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US 7,740,115 B2Granted
Bicycle sensor unit
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorEtsuyoshi Watarai
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Abstract
A bicycle sensor unit is provided that comprises a bicycle brake part and a sensor fixedly attached to the bicycle brake part to detect rotational behavior of a bicycle wheel. The bicycle brake part is one of a bicycle brake attachment member configured to be non-movably coupled to a bicycle frame and a bicycle brake arm configured to support a bicycle brake pad for movement against a rim of the bicycle wheel. Preferably, the sensor unit is part of a bicycle brake device that comprises both the bicycle brake attachment member and the bicycle brake arm, a bicycle brake pad and the sensor.
Claims8
A bicycle sensor unit comprising:
- a bicycle brake part;
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- a sensor fixedly attached to the bicycle brake part to detect rotational behavior of a bicycle wheel at a location radially outwardly of a brake pad relative to a center axis of the bicycle wheel when the bicycle brake part is coupled to a bicycle frame,
- the bicycle brake part being one of a bicycle brake attachment member configured to be non-movably coupled to the bicycle frame and a bicycle brake arm configured to support the bicycle brake pad for movement against a rim of the bicycle wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.