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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Tatsuya Kawakami, Sakai, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuya Kawakami, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 5/06 (2006.01); B62M 25/04 (2006.01); B62K 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 25/04 (2013.01); B62K 23/06 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20636 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for reducing an engaging force of an engaging member for a bicycle component comprises a first engaging member and a movable second engaging member, wherein the first engaging member engages the second engaging member. A biasing mechanism applies a biasing force to bias the first engaging member and the second engaging member towards each other, wherein the biasing mechanism reduces the biasing force when the second engaging member moves.