Hydraulic brake lever
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorBrian Jordan
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Abstract
A control assembly is mountable to a handlebar. The control assembly features a housing mountable to the handlebar and a brake actuation mechanism including a brake lever pivotally connected to a housing. The brake lever defines a fluid cavity inside the brake lever such that the fluid cavity pivots with the lever relative to the housing. A piston is provided in the fluid cavity and also pivots with the lever relative to the housing. Actuation of the lever causes the piston to move in the fluid cavity to provide compressive force to a fluid. The fluid cavity is in fluid communication with a hydraulic line.
Claims19
A control assembly mountable to a handlebar, the control assembly comprising:
- a housing mountable to the handlebar;
- and
- a brake actuation mechanism including a brake lever pivotally connected to the housing and defining a fluid cavity therein such that the fluid cavity pivots with the lever relative to the housing.
A control assembly mountable to a handlebar, the brake control assembly comprising:
- actuating means for actuating a brake;
- fluid compressing means for compressing fluid disposed inside the actuating means;
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- mounting means for mounting the actuating means and the fluid compressing means to the handlebar for movement of the actuating means and the fluid compressing means together relative to the handlebar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.