Patent ID: 8393244
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: B62K,B62L,B62M,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle operating device comprising: a base member configured to be attached to a bicycle; a brake operating lever pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis to perform a braking operation when the brake operating lever is moved in a first direction by a user; and a shift operating lever movably arranged relative to the base member to move from a rest position in a second direction to perform a gear shifting operation in response to operation of the shift operating lever by the user, the shift operating lever being further arranged to move from the rest position to a full stroke position in a third direction different from the first and second directions in response to operation by the user of the brake operating lever in the first direction, the third direction being a non-shifting direction, the shift operating lever not performing the gear shifting operation when moved in the third direction, the brake operating lever being movably arranged relative to the base member to move along a brake operating plane that is perpendicular to the pivot axis of the brake operating lever, and the shift operating lever having a handlebar engagement of the bicycle portion that is laterally offset from the brake operating plane of the brake operating lever for contacting a handlebar when the brake operating lever is pivoted to perform the braking operation while the base member is mounted to the handlebar, the shift operating lever moving from the rest position to the full stroke position in the third direction in response to the handlebar engagement portion contacting the handlebar when the user operates the brake operating lever in the first direction.