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

Claim 8:
9. A brake control device for a bicycle, the brake control device comprising:
a housing including a support that is configured to be attached to a handlebar of the bicycle via an inner annular surface of the support, the inner annular surface defining a clamp surface axis and a clamp plane, the clamp surface axis extending longitudinally along the inner annular surface and the clamp plane being perpendicular to the clamp surface axis and intersecting the inner annular surface;
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 within the cylinder and along the cylinder axis;
an actuator pivotably attached to the housing, the actuator being operatively connected to the piston within the interior of the cylinder; 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 reservoir and the actuator are on opposite sides of the clamp plane, and
wherein the outlet port axis is different than the cylinder axis.