TWM444331U - Operating device - Google Patents

Description

Operating device

The present invention relates to an operating device, and more particularly to an operating device that can be mounted to a handlebar of a bicycle.

In the bicycle handlebars, in particular, the lower-bend handlebar-type handlebars, there are provided operating devices for operating the bicycle brake device and the bicycle shifting device. A conventional operating device includes a bracket (support body) attached to a handlebar by a strap, a handlebar, and a shift lever. The shift lever is configured to be swingable in a shifting operation direction, that is, a first direction, and a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction. The shift lever swings in the second direction along with the swing of the handle of the handle toward the brake operation direction. The upshifting or downshifting operation of the bicycle shifting device is performed by swinging the shift lever in the first direction. In the shift lever, there is provided a pressing portion for pressing the shift lever in the first direction. In the case of using a down-bend type handlebar, the user can use it separately: holding the first posture of the carriage operation (the bracket posture), and the portion where the handlebar is held below the strap of the bracket. The second posture in which the operation is performed (the down hand grip posture).

In the conventional operating device, it is difficult to ensure the operability of the shift lever in any of the first posture and the second posture.

The problem of the present invention is that the user can easily operate the shift lever regardless of whether it is in the first posture or the second posture.

The first novel operating device is an operating device that can be attached to a handlebar of a bicycle. The operation device includes a support body, a first operation member, and a second operation member. The support body is mounted to the handlebar. The first operating member is disposed to be swingable relative to the support body in a first direction and a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction. The second operating member is configured to be swingable with respect to the support body, and the first operating member is swung in the second direction with its swing. The first operating member has a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion for swinging the first operating member in the first direction to allow the user to press, and the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion are separated from each other It is disposed on the first operating member.

In the operation device, the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion are separated from each other so as to be separated from each other by a different distance from each other, and are provided in the first operating member. Thereby, the pressing portion closer to the support body (the bracket) can be used in the first posture (the bracket posture), and the pressing portion farther from the support body can be used in the second posture. Thus, the user can easily operate the first operating member regardless of the first posture or the second posture.

In the second aspect of the invention, the operating device according to the first aspect of the invention includes the first biasing member that biases the first operating member in a third direction opposite to the first direction. In this case, after the user operates the first operating member in the first direction, by letting the hand leave the first operating structure The piece can return the first operating member to the position before the operation.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the operation device of the first aspect, the second pressing portion is provided at a position farther from the support than the first pressing portion. In this case, in the first posture, the user can operate the first operating member using the first pressing portion closer to the support body, and the second pressing portion can operate the first operating member in the second posture.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the operation device of the first aspect, the support body has a grip portion that can be gripped by a user. In this case, the user can easily take the first posture.

In the operating device according to the first aspect of the invention, the second operating member includes: a boundary portion provided between the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion. In this case, since the boundary portion of the first operation member is provided between the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion, the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion can be easily distinguished.

In the operating device according to the first aspect of the invention, the second operating member is provided to be swingable in the second direction, and further comprising: the first operating member facing the fourth direction opposite to the second direction a second biasing member that is biased, and a third biasing member that biases the second operating member toward the fourth direction. In this case, after the first operating member and the second operating member are operated in the second direction, the user releases the hand, whereby the first operating member and the second operating member can be returned to the position before the operation, and After the first operating member is operated in the second direction alone, the user leaves the hand, whereby the first operating member can be returned to the position before the operation.

A seventh type of operation device according to the sixth aspect of the operation device The first operating member and the second operating member are disposed to swing in the second direction and the fourth direction about the same shaft portion. In this case, the swinging structure in the second direction and the fourth direction of the first operating member and the second operating member can be simplified.

In the operating device according to the second aspect of the invention, the second operating member is provided to be swingable in the first direction and the third direction with respect to the support body. In this case, the second operating member provided to be swingable in the second direction is arranged to be swingable in the first direction and the third direction, and the operation of the two devices can be achieved by the second operating member.

The operation device according to the eighth aspect of the invention, further comprising: a fourth biasing member that biases the second operating member in the third direction. In this case, the user can return the second operating member to the position before the operation after the user operates the first operating member to move away from the first direction.

In the operation device according to the ninth aspect, the first operation member and the second operation member are provided so as to be swingable in the first direction and the third direction around the same shaft portion. In this case, the swinging configuration of the first operating member and the second operating member in the first direction and the third direction can be simplified.

With the present invention, the user can easily operate the first operating member regardless of whether it is in the first posture or the second posture.

