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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Yoshimitsu Miki, Osaka, JP;
Kazutaka Fukao, Osaka, JP;
Kazunori Okubo, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Kawamura, Naka, JP;
Yoshimitsu Miki, Osaka, JP;
Kazutaka Fukao, Osaka, JP;
Kazunori Okubo, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Kawamura, Naka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle shift operating device is provided with a base member, a shift unit and a position sensing device. The base member includes a body portion with an internal cavity. The shift unit is disposed in the internal cavity of the body portion. The shift unit includes a movable portion that selectively moves between a plurality of predetermined operating positions. The position sensing device is removably attached to the body portion while the base member is attached to a bicycle. The position sensing device includes a sensor component that senses the operating position of the movable portion.