Brakes – Vehicle – Velocipede
Patent
1998-06-22
2000-03-21
Schwartz, Christopher P.
Brakes
Vehicle
Velocipede
188 2419, 74522, B62L 300, B62L 106
Patent
active
060391537
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle brake apparatus includes a brake arm having an upper portion and a lower portion and a link member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion of the brake arm and the lower portion of the link member pivot relative to each other around a common pivot axis. A shoe attachment member is disposed on the upper portion of the link member, and a link fixing mechanism is provided for fixing the link member relative to the brake arm. The link fixing mechanism includes a fixing shaft extending from one of the brake arm and the link member and a shaft opening defined by the other one of the brake arm and the link member so that the fixing shaft extends through the shaft opening. A diameter of the shaft opening is greater than a diameter of the fixing shaft, and an adjusting member is disposed in the shaft opening. The adjusting member defines an adjusting opening for receiving the fixing shaft therethrough at a position offset from a center of the shaft opening. Rotation of the adjusting member therefore adjusts the angle and position of the brake shoe relative to the brake arm.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5103938 (1992-04-01), Yoshigai
patent: 5152377 (1992-10-01), Yoshigai
patent: 5501301 (1996-03-01), Nishimura
patent: 5636716 (1997-06-01), Sugimoto et al.
Deland James A.
Nguyen Lan
Schwartz Christopher P.
Shimano, In.
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