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Shimano Inc. Patents
Assignee:
Shimano Inc.
Address:
Osaka, JP
No. of patents:
1234
Patents:




Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
D329908 Grip of fishing rod September 29, 1992
D329907 Fishing reel September 29, 1992
D326308 Top portion of fishing reel May 19, 1992
D326307 Top portion of fishing reel May 19, 1992
D326306 Top portion of fishing reel May 19, 1992
7459857 Bicycle lighting system December 2, 2008
The bicycle lighting system includes a primary lighting circuit and at least one electrically operated component connected in parallel to a rectifying circuit that receives electricity from a hub dynamo. The electrically operated component can be a supplemental lighting circuit, an e
7446444 Generator hub adapter November 4, 2008
A generator hub adapter is disclosed that is for use on a bicycle generator hub. The generator hub adaptor includes a mounting portion and a contact terminal. The mounting portion has a contact surface dimensioned and arranged to contact an axial outer face of a nut member of the gen
7445577 Internally geared hub ball pushing unit November 4, 2008
An internally geared hub ball pushing unit is configured to be mounted on a hub axle such that is less likely to experience a decrease in bearing durability resulting from deformation of the ball pushing surface. The ball pushing unit is provided with an inside member and an outside
7442146 Internally geared bicycle hub October 28, 2008
An internally geared bicycle hub is provided with a hub axle, a hub body, a drive member and a gear mechanism for transmitting a rotational drive force from the drive member to the hub body. The hub body and the drive member are mounted in a radially uncoupled manner to the hub axle, so
7442136 Motorized bicycle derailleur assembly October 28, 2008
A motorized bicycle front derailleur assembly is provided that includes a motor unit, a front derailleur and a motor linkage. The motor unit is configured to rotate an output shaft in first and second opposite rotational directions. The front derailleur includes a fixing body configu
7441842 Bicycle hub October 28, 2008
A bicycle hub includes a hub axle, a hub body, a bearing unit and a lock member. The hub axle is configured and arranged to be non-rotatably coupled to the bicycle frame by a mounting shaft. The hub body has a generally cylindrical shape mounted adjacent to an external perimeter of t
7441636 Bicycle disk brake pad with titanium fiber friction material October 28, 2008
A bicycle brake friction member comprises titanium fibers and a resin.
7438658 Bicycle front derailleur October 21, 2008
A bicycle front derailleur includes a chain guide that is provided with a pushing element that is movable relative to the chain guide to assist in shifting a bicycle chain from a smaller front sprocket to an adjacent larger sprocket. The chain guide is part of a movable member that is
7438657 Bicycle front derailleur October 21, 2008
A bicycle front derailleur includes a fixing member, a chain guide and a linkage mechanism. The fixing member includes axially aligned first and second attachment flanges. The linkage mechanism couples the chain guide to the fixing member for movement between a retracted position and an
7438159 Bicycle motion sensing arrangement October 21, 2008
A bicycle motion sensing arrangement is provided has a bicycle wheel, a bicycle brake and a sensor. The bicycle wheel includes an air valve stem and a magnet mounted to the air valve stem. The bicycle brake is configured to be mounted to a bicycle frame. The sensor is fixedly attache
7437969 Bicycle shift operating device October 21, 2008
A bicycle shift operating device is provided that includes a first shift operating member, a second shift operating member and a transmission control mechanism. The first shift operating member is pivotally coupled to a first pivot axle for rotation about a first pivot axis to move along
7435197 Rear sprocket for bicycle transmission October 14, 2008
A bicycle transmission has among other things a rear hub with a freewheel with an outer freewheel body supporting a plurality of sprockets. A chain is shifted between adjacent pairs of the sprockets by a rear derailleur. Each sprocket includes inner attachment portion and a chain engagin
7431405 Bicycle wheel hub cover October 7, 2008
A hub cover is configured to be mounted to a wheel regardless of the spoke configuration of the wheel. The bicycle hub cover is capable of being attached to a bicycle hub that has a hub shell. The hub shell has a hub flange and a cap member. The hub cover comprises a cylindrical part, a
7431404 Bicycle having annular sealing member October 7, 2008
A bicycle rim includes first and second annular side portions, an annular bridge portion and an annular seal member. The bridge portion extends between the first and second side portions. The bridge portion includes first and second annular tire support surfaces and a recessed center
7430941 Bicycle pedal October 7, 2008
A bicycle pedal assembly has a cleat releasably coupled to a pedal by a cleat engagement mechanism formed on an upper surface of its pedal body. The pedal body has a front end configured and arranged to include a sole guide portion that assists the rider in rotating the pedal body about
