Patent ID: 6173818
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B62L

Abstract:
A brake caliper adjusting device for a bicycle having a front fork, comprising:a brake caliper including a frame and a head, said frame having two sidewalls with a bottom and a top respectively connected between said two sidewalls, said head extending from said top of said frame, each of said sidewalls having an aperture defined therethrough, a shaft adapted to be fixedly connected to the front fork and said shaft extending through said two apertures of said two sidewalls, said shaft having a threaded hole defined radially in one of two ends thereof;a supporting member having a brake pad connected thereto, a lug extending from a side of said supporting member and pivotally received between said two sidewalls of said frame;a cam member fixedly mounted to said shaft and located between said two sidewalls of said frame;a pushing member pivotally received between said two sidewalls of said frame, said pushing member having the first end thereof contacting said cam member and the second end of said pushing member contacting said supporting member, andan adjusting member connected to the outside of said frame and rotatably mounted to said shaft, said adjusting member having a groove defined in one of two sides thereof, a lug extending from the other side of said adjusting member and having a slot defined therethrough, a biasing member having the first end thereof connected to said head of said brake caliper and the second end of said biasing member received in said groove of said adjusting member, a bolt extending through said slot and engaged with a threaded hole in said shaft.