Patent ID: 8286529
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: B60T,B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle control device comprising: a base member including a handlebar mounting structure; a first operating member movably mounted with respect to the base member to move between a rest position, a first operation position and a second operation position that is past the first operation position during a single progressive stroke of the first operating member from the rest position to the second operation position; a first non-contact switch operatively arranged with respect to the first operating member to detect movement of the first operating member with respect to the base member from the rest position to the first operation position, the first non-contact switch being further arranged with respect to the first operating member to detect movement of the first operating member with respect to the base member from the rest position to the second operation position; and a first clicking mechanism operatively arranged with respect to the first operating member such that the first clicking mechanism produces a first haptic feedback response to indicate the first operating member being moved from the rest position to the first operation position.