Patent ID: 9027434
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B62K,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An actuator for pulling and releasing a bicycle control cable, comprising: an actuator body including a hollow interior; a cable housing so dimensioned and shaped to receive the bicycle control cable; a plunger disposed in part in the hollow interior and configured to move axially between a cable pull position and a cable release position, the plunger including at least one driving lug and at least one latching lug thereon; and a latching ring rotatably disposed in the hollow interior, the latching ring including: a plurality of gear teeth positioned to engage the at least one driving lug and the at least one latching lug; and a plurality of slots axially formed through the plurality of gear teeth; wherein the cable release position is produced when the latching ring is rotated by the plunger by engaging the plurality of gear teeth with the at least one driving lug and then at least one latching lug to align the at least one latching lug with one of the plurality of slots, and the cable pull position is produced when the latching ring is rotated by the plunger by engaging the plurality of gear teeth with the at least one driving lug and then at least one latching lug to hold the at least one latching lug with the plurality of gear teeth.