Abstract: A grip gear-shifter for being used in actuating a derailleur of a bicycle is provided. The grip gear-shifter includes a return spring, a resilient steel plate having a polyhedron-formed controlling pawl, a guiding ring having a guiding notch for guiding a cable, a first module for lodging and positioning said controlling pawl when the bicycle are in the state of shifting gears, and a second module having a projection and a positioning unit for operating in coordination with the return spring and the resilient steel plate, thereby forming a relative motion of the resilient steel plate and the first module to correctly shift gears when the bicycle are in the state of shifting gears.

Abstract: A bicycle speed control apparatus for controlling a gear transmission mechanism via a drive cable connected to a bicycle is disclosed. The bicycle speed control apparatus includes a first seat connected to a bicycle handlebar and a second seat having a shaft used to connect to the first seat. A cylindrical sleeve member is used to connect to the drive cable and provided with first teeth, second teeth and third teeth in parallel. A first shifting lever and a second shifting lever are provided to pivot on the shaft. A first pawl and a second pawl are provided to movably mount on the first shifting lever and the second shifting lever, respectively. A resilient member is used to position on the shaft so as to engage the third teeth and disengage the first pawl from the first teeth and disengage the second pawl from the second teeth.

Abstract: A hand operated bicycle gear transmission device. The device includes a handle bar fixing base, a cover fixing base, a rubber cover, a positioning plate, positioning protuberances, saucer shaped springs, a circular fixing hole for a steel cable head, a steel cable guide groove and a stroke compensating device. The device utilizes cooperative function of positioning recessed slots formed around a rigid positioning plate. The positioning protuberances are provided at the rear of the cover fixing base and the saucer shaped springs are adjacent to the positioning plate to provide mutual engagement force therebetween so as to achieve an excellent positioning effect of gear transmission even under the worst riding environment. As a result, the device can be conveniently operable with a small applied force to perform speed change smoothly, the device having a simplified and easy looking appearance constructed with a small number of components, and being able to easily be assembled and repaired.

Abstract: A grip gear-shifter for being used in actuating a derailleur of a bicycle is provided. The grip gear-shifter includes a return spring, a resilient steel plate having a polyhedron-formed controlling pawl, a guiding ring having a guiding notch for guiding a cable, a first module for lodging and positioning said controlling pawl when the bicycle are in the state of shifting gears, and a second module having a projection and a positioning unit for operating in coordination with the return spring and the resilient steel plate, thereby forming a relative motion of the resilient steel plate and the first module to correctly shift gears when the bicycle are in the state of shifting gears.

Abstract: A bicycle speed control apparatus is provided with a pair of shifting levers to easily control a gear transmission mechanism via a drive cable. The bicycle speed control apparatus comprises a first seat connected to a bicycle handlebar and a second seat having a shaft used to connect to the first seat. A cylindrical sleeve member is used to connect to the drive cable and provided with first teeth, second teeth and third teeth in parallel. A first shifting lever and a second shifting lever are provided to pivot on the shaft so as to respectively shift a front and rear speed shifter. A first pawl and a second pawl are provided to movably mount on the first shifting lever and the second shifting lever, respectively. A resilient member is used to position on the shaft so as to engage the third teeth and disengage the first pawl from the first teeth and disengage the second pawl from the second teeth.

Abstract: An improved rear derailleur for changing the gear ratio of a bicycle is disclosed. It includes a fixed member, a movable member, a parallelogram mechanism connecting the fixed member with the movable member, and a cable adjusting screw which is screwed to a screw socket fixed on the fixed member. The cable adjusting screw is connected to a first end of a cable, wherein the cable has a second end fixed to a movable member. The cam member comprises a guiding surface for guiding the cable between the cable adjusting screw and the movable member. The guiding surface of the cam member is structured substantially coinciding a portion of a fictitious circle centered at a rotating pin which connects an outer linkage of the parallelogram with a second end of the fixed member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle speed change lever apparatus which is mounted near the handlebar of a bicycle. A lever apparatus is used for pushing a ratchet member, allowing the ratchet member to produce a positive or negative rotation, which further drives a cable-pulling member, thus allowing the cable to be tightened or relaxed by the cable-pulling member to accomplish an in or back shift. A position maintaining mechanism is also provided for effectuating the shift change, and the cable is allowed to maintain a certain amount of tension. The speed change lever apparatus eases the shifting operation and makes the in shift or back shift more precisely controlled.

Abstract: A gear shifting device for a multi-speed bicycle includes a sleeve member having a flange to one side of which a drum housing is connected and to another side of which a rotary grip member is connected by means of a locking and returning device. A ratchet wheel is put over and around the sleeve member within the drum housing, a transmission steel cord reel is connected to one side of the ratchet wheel and is fixed to the sleeve member by a pullback spring. Two ratchet pawls are separately pivotally connected to the rotary grip member and the sleeve member, each having a pawl spring fixedly connected thereto to cause a pawl end of each ratchet pawl to normally contact the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel. A lever member is used for pushing the ratchet pawls is located within the drum housing and has a push lever extending through a slot formed on the drum housing and two projections for pushing the two ratchet pawls.

Abstract: A speed indicator for bicycles for indicating the shifting action of the bicycle and a speed sign at each state of shift includes a driving wheel driven by a takeup reel of a shifting device, a resilient strip driven by the driving wheel, and a track along which the resilient strip may displace. When the resilient strip displaces along the track, a shift sign pre-formed on the resilient strip may be shown through an indicating element provided on the track. The resilient strip may be adapted for use in vertically or horizontally oriented tracks of any construction, and their assembly is easy. The driving wheel further includes a compensation mechanism for ensuring clear indication of the indicated sign on the resilient strip.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rotary shifter of a bicycle including: a fixing seat mounted on the handlebar of the bicycle; a rotary lever mounted on the fixing seat on an identical shaft axis as the handlebar; a drag member for driving a derailleur cable to enable a derailleur to change gears; a limit member for driving the drag member to engage in linear movement within a specific stroke; a rotary member for being driven by the rotary lever; a screw driving member located on the rotary member for driving the drag member to engage in linear movement along the specific stroke; a locating mechanism for locating the rotary member at an angular position corresponding to each gear of the derailleur; and an over shift device for enabling the drag member to produce extra displacement necessary for over shift of the derailleur to change gears.

Abstract: A multiple sprocket assembly for use in a bicycle comprising: (1) at least a large sprocket wheel and a small sprocket wheel, each of the large and small sprocket wheels having a plurality of teeth on an outer edge thereof, and the large sprocket wheel having more teeth than the small sprocket wheel; (2) each of the sprocket wheels being adapted to engage with a chain guided by a derailleur; the chain comprising a plurality of rollers connected in series by link plates. The multiple sprocket assembly is characterized in that the small sprocket wheel has at least two consecutive teeth, each with a portion of its side surface trimmed off, and the large sprocket wheel has at least three consecutive teeth each also with a portion of its side surface trimmed off, so as to avoid interference between the link plates and the large sprocket when the chain is being shifted from the small sprocket to the large sprocket.

Abstract: A shift lever apparatus for use in bicycles comprising first and second ratchet wheels and first and second switch levers, all of them being mounted on a main shaft. The first and second switch levers contain first and second ratchet pawls for engaging with the first and second ratchet wheels, respectively. The first and second ratchet wheels are connected to a cam via a gear set so as to cause the cam to rotate in forward and reverse directions, respectively. The outer periphery of the cam consists a plurality of spiral sectors, each of which having monotonically increasing radius, alternated with a plurality of circular sectors, each of which having constant radius.