Referring to Fig. 1, an operating device 10a, 10b according to an embodiment of the present invention is for operating a brake device and a shifting device (not shown) attached to a bicycle. The operation devices 10a and 10b can be attached to the lower-bend type handlebar 12 . The handlebar 12 has a right curved portion 12a and a left curved portion 12b which are bent in a U shape at both ends. When the handlebar 12 is attached to the bicycle, the right curved portion 12a and the left curved portion 12b are bent forward and then extended rearward. In this embodiment, the front, rear, left and right, and up and down are representative of the front, rear, left and right, and up and down views of the saddle (not shown) of the bicycle when the user is seated on the handlebar 12 .

An operation device 10a is attached to the right curved portion 12a of the handlebar 12. On the left curved portion 12b of the handlebar 12, an operation device 10b is attached. The operation device 10a is connected to a front brake device (not shown) via the first brake cable 14a. The operation device 10a is connected to a transmission device (not shown) such as a rear derailleur via the first changeover cable 16a. The operation device 10b is coupled to a rear brake device (not shown) via a second brake cable 14b. The operation device 10b is connected to a transmission device (not shown) such as a front derailleur via the second transmission cable 16b. The operation device 10a and the operation device 10b have the same structure except for the shape of the left-right symmetry and the number of the shift speeds. Therefore, only the operation device 10a will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation device 10a includes a bracket 20 that can be attached to the handlebar 12 via the strap 18, a handlebar 22, a shift lever 24, and an operating mechanism 26 ( Refer to Figure 3). The handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are respectively disposed to be swingable relative to the bracket 20. Detailed As shown in Fig. 5, the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are respectively disposed to swing in the first direction D1 and the third direction D3 opposite to the first direction D1 around the second axis X2. The handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are respectively disposed to swing in the second direction D2 and in the fourth direction D4 opposite to the second direction D2 around the first axis X1. In this embodiment, the bracket 20 corresponds to the support body, the handle 22 corresponds to the second operation member, and the shift lever 24 corresponds to the first operation member.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operating mechanism 26 includes a wound body 36. The operating mechanism 26 rotates the winding body 36 with the swinging of the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 in the first direction D1, and positions the wound body 36 at the rotated position. Specifically, the operating mechanism 26 presses the wound body 36 in accordance with the swing of the handle 22 in the first direction D1, and rotates the wound body 36 in one direction by a predetermined amount. That is, a shifting operation, that is, a winding operation, is performed by the stalk 22 . The operation mechanism 26 temporarily disengages the positioning of the winding body 36 in accordance with the swing of the shift lever 24 in the first direction D1, and causes the winding body 36 to face the other by the elastic pressure of the elastic member (not shown). The direction is rotated by a predetermined amount. That is, a shifting operation, that is, a releasing operation, is performed by the shift lever 24. By the winding operation or the releasing operation in this manner, the inner cable of the first shift cable 16a coupled to the winding body 36 is wound or opened to operate the shifting device such as the rear derailleur. The operation of such an operation mechanism 26 is a generally known method, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation device 10a further includes a biasing member 40, a biasing member 42, and a biasing member 44. In this embodiment, the bomb The pressing member 40 corresponds to the first biasing member, the biasing member 42 corresponds to the second biasing member and the third biasing member, and the biasing member 44 corresponds to the fourth biasing member.

The bracket 20 is attached to the right curved portion 12a by a strap 18. The bracket 20 has a grip portion 20a that can be gripped by a user. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the bracket 20 is provided with a first swing shaft 30. The first swing shaft 30 is disposed along the first axis X1. The first axis X1 extends substantially in the left-right direction in a state in which the operation device 10a is attached to the bicycle. As shown in Fig. 5, the first axis X1 is viewed from the left, and the counterclockwise direction is the second direction D2. The opposite direction (clockwise direction) of the second direction D2 is the fourth direction D4.

In the first swing shaft 30 of the bracket 20, the swing joint member 46 is coupled to be swingable about the first axis X1. The swing joint member 46 holds one end of the inner cable of the brake cable 14a. The swing joint member 46 is provided with a handle 22 and a shift lever 24. Then, the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are disposed to be swingable in the second direction D2 and the fourth direction D4 with respect to the bracket 20 about the first axis X1 (around the same axis). The front brake device (not shown) is operated by swinging the swing link member 46 in the brake operation direction, that is, the second direction D2, via the grip handle 22. At this time, the shift lever 24 provided to the swing coupling member 46 also swings in the second direction D2. That is, with the swing of the handle 22 toward the second direction D2, the shift lever 24 also swings in the second direction D2.

