Patent ID: 7882763
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shift control device for a bicycle transmission comprising: a mounting member adapted to mount the shift control device to a bicycle; a first lever operatively coupled to the mounting member, wherein the first lever moves in a first plane; a second lever operatively coupled to the mounting member for movement in a second plane between a rest position and an operating position such that the second lever returns to the rest position after moving to the operating position; wherein the first plane is substantially parallel to the second plane; a positioning unit that rotates to and is maintained in a plurality of positions corresponding to gear positions of the bicycle; and a positioning member that moves relative to the second lever and that is controlled by the second lever to operate the positioning unit; wherein the first lever is operatively coupled to the positioning unit so that the first lever is maintained in a plurality of positions corresponding to gear positions of the bicycle transmission in addition to beginning and end positions of a range of motion of the first lever, wherein the beginning position is different from the end position.