7424938 Bicycle disc brake rotor September 16, 2008
A composite material bicycle disc brake rotor is provided for a bicycle disc brake device and is designed to be mounted to a bicycle wheel hub directly or using a hub mounting member. The rotor basically includes a rotor member and a fastening member. The rotor member has a first rin
7422438 Bicycle wiring connector apparatus September 9, 2008
A bicycle wiring connector apparatus comprises a mounting portion and a connector portion. The mounting portion is structured to be mounted to an outer casing receiver of a bicycle, and the connector portion is retained to the mounting portion and is structured to retain an electrical
7421926 Bicycle control device with combined operation of multiple output elements September 9, 2008
A mechanical operating device comprises a first output element; a first output element positioning mechanism that positions the first output element in a plurality of first output element positions; a second output element; a second output element positioning mechanism that positions the
7419113 Drag device for spinning reel September 2, 2008
A drag mechanism includes a first drag unit, a second drag unit and a switching mechanism. The first drag unit brakes a spool shaft of a spool. The first drag unit includes a first drag knob that is immovable in a back and forth direction and rotatably mounted on an outer peripheral
7416060 Bicycle disc brake rotor August 26, 2008
A composite material bicycle disc brake rotor is provided for a bicycle disc brake device and is designed to be mounted to a bicycle wheel hub directly or using a hub mounting member. The rotor basically includes a rotor member and a fastening member. The rotor member has a first rin
7413350 Bicycle hub August 19, 2008
A bicycle hub is provided that comprises a hub axle, a hub body, a bearing and a clearance adjusting member. The bearing includes an outer ring coupled to the hub body, an inner ring coupled to the hub axle, and a plurality of rolling components disposed between the outer ring and the
7413138 Reel unit of spinning reel August 19, 2008
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily fix a cover member to a reel unit of a spinning reel while exposure of a fixing member to a rear portion of the reel unit is reduced. A reel unit includes a reel body, a lid member, a reel unit protection member, and an
7412829 Hydraulic apparatus for a bicycle brake lever device August 19, 2008
A hydraulic apparatus such as a bleeder screw comprises an inner end, an outer end, and a main body extending between the inner end and the outer end. The main body includes a first section having a threaded outer peripheral surface a second section disposed between the first section
7411307 Apparatus for providing electrical signals to bicycle components August 12, 2008
An electrical power distribution apparatus for a bicycle comprises a housing adapted to be mounted to the bicycle, a regulator supported by the housing to receive power from a power supply, and an output disposed on the housing to supply regulated power provided by the regulator to a
7410278 Bicycle light assembly with auxiliary output connector August 12, 2008
A bicycle light assembly is electrically connected to a dynamo. The bicycle light assembly has a lamp housing mountable to a portion of the bicycle. An input portion is disposed on the lamp housing and electrically connected to the dynamo for inputting a dynamo output signal and for
7406367 Input circuit for bicycle component July 29, 2008
A bicycle component is provided with a manual input device, and an input circuit having a signal line, a power line and a comparison section. The input circuit is especially useful in electronic shifting. The manual input device has a first ON position, a second ON position and an OFF
7401748 Spool assembly for spinning reel July 22, 2008
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily attach a sound producing mechanism to a spool of a spinning reel and to compactly dispose the spool. An annular attachment member to which a hitting member of a sound producing mechanism is attached is detachably/rea
7399244 Apparatus for controlling a bicycle gear shift device based on movement of the device July 15, 2008
An apparatus for controlling a gear shift device comprises a gear shift controller that operates the gear shift device from a first gear position to a second gear position during a gear shift operation, a movement sensor that detects movement of the gear shift device, a timer, and a
7396304 Bicycle rear derailleur July 8, 2008
A bicycle rear derailleur is provided that includes a base member, a movable member with a chain guide and a linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism is coupled between the base member and a movable member to move the chain guide laterally. The base member is configured to be coupled to
7396032 Bicycle headset structure July 8, 2008
A bicycle headset structure is provided to aid in the mounting of a steerer tube of a front fork to a head tube of a bicycle frame. The bicycle headset structure is configured such that a device can be mounted in the steerer tube and the headset is appropriately loaded.