In the swing connecting member 46, a second swing shaft 32 and a third swing shaft 34 are provided along the second axis X2 direction. The second axis X2 extends substantially in the front-rear direction when the operation device 10a is attached to the bicycle. That is In this embodiment, the second axis X2 and the first axis X1 are arranged in a substantially different manner. The third swing shaft 34 is formed in a tubular shape and rotatably attached to the swing joint member 46. The second swing shaft 32 is rotatably inserted into the third swing shaft 34 coaxially with the third swing shaft 34. The brake lever 22 is fixed to the third swing shaft 34, and the shift lever 24 is fixed to the second swing shaft 32. That is, in the swing joint member 46, the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are disposed so as to be opposite to the bracket 20 about the second axis X2 (around the same axis) toward the first direction D1 and the third Swing in direction D3. Here, as shown in Fig. 5, the second axis X2 is viewed from the rear, and the clockwise direction is the first direction D1. The direction opposite to the first direction D1 (clockwise direction) is the third direction D3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the handle 22 has a rib 22a extending rearward from the right rear side. The rib 22a is provided to overlap the shift lever 24 from the right side. Thereby, when the brake lever 22 is operated in the shifting operation direction, that is, the first direction D1, the shift lever 24 also swings in the first direction D1. The lower end portion of the rib 22a is provided with an interface portion 22b that serves as a boundary between the first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d, which will be described later, of the shift lever 24. The boundary portion 22b is formed to protrude in a triangular shape toward the rear. The boundary portion 22b is provided to protrude rearward from between the first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d of the shift lever 24.

The shift lever 24 has, for example, a metal shank member 24a and an operation portion 24b integrally formed with the shank member 24a. The operation unit 24b is made of, for example, synthetic resin. The shank member 24a swings integrally with the second swing shaft 32. The operation portion 24b is disposed to partially overlap the rib 22a of the handle 22 . The operation unit 24b includes a first pressing portion 24c and a second pressing portion 24d that is provided at a position farther from the bracket 20 than the first pressing portion 24c. The first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d are each formed to protrude in a triangular shape toward the rear. The first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d are formed in a thin neck shape, and the boundary portion 22b of the handle 22 is disposed between the first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d. By arranging the boundary portion 22b of the handle 22 between the first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d in this manner, the first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d can be easily distinguished.

As shown in FIG. 5, the biasing member 40 is, for example, a helical coil spring disposed on the outer peripheral side of the rear portion of the second swing shaft 32. One end of the biasing member 40 is a shank member 24a that is hooked to the shift lever 24. The other end of the biasing member 40 is hooked to the swing joint member 46. The biasing member 40 biases the shift lever 24 toward the shifting operation direction of the shift lever 24, that is, the first direction D1 and the opposite third direction D3. Thereby, after the shifting operation, the shift lever 24 is returned to the position before the shifting operation.

As shown in FIG. 4, the biasing member 42 is, for example, a helical coil spring disposed on the outer peripheral side of the first swing shaft 30. One end of the biasing member 42 is hooked to the bracket 20. The other end of the biasing member 42 is hooked to the swing joint member 46. The biasing member 42 biases the swing coupling member 46 to the brake operating direction, that is, the second direction D2 and the opposite fourth direction D4. Thereby, after the brake operation, the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are returned to the position before the brake operation.

The biasing member 44 is, for example, a helical coil spring disposed on the outer peripheral side of the third swing shaft 34. One end of the biasing member 44 is hooked to the swing The connecting member 46. The other end of the biasing member 44 is hooked to the handlebar 22. The biasing member 44 biases the brake lever 22 toward the shifting operation direction, that is, the first direction D1 and the opposite third direction D3. Thereby, the brake lever 22 is returned to the position before the shifting operation after the shifting operation.

In the operation device 10a of this configuration, when the shifting operation (release operation) is performed by the shift lever 24 in the first posture (bracket posture) in a state in which the bracket 20 is held, pressing the first pressing portion 24c will change The shift lever 24 swings in the first direction D1. On the other hand, in the second posture (the down-bend handle posture) in which the handlebar lever 12 is held lower than the strip 18, the shifting operation (winding operation) is performed by the shift lever 24, and the second pressing is pressed. The portion 24d swings the shift lever 24 in the first direction D1.

By providing the first pressing portion 24c and the second pressing portion 24d at different distances from each other with the bracket 20, the user can easily operate the shift lever 24 regardless of the first posture or the second posture.

