining portion disposed on the arm body for mounting the arm body to the actuating arm so that the inner mounting portion moves relative to the actuating arm;
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• an inner detaining portion disposed on the arm body for detaining an inner cable of a brake cable;
• an outer mounting portion comprising:
• an outer detaining portion for detaining an outer cable of the brake cable;
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• an outer fastening portion for fastening the outer detaining portion such that the position of the outer detaining portion is adjustable in a direction of a cable axis of the brake cable;
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• an outer mounting bracket that detains the outer fastening portion in a detachable and nonrotatable manner.

A bicycle hub brake component for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame, wherein the component comprises:

• a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to the bicycle frame;
• a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with the hub relative to the fastening bracket, wherein the brake drum has a brake face;
• a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum;
• an actuating arm movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism;
• an inner mounting portion mounted to the actuating arm for moving the actuating arm, wherein the inner mounting portion has an inner detaining portion for detachably detaining an inner cable of a brake cable;
• an outer mounting portion comprising:
• an outer detaining portion for detaining an outer cable of the brake cable;
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• an outer fastening portion for fastening the outer detaining portion such that the position of the outer detaining portion is adjustable in a direction of a cable axis of the brake cable;
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• wherein the fastening bracket includes an outer mounting bracket with a coupling mechanism that detains the outer fastening portion in a detachable and nonrotatable manner so that the outer fastening portion may be detached from the outer mounting bracket without damaging the outer fastening portion and the outer mounting portion.

A bicycle hub brake component for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to a bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with a hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum, wherein the component comprises:

• an actuating arm adapted to be movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism;
• and
• an inner mounting portion for moving the actuating arm, wherein the inner mounting portion comprises:
• an arm body;
• a retaining portion disposed on the arm body for mounting the arm body to the actuating arm so that the inner mounting portion moves relative to the actuating arm;
• and
• an inner detaining portion disposed on the arm body for detaining an inner cable of a brake cable;
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• wherein one of the inner mounting portion and the actuating arm includes a slot to couple the inner mounting portion to the actuating arm during normal operation while allowing the inner mounting portion to be detached from the actuating arm by manipulating the other one of the inner mounting portion and the actuating arm through the slot.

A bicycle hub brake component for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame, wherein the component comprises:

• a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to the bicycle frame;
• a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with the hub relative to the fastening bracket, wherein the brake drum has a brake face;
• a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum;
• an actuating arm movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism;
• an inner mounting portion mounted to the actuating arm for moving the actuating arm, wherein the inner mounting portion has an inner detaining portion for detachably detaining an inner cable of a brake cable;
• an outer mounting portion comprising:
• an outer detaining portion for detaining an outer cable of the brake cable;
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• an outer fastening portion for fastening the outer detaining portion such that the position of the outer detaining portion is adjustable in a direction of a cable axis of the brake cable;
• wherein the fastening bracket includes an outer mounting bracket that detains the outer fastening portion in a nonrotatable manner;
• wherein one of the outer mounting bracket and the outer fastening portion straddles the other one of the outer mounting bracket and the outer fastening portion;
• wherein the one of the outer mounting bracket and the outer fastening portion has a side wall portion spaced apart from a back wall portion sufficient to receive the other one of the outer mounting bracket and the outer fastening portion therebetween;
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• wherein one of the outer mounting bracket and the outer fastening portion includes a projecting portion that engages a slot in the other one of the outer mounting bracket and the outer fastening portion.