Patent ID: 6619154
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B62M,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A control device located on a handlebar of a bicycle and adapted to actuate at least one switch operatively associated with an electric device on the bicycle, comprising:a supporting body adapted to be disposed on the handlebar; a brake lever pivotably mounted on the supporting body about a pivot axis; an intermediate support, pivotably mounted on the supporting body proximate to the pivot axis, that rotates about the pivot axis upon rotation of the brake lever about the; a control lever, for operating the at least one switch, pivotably mounted to the intermediate support about a second pivot axis that is substantially orthogonal to the pivot axis such that the control lever is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to a motion path of the brake lever; stops attached to the brake lever that limit the intermediate support's rotation about the pivot axis within a range of travel; and second stops, including a pin and slot connection between the brake lever and the control lever, that limit the control lever's rotation about the second pivot axis within a range of travel.