<Other Embodiments>

The above description of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the novel features. In particular, the plural embodiments and modifications described in the present specification can be arbitrarily combined as needed.

(a) In the above embodiment, the winding handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are both swung around the second axis X2, and the winding operation is performed by the shank, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the shank may be oscillated about the first axis to perform only the braking operation, and the winding operation is performed by a member different from the shank.

(b) In the above embodiment, the case where the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are provided to the swing coupling member 46, and the handle 22 is swung around the first axis X1 together with the shift lever 24 is described. The present invention is not limited to this. The shifting handle and the handlebar can also be disposed on other members. When the handlebar is braked, the shifting handle and the handlebar are brought close to the handlebars in different directions around mutually different shaft portions.

(c) In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking an operation device connected to the transmission by a shift cable as an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, an operating device having a shank member that operates a switch for shifting an electric shifting device is also applicable to the present invention.

(d) In the above embodiment, the case where the handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are disposed around the second axis X2 is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also possible to arrange the handle and the shift lever on different shafts, and perform shifting operations by swinging on different shafts, respectively.

(e) In the above embodiment, the case where the shifting operation by the brake lever 22 and the shifting operation by the shift lever 24 are performed by the swing in the first direction D1 will be described. The shifting handle allows the direction of the shifting operation to be different.

(f) In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking an operation device that performs a braking operation and a shifting operation as an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, an operating device that performs only a shifting operation or a braking operation is also applicable to the present invention. An operation device that performs operations other than the brake operation and the shift operation (for example, the operation of the suspension device) can also be applied.

(g) in the above embodiment, although by a biasing member 42 The handle 22 and the shift lever 24 are biased in the fourth direction D4, and the handle and the shift lever are respectively biased by the two biasing members.

10a, 10b‧‧‧ operating device

20‧‧‧ bracket

20a‧‧‧ grip

22‧‧‧煞 handlebar

22b‧‧‧The Ministry of Borders

24‧‧‧shift handle

24c‧‧‧First press

24d‧‧‧Second press

40, 42, 44‧‧‧ elastic members

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

D3‧‧‧ third direction

D4‧‧‧ fourth direction

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a handlebar portion of an operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the operating device of one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the bracket and the casing of one embodiment of the present invention are removed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the operating device of one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view, taken along the line X-X, of Fig. 4 of the operation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

10a‧‧‧Operator

14a‧‧‧The first brake cable

20‧‧‧ bracket

22‧‧‧煞 handlebar

22a‧‧‧ ribs

22b‧‧‧The Ministry of Borders

24‧‧‧shift handle

24a‧‧ ‧ handle member

24b‧‧‧Operation Department

24c‧‧‧First press

24d‧‧‧Second press

30‧‧‧First swing axis

40, 42, 44‧‧‧ elastic members

46‧‧‧Swing joint member

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D3‧‧‧ third direction

D4‧‧‧ fourth direction

X1‧‧‧first axis

X2‧‧‧Second axis

Claims (10)

An operating device is an operating device attachable to a handlebar of a bicycle; the operating device includes: a support body, a first operating member, and a second operating member; the support body is mounted to the handlebar; The first operating member is disposed to be swingable with respect to the support body in a first direction and a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction; the second operating member is configured to be swingable with respect to the support body, with the swinging thereof The first operating member is swung in the second direction; the first operating member has a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion for swinging the first operating member in the first direction to allow a user to press The first pressing portion and the second pressing portion are provided on the first operating member so as to be separated from each other. The operation device according to claim 1, further comprising: a first biasing member that biases the first operating member in a third direction opposite to the first direction. The operation device according to claim 1, wherein the second pressing portion is disposed at a position farther from the support body than the first pressing portion. The operation device according to claim 1, wherein the support body has a grip portion that can be held by a user. The operating device of claim 1, wherein the second operating member has: the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion The junction between the ministries. The operating device of claim 1, wherein the second operating member is configured to swing in the second direction, and further comprising: biasing the first operating member in a fourth direction opposite to the second direction a second biasing member and a third biasing member that biases the second operating member toward the fourth direction. The operation device according to claim 6, wherein the first operation member and the second operation member are provided to be swingable in the second direction and the fourth direction around the same shaft portion. The operation device according to claim 2, wherein the second operation member is provided to be swingable in the first direction and the third direction with respect to the support body. The operation device according to claim 8, further comprising: a fourth biasing member that biases the second operating member in the third direction. The operation device according to claim 9, wherein the first operation member and the second operation member are provided to be swingable in the first direction and the third direction around the same shaft portion.