Patent ID: 11912372
Assignee: SRAM, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 14:
15. A control device mountable to a handlebar of a bicycle, the control device comprising:
a housing including a support that is configured to be attached to the handlebar via an inner annular surface of the support, the inner annular surface defining a clamp surface axis, the clamp surface axis extending longitudinally along the inner annular surface of the support;
a reservoir for hydraulic fluid, the reservoir being within the housing;
a cylinder having an interior defined by a cylinder wall, the cylinder extending along a cylinder axis, the interior of the cylinder being in communication with the reservoir;
a piston positioned within the interior of the cylinder, the piston being configured to be moved relative to the cylinder and along the cylinder axis; and
an outlet port in communication with the interior of the cylinder, the outlet port being configured to be connected to a hydraulic brake line of the bicycle,
wherein the outlet port has an outlet port axis, the outlet port axis being a central axis extending through the outlet port,
wherein the outlet port axis is at a first acute positive angle relative to the cylinder axis, the cylinder axis is at a second acute positive angle relative to the clamp surface axis, and the outlet port axis is at a third positive acute angle relative to the clamp surface axis, and
wherein the first positive acute angle, the second positive acute angle, and the third positive acute angle are different angles.