Patent ID: 7264065
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B25D

Abstract:
1. A shifting device, comprising a first shifting element; a second shifting element; and a rotatably supported user-operation element including a first converter element for converting a rotary motion of said user-operation element into a displacement of said first shifting element in a first direction, said user-operation element also including a second converter element for converting the rotary motion of said user-operation element into a displacement of said second shifting element in a second direction, wherein said converter elements are configured so that said first direction extends at least substantially perpendicular to said second direction, wherein said first shifting element is engageable with a gear-changing mechanism, wherein said second shifting element is configured to trip a shifting event selected from the group consisting of an electronic shifting event and a mechanical shifting event, and wherein said first shifting element is in contact with said second shifting element.