Bicycle control device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9505463
APP PUB NO 20140174236A1
SERIAL NO

14094736

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A bicycle control device includes a housing member, a control lever member, a shift-operating mechanism and a hydraulic fluid pressure generator. The housing member has an attachment part for attachment to a handlebar, and a grip part extending longitudinally between first and second ends of the grip part. The control lever member pivots relative to the housing member. The shift-operating mechanism is coupled to a shifting device by a control cable. The hydraulic fluid pressure generator has a cylinder, a piston movably disposed within the cylinder by movement of control lever member to generate fluid pressure for controlling a braking device, a piston position adjustment mechanism adjustably coupling the piston with respect to the cylinder to change an initial position of the piston with respect to the cylinder.

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  • SHIMANO INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miki, Yoshimitsu Osaka, JP 93 846
Nakakura, Masahiro Osaka, JP 82 423

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