Control device of a bicycle gear change
US5479776A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20438
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device for the gear change of a bicycle comprises a single operating lever, preferably provided with two distinct arms for the gear change up shifting and down shifting, respectively, to which a ratchet mechanism is associated. The ratchet mechanism comprises a pair of opposed teeth adapted to cooperate with a ratchet wheel which is associated to a control rotor. In the application on a racing bicycle, the control rotor is rotatably mounted around an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bicycle.
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