Patent ID: 9726216
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B60T,B62L,B62M,F16C,F16D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A cable adjusting unit comprising: a first member including a first abutment and a first through hole, the first abutment being configured to face a first outer case of a bicycle cable, the first through hole having an internal diameter that is equal to or larger than an external diameter of an inner cable of the bicycle cable and smaller than an external diameter of the first outer case; a second member movably arranged with respect to the first member, the second member including a second abutment and a second through hole, the second abutment facing away from the first abutment, the second through hole having an internal diameter that is equal to or larger than an external diameter of the inner cable of the bicycle cable, the second through hole being coaxial with respect to the first through hole about a common longitudinal center axis, the second member having an internally threaded section that engages with an externally threaded section of the first member such that the first member and the second member are rotatably coupled together with a thread coupling; and an actuator operatively coupled to at least one of the first member and the second member, the actuator being arranged to relatively move the first member with respect to the second member by turning an output gear that is arranged coaxially with respect to the first member, the actuator being offset from the longitudinal center axis of the first and second through holes, the first member and the second member being configured to be disposed between adjacent ends of the first outer case and a second outer case of the bicycle cable such that the adjacent ends of the first and second outer cases of the bicycle cable contact with the first and second abutments of the first and second members, respectively.