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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoru Kojima, Sakai, JP;
Naohiro Nishimoto, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474 82 ; 474123 ;
Abstract
A front derailleur for a bicycle has a four-point link mechanism, and a control cable is attached by a screw to an end of a connecting arm fixed to one link of the four-point link mechanism. The connecting arm has an auxiliary projection. The control cable applies a torque to the link at a point of contact between the control cable and the auxiliary projection. The screw on the connecting arm is spaced from a chain guide which contacts a chain, to facilitate an operation to attach the control cable to the connecting arm.