JPS6033102Y2 - Bicycle control lever device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention is an operating lever device for a bicycle, and more specifically, a mounting body having a support hole is provided in the vertically intermediate portion of the hollow interior of a box-shaped bracket having a hollow interior. A bicycle which supports a tightening body for tightening a tightening band, which fixes the bracket to a bicycle bundle by tightening the clamping body, and has an operating lever pivotally mounted at an upper position with respect to the mounting body. The present invention relates to a control lever device for use.

Generally, in this type of lever device, the lever supports a locking body fixed to one end of the operating wire, and a through hole through which the wire is inserted is provided at the top of the front surface of the bracket, and the wire is inserted into the through hole. It supports the outer holder of the outer tube that guides the outer tube.

However, according to this conventional structure, when arranging the wire and the outer cylinder along the bundle, it is not possible to arrange the wire and the outer cylinder along the bundle with a small radius of curvature1. There is a problem in that the wire and the outer tube protrude outward from the bundle and become a hindrance.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and includes: - There is sufficient space inside the bracket to support the outer tube, and a tightening body for fixing the bracket to the bundle. Focusing on the fact that the mounting body only has a support hole that penetrates the tightening body, the pivot side edge of the operation lever is extended into the hollow interior of the bracket, and the tip of this extension is provided with an operation lever. A support body for supporting one end of the wire is provided, and a through hole facing the support body is provided in the mounting body, and the outer tube for guiding the wire is supported in the through hole. Inside the lower side of the mounting body in the bracket,
By providing a guide that guides the wire and outer cylinder inserted from below the bracket into the through hole in the vertical direction, the outer cylinder can be supported without complicating the structure, and the wire and the outer cylinder can be supported without complicating the structure. The wire and the outer holder can be easily inserted into the through hole while the outer tube can be easily fitted along the handle.

Embodiments of the device of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a U-shaped curved rod part H□ and a straight rod part "
It is a box-shaped bracket with a hollow interior that is fixed to the curved rod part H1 of the drop handle H (not shown) via a tightening band 2, and 3 is a mounting body that is locked inside this bracket 1. The bracket 1 is separated from a front wall 11, a rear wall 12, a pair of side walls 13.14 and a top wall 25 connecting these front and rear walls 11 and 12, and each of these front walls 11 and rear walls 12. On the outer surfaces of the side walls 13, 14 and the top wall 15, a bracket cover 4 made of a flexible material and made of synthetic resin with an easy-to-grip shape is attached. A notch 16 is provided in the upper part and a locking hole 17 is provided in the middle of the front wall 11.
The tightening body 3 is locked in the locking hole 17.

This tightening body 3 is a tightening body 5 that tightens the tightening band 2.
By fitting one end of the flat plate into the notch 16 and fitting the locking piece 32 provided at the other end into the locking hole 17, the hollow inside of the bracket 1 is secured. Supported at an intermediate position in the vertical direction,
The clamping body 5 is press-fitted into the support hole 31 of the mounting body 3 to support it, and by tightening the clamping body 5, the clamping band 2 is tightened to the curved rod portion E1, and the bracket 1 is tightened. It is fixed to the handle H, and the clamping body 3 has an upright piece 33 that stands up from the rear wall 12 side end toward the top wall 15.
An operating lever 7 is pivotally attached to the tip of the upright piece 33 via the lever shaft 6 in an upper position with respect to the mounting body 3, and the finger hook 71 of the lever 7 is attached to the notch 16. It protrudes outward from the.

As described above, the operating lever 7 is pivotally connected to the upright piece 33.
The pivot side edge of the bracket is extended in the direction of the front wall 11 inside the hollow interior of the bracket, and a support body 8 is pivotally supported by a locking body S fixed to one end of the operating wire W at the tip of this extension part. Support 8
At the same time, the wire W and the locking body S are hooked and supported on the mounting body 3 at a position facing the support body 8 between the support hole 31 and the locking piece 32. A through hole 34 is provided for insertion, and the outer receiver 10 of the outer tube O that guides the wire W is supported in the through hole 34, and the wire W and the outer tube O are inserted along the inner surface of the front wall 11 of the bracket 1. At the same time, the wire W is inserted from below the bracket 1 into the lower side of the mounting body 3 between both side walls 13 and 14 of the bracket 1.
A guide 9 for guiding the outer tube O into the through hole 34 is provided vertically.

This guide 9 includes a flat guide body 91 and a flat guide body 91.
A pair of rising pieces 92.92 stand upward from both sides of the rising piece 92, and an arc-shaped guide surface 93.93 is provided on the inside of one end of the rising piece 92, and an arc-shaped guide surface 93.93 is provided on the outside of the other end of the rising piece 92. 13.14
A pair of protrusions 94, 94 are respectively provided to fit into a pair of holes 13a, 14a drilled in the protrusions 94.
The guide 9 is attached to the bracket 1 by fitting the holes 13a and 14a into the holes 13a and 14a.

