Patent ID: 9132886
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60T,B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shift operating device comprising: a bracket member configured to be mounted to a bicycle, the bracket member including a first end section, a second end section remotely disposed from the first end section, and a side portion extending between the first and second end sections, the side portion including upper and lower walls which oppose each other, and forward and rearward walls which oppose each other, such that the upper, lower, forward and rearward walls define a shift unit receiving recess in the side portion; a support structure removably received in the shift unit receiving recess to mount to the bracket member such that the upper and lower walls exist above and below the support structure, and the forward and rearward walls exist forward and rearward of the support structure; a wire takeup member movably supported by the support structure; a positioning mechanism including a first positioning member movably supported by the support structure and configured to integrally move with the wire takeup member, and a second positioning member supported by the support structure and configured to engage the first positioning member such that the first positioning member has a plurality of operating positions; and a control member having a first portion movably supported by and attached to the support structure at a location inside the bracket member and a second portion disposed outside the bracket member, the control member being operatively coupled to the positioning mechanism for changing the operating position of the first positioning member, the bracket member further including a removable cover at least partially covering the shift unit receiving recess, with the support structure disposed inside the shift unit receiving recess of the bracket member and the removable cover overlying the support structure.