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US 9,873,482 B2Granted
Bicycle front derailleur
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorTakafumi Nishino
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Abstract
An electric front derailleur for a bicycle. The derailleur includes a chain guide, a linkage assembly movably connected to the chain guide, and an electrical actuation unit operatively coupled to the linkage assembly to move the chain guide with respect to the electrical actuation unit. The electrical actuation unit includes a mounting portion configured to be attached to a bicycle frame. The mounting portion is secured to the electrical actuation unit. The mounting portion permits the position of the electric front derailleur to be adjusted with respect to the bicycle frame.
Claims19
An electric front derailleur comprising:
- a chain guide;
- a linkage assembly movably connected to the chain guide;
- an electrical actuation unit operatively coupled to the linkage assembly to move the chain guide with respect to the electrical actuation unit;
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- a base member forming a four-bar linkage mechanism along with the chain guide and the linkage assembly, wherein
- the electrical actuation unit includes a mounting portion configured to be attached to a bicycle frame,
- the mounting portion is secured to the electrical actuation unit and is separate from the base member,
- the mounting portion has one of a convex surface and a concave surface, the bicycle frame includes a mounting bracket and having the other of the convex surface and the concave surface, and the convex surface is configured to engage with the concave surface,
- the mounting portion has a bore, which is adapted to receive a fastener for fixing the mounting portion to the bicycle frame,
- the bore has a central bore axis extending in a front-rear direction in a state where the mounting portion is attached to the bicycle frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.