The support body 8 is formed into a rectangular tube shape with a pair of shafts 81 that fit into a pair of shaft holes 72 formed in the lever 7, and the locking member is provided at one end of the center portion of the support body 8. A locking hole 82 for receiving and locking the body S is provided on the other end side, and a wire extraction hole 83 having a smaller diameter than the locking hole 82 is provided in series in the axial direction,
A wire guide groove 84 is provided by opening one side of the inner peripheral surface of the locking hole 82 and the extraction hole 83 to the outside, and the opening side end surface of the extraction hole 83 is directed toward the guide groove 84 to engage the wire guide groove 84. It is tilted in the direction of the locking hole 82 to form an inclined surface 85, and when the locking body S is inserted through the through hole 34 of the mounting body, the locking body S is inserted into the locking hole 82 through the slope 85. It is as if he is guiding you.

Further, the bracket 1 is provided with a through hole 18 larger than the locking body S on the top wall 15 of the bracket 1 at a position opposite to the support body 8, so that when the wire W is replaced, one end of the wire W is provided. The locking body S fixed to the bracket 1 is inserted through the through hole 18.
It is designed so that it can be taken out to the outside.

In the figure, reference numeral 20 indicates an adjustment body screwed onto the base of the upright piece 33, and 73 indicates an adjustment member 20 from the end of the pivoting side of the lever 7.
74 is a stopper that restricts the swinging of the support body 8.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and the support of the locking body S fixed to one end of the wire W and the outer receiver 10 is as follows:
The wire W and one end of the outer tube O and the bracket 1
This is done by inserting the locking body S into the bracket 1 from the fixed side opening to the bundle H, and first, the locking body S is guided by the guide 9 and is inserted into the through hole 3 of the mounting body.
4 and is further guided by the inclined surface 85 of the support body 8 and fitted into the locking hole 82, and then the outer receiver 10 is guided by the guide 9 and fitted into the through hole 34.

As a result, the wire W and the outer tube O are bundled H.
It is possible to follow this without any difficulty.

Further, the wire W and the other end of the outer tube O are inserted into the bundle H through an insertion hole bored in the bundle H.

As described above, the present invention extends the pivoting side end of the operating lever into the hollow interior of the bracket, provides a support at the tip of this extended portion for supporting one end of the operating wire, and also provides a support for supporting one end of the operating wire. Uses a mounting body that supports the clamping body for
Since this attachment body is provided with a through hole facing the support body, and the outer receiver of the outer tube that guides the wire is supported in the through hole, the wire and the outer tube can be easily aligned with the bundle. Since these wires and the outer tube do not get in the way, and it is only necessary to provide a through hole in the mounting body, the structure does not become complicated and the cost does not increase.

Moreover, since a guide for guiding the wire and the outer tube inserted from below the bracket into the through hole is provided inside the lower side of the mounting body of the bracket, the guide for guiding the wire and the outer tube inserted from below the bracket into the through hole is provided, so that the wire and the outer tube are guided in the vertical direction. This allows for easy insertion into the through hole.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view showing one embodiment of the device of the present invention;
The figure is a perspective view of the mounting body, Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line ■-■ in Figure 1,
Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in Figure 1, and Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1.
-V line sectional view, Figure 6 is a partially omitted plan view with the bracket cover removed, Figure 7 is a perspective view of the guide,
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of only the guide portion, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are explanatory views showing how to support the operating wire and the outer receiver. 1...Bracket, 2...Tightening band, 3...Mounting body, 34...Through hole, 5
......Tightening body, 7......Operation lever,
...Support, 10...Outer holder, W...
...Operating wire, 0...Outer tube, H
...Bundle, 9...Guide, 31.
...Support hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting body with a support hole is provided in the vertically intermediate portion of the hollow interior of the box-shaped bracket having a hollow interior, and a clamping body for tightening a tightening band is supported in the mounting body, and the clamping body is tightened. 5. A bicycle operating lever device, wherein the bracket is fixed to a bicycle bundle by a locking mechanism, and an operating lever is pivotally mounted at an upper position with respect to the mounting body,
A pivot side edge of the operation lever is extended into the hollow interior of the bracket, and a support body for supporting one end of the operation wire is provided at the tip of the extension part, and a through hole facing the support body is provided in the mounting body. is provided to support the outer receiver of the outer tube that guides the wire in the through hole, while the wire and the outer tube inserted from below the bracket are inserted into the lower side of the mounting body of the bracket. A bicycle operating lever device, characterized in that a guide for guiding the through hole is provided in a vertical direction.