7392723 Bicycle shift control mechanism July 1, 2008
A bicycle shift position control mechanism is configured to provide a bicycle shifting unit with multiple gear shifting in a single upshift operation or a single downshift operation. The shift position control mechanism that has a wire take up member, a positioning member, a first po
7389642 Hydraulic disc brake lever assembly June 24, 2008
A brake lever assembly for actuating a hydraulic disc brake system is shown and described. The brake lever assembly provides two-stage braking by operatively connecting a lever to first and second pistons contained in a master cylinder. The first and second pistons are operatively co
7388151 Bicycle electrical wiring support apparatus June 17, 2008
A bicycle electrical wiring support apparatus comprises an axially elongated rigid first cover member structured to substantially cover a portion of electrical wiring, and a resilient second cover member that couples to the first cover member for covering a portion of electrical wiri
7380646 Adjustable modulator for hydraulic brake lever assembly June 3, 2008
A master cylinder assembly for a hydraulic bicycle braking system that includes a master cylinder having a first end and a second end, a first piston having a first end and a second end disposed in and movable within the master cylinder, a second piston disposed in and movable within the
7379798 Bicycle display apparatus with distributed processing May 27, 2008
A bicycle display apparatus comprises a computing component and a separate display component. The computing component is structured for attachment to the bicycle, calculates cumulative information produced from a bicycle-related running condition, and includes an information output for
7377595 Bicycle rim May 27, 2008
A bicycle rim is provided with an annular metallic rim member and a reinforcing member. The annular metallic rim member has a plurality of spoke attachment arcas with at least one spoke attachment opening in each of the spoke attachment areas and a plurality of intermediate areas dis
7377367 Hydraulic disc brake lever assembly May 27, 2008
A brake lever assembly for actuating a hydraulic system is shown and described. The brake lever assembly comprises a housing, a master cylinder disposed in the housing, and a master piston disposed in the master cylinder. The master piston has an adjustable dead band. A lever is conn
7374629 Pass-through fishing rod and method of manufacturing same May 20, 2008
A hollow telescopic fishing rod has a rod body made from resin and reinforcing fibers. The rod body has an inner circumferential surface, wherein concave surface portions and convex surface portions are formed in the inner circumferential surface of the rod body. The reinforcing fibe
7374251 Connection of Spokes to hub and rim in bicycle wheel May 20, 2008
A bicycle hub has an axle and a hub shell rotatably disposed about the axle with a plurality of spoke fixing parts disposed at opposite ends of the hub shell. Each of the spoke fixing parts has a through hole having a small width section extending from a first side of a corresponding one
7374121 Fishing reel component May 20, 2008
A fishing reel component includes a boss, a spring member, a lid member, a push button and spring arrangement member. The boss forms a boss through hole and a mounting space. The spring member is mounted in the mounting space. The spring member includes first and second engagement portio
7374119 Handle knob and handle assembly for a fishing reel May 20, 2008
A handle assembly has a handle arm, a knob shaft and a handle knob that includes a tubular portion and a substantially spherical knob portion. The tubular portion is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the knob shaft. The knob portion is unitarily formed with the tubular portion. T
7370821 Spool assembly for a dual bearing reel May 13, 2008
A spool assembly for a dual bearing reel includes a tubular bobbin, first and second flange portions, first and second annular portions, and first and second fishing line entry prevention portions. The first and second flange portions project radially outward from opposite ends of the
7363873 Bicycle shift control device with light structure April 29, 2008
A bicycle shift control device includes a shifter housing, a shift control mechanism and a bicycle light structure. The shift control mechanism is coupled to the shifter housing. The shift control mechanism is configured and arranged to control a bicycle transmission component. The bicyc
7361110 Bicycle derailleur April 22, 2008
A bicycle rear derailleur equipped with a base component, a link mechanism, a movable component, outer plate, inner plate, guide pulley, and tension pulley. The base component is mounted on the frame and one end of the link mechanism is mounted on the base component. The movable comp
7360952 Bicycle hub April 22, 2008
A bicycle hub is provided that comprises a hub axle, a hub body, a bearing and a clearance adjusting member. The bearing includes an outer ring coupled to the hub body, an inner ring coupled to the hub axle, and a plurality of rolling components disposed between the outer ring and the

 
 
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