Patent ID: 8746106
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle operating device comprising: a fixed member; a winding member movably arranged with respect to the fixed member; a take-up member movably arranged with respect to the fixed member in a first direction and a second direction that is different from the first direction; a positioning member movably arranged with respect to the fixed member such that the positioning member moves between a non-holding position and a holding position that prevents the take-up member from moving in the second direction; a positioning ratchet fixedly coupled to the take-up member to move with the take-up member, the positioning ratchet including a first engaging portion that is selectively engaged with the positioning member, a second engaging portion that is selectively engaged with the positioning member and an intermediate engaging portion that is selectively engaged with the positioning member, the intermediate portion being arranged between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion with respect to the first and second directions, and a preventing member movably arranged with respect to the positioning ratchet such that the preventing member prevents the positioning member from engaging the intermediate engaging portion of the positioning ratchet while the winding member moves the take-up member in the first direction.