Patent ID: 7841255
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical bicycle shift control device comprising: a handlebar mounting portion that is configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a handlebar having a center axis defining an axial direction of the free end of the handlebar, the handlebar mounting portion including a support member with a projecting section and a switch support that extends primarily in the axial direction of the free end of the handlebar so as to form an extension of the handlebar; and an electrical shift control switch portion coupled to the switch support of the handlebar mounting portion, the electrical shift control switch portion including an operating member arranged and configured to be selectively moved relative to the handlebar mounting portion about an operating axis that is parallel to the center axis of the free end of the handlebar, the operating member being axially arranged relative to the handlebar mounting portion such that the operating member does not axially overlap the free end of the handlebar when the handlebar mounting portion is fixedly mounted to the free end of the handlebar as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.