DUAL CONTROL LEVER AND BICYCLE STEM HAVING THE SAME

• US 20160272282A1
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tektro Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Tektro Technology Corporation
• Inventors: TSAI, Szu-Fang
• Application Number:
  US14/853,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20160272282A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 23/06 Levers
• CPC Class Codes: B62L 3/02 for control by a hand lever hand levers for control of cycles in general B62K23/06
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 25/08 with electrical or fluid transmitting systems

Abstract

A dual control lever includes a fixed base, a brake lever, a pivot lever, a first electrical button, a second electrical button, a third electrical button and a fourth electrical button. The brake lever is pivoted on the fixed base. The pivot lever is rotatably close to the brake lever. The first electrical button is disposed on the pivot lever. The second electrical button disposed on the pivot lever. The third electrical button is disposed on the fixed base. The fourth electrical button is disposed on the fixed base.

Claims

1. A dual control lever, comprising:

a fixed base;

a brake lever pivoted on the fixed base;

a pivot lever rotatably close to the brake lever;

a first electrical button disposed on the pivot lever;

a second electrical button disposed on the pivot lever;

a third electrical button disposed on the fixed base; and

a fourth electrical button disposed on the fixed base.

2. The dual control lever according to claim 1, wherein the pivot lever is pivoted on the brake lever.

3. The dual control lever according to claim 1, wherein an axis of rotation of the pivot lever is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the brake lever.

4. The dual control lever according to claim 3, wherein the axis of rotation of the brake lever is substantially parallel to an extension direction of the brake lever.

5. The dual control lever according to claim 3, wherein the axis of rotation of the brake lever is substantially orthogonal to an extension direction of the brake lever.

6. The dual control lever according to claim 1, further comprising a restoration component with two ends which are opposite to each other, one of the ends of the restoration component is connected to the brake lever, and the other end of the restoration component is connected to the pivot lever.

7. The dual control lever according to claim 1, further comprising a functional circuit unit electrically connected to the first electrical button, the second electrical button, the third electrical button and the fourth electrical button.

8. The dual control lever according to claim 7, wherein when the first electrical button or the third electrical button is triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a first control signal for shifting an half speed step in response, when the second electrical button is triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a second control signal for shifting up one speed step in response, and when the fourth electrical button is triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a third control signal for shifting down one speed step in response.

9. The dual control lever according to claim 7, wherein when both the first electrical button and the second electrical button are triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a first control signal for shifting up multiple speed steps in response, and when both the third electrical button and the fourth electrical button are triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a second control signal for shifting down multiple speed steps in response.

10. A bicycle stem, comprising:

a handlebar comprising a central part, a right gripping part and a left gripping part, the central part having two sides which are opposite to each other and connected to the right gripping part and the left gripping part respectively; and

the two dual control levers according to claim 1, the two fixed bases of the two dual control levers are disposed on the right gripping part and the left gripping part, respectively.

11. The bicycle stem according to claim 10, further comprising a functional circuit unit electrically connected to the first electrical button, the second electrical button, the third electrical button and the fourth electrical button.

12. The bicycle stem according to claim 11, wherein when the first electrical button or the third electrical button is triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a first control signal for shifting an half speed step in response, when the second electrical button is triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a second control signal for shifting up one speed step in response, and when both the fourth electrical button is triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a third control signal for shifting down one speed step in response.

13. The bicycle stem according to claim 11, wherein when both the first electrical button disposed on the right gripping part and the first electrical button disposed on the left gripping part are triggered, the functional circuit unit is for generating a function-switch signal of left and right in response.