Control device for a bicycle
US11745824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62M25/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device mountable to a handlebar of a bicycle includes a housing, a lever coupled to and pivotable relative to the housing, and a master cylinder portion supported by the housing. The master cylinder portion has a fluid cylinder. The fluid cylinder has a first end and a second end opposite the first end with a cylindrical wall therebetween. An opening extends through the master cylinder portion, from the first end to the second end. The control device also includes a plug removably connected to the master cylinder portion via the opening at the first end of the fluid cylinder, and a piston assembly supported by the housing. The piston assembly is movable relative to the master cylinder portion. The housing is made of a first material, and the master cylinder portion is made of a second material. The second material is different than the first material.
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