Patent ID: 8935969
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B60T,B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manually operable mechanism for a vehicle having a handlebar to be operated by an operator for steering the vehicle, comprising: a first manual operation member pivotably attached to the handlebar through a first support shaft, the first manual operation member being operable by the operator to pivot on the first support shaft; a second manual operation member pivotably attached to the handlebar through a second support shaft disposed adjacent and in parallel to the first support shaft; and the first manual operation member having an output portion, the second manual operation member having an input portion configured to be pressed by the output portion of the first operation member during pivotal movement of the first manual operation member on the first support shaft such that the second manual operation member pivots on the second support shaft, wherein the second manual operation member is pivotable between an operated position and a non-operated position, and wherein, when the second manual operation member is in the operated position, the second manual operation member is urged by a predetermined urging force in a direction opposite to a direction toward the non-operated position, and when the second manual operation member pivots towards the non-operated position through a given angle, the second manual operation member is urged by the urging force in the direction toward the non-operated position, and wherein when the first manual operation member is pivoted in a counterclockwise direction, the second manual operation member is pivoted in the same counterclockwise direction, from the operated position to the non-operated position.