Patent ID: 8397601

Claim:
A bicycle component operating device comprising: a housing; a base member; an operating pawl movably mounted with respect to the base member; a positioning ratchet member rotatably mounted with respect to the base member about a pivot axis, with the operating pawl engaging and rotating the positioning ratchet member in a winding direction about the pivot axis in response to a winding operation of the operating pawl; a positioning pawl movably mounted with respect to the base member between a holding position and a releasing position, with the positioning pawl preventing rotation of the positioning ratchet member in a release direction about the pivot axis when the positioning pawl is in the holding position, and the positioning pawl releasing die positioning ratchet member for rotation in the release direction when the positioning pawl is in the releasing position; a release member movably mounted with respect to the base member, with the release member moving the positioning pawl from the holding position to the releasing position in response to a releasing operation of the operating pawl; and a control member disposed completely within the housing and movably mounted with respect to the base member between a first position and a second position, with the control member operatively preventing the operating pawl from rotating the positioning ratchet member during the releasing operation of the operating pawl while the control member is disposed in the first position, wherein the operating pawl operatively contacts and rotates the control member, the positioning ratchet member, and the release member in the winding direction during the winding operation.