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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Mototsugu Nakai, Sakai, JP;
Takaaki Fujiwara, Sakai, JP;
Tatsuya Matsushita, Sakai, JP;
Yasuyuki Komada, Sakai, JP;
Etsuyoshi Watarai, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHIMANO INC., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62L 1/00 (2006.01); B62L 3/02 (2006.01); B62K 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62L 3/023 (2013.01); B62K 23/06 (2013.01); B62L 1/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle hydraulic device includes a cylinder including a cylinder bore, a piston located in the cylinder bore and movable between an initial position and an actuation position, a reservoir tank that is in fluidal communication with the cylinder bore through a communication port, and a flow modulator configured to modulate a flow behavior of a fluid in accordance with a direction in which the fluid flows in the communication port.