| SHIMANO COMPONENTS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120074763 | BICYCLE RIM - A bicycle rim is provided with an annular tire mounting part, an annular spoke mounting part and a pair of side walls. The annular tire mounting part includes an outer bridge. The annular spoke mounting part includes a plurality of spoke openings disposed at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction of the annular spoke mounting part. The annular spoke mounting part further includes at least one recess disposed in an area between two adjacent ones of the spoke openings. The at least one recess extends less than half of a circumferential distance between the two adjacent ones of the spoke openings. The side walls extend radially from the annular spoke mounting and the outer bridge to define an annular interior space. The outer bridge includes a through hole that at least partially aligns with the at least one recess as viewed in a radial direction of the bicycle rim. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20110233316 | MASTER GEAR ASSEMBLY - A spinning reel master gear assembly is rotatably attachable to a reel unit of a spinning reel. The spinning reel master gear assemble includes a master gear shaft being rotatably attachable to the reel unit, and a master gear fixed to the master gear shaft in an integrally rotatable state. The master gear shaft includes an attachment portion. The attachment portion has a male threaded portion at least partially on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The master gear includes a female threaded portion screwed onto the male threaded portion, and a centered portion including an axis appropriately aligned by the attachment portion. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20100308148 | SPINNING REEL DRAG SWITCH DEVICE - A spinning-reel drag switch device includes a return mechanism. The return mechanism includes a first arm, a second gear member, and a press member. The first arm is configured to pivot in conjunction with the operation member. The second gear member rotates about an axis that is positioned to interpose the rotation shaft between the axis and a spool such that a distance between the axis and a fishing-rod attachment is greater than a distance between a handle rotation shaft and the fishing-rod attachment. The second gear member is configured to receive rotation force from the first gear member. The press member is mounted to the second gear member to press the first arm. The return mechanism presses the first arm in conjunction with rotation of the handle in a fishing line winding direction to return the operation member to a first position from a second position. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100301150 | FISHING REEL HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A fishing reel handle assembly has a handle shaft, handle knobs, first and second handle arms, and an arm attachment. The handle knobs are respectively rotatably attached to the attachment ends of the first and second handle arms. The arm attachment is configured to rotate integrally with the handle shaft. The arm attachment includes a first attachment portion that allows the base end of the first handle arm to be detachably attached to the first attachment portion. The first attachment portion prevents the base end of the first handle arm from rotating about a first axis. The second attachment portion allows the base end of the second handle arm to be detachably attached to the second attachment portion. The second attachment portion prevents the base end of the second handle arm from rotating about a second axis. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301149 | SPINNING REEL DRAG KNOB - A spinning reel drag knob screwed onto a distal end of a spool shaft has a knob member, a nut member and a sealing member. The knob member presses a drag washer of a drag mechanism, and includes a circular rimmed portion and a cylindrical outer periphery. The rimmed portion has a knob portion on a front surface of the rimmed portion to regulate drag force. The outer periphery is formed on a back side of the rimmed portion. The nut member is disposed in the knob member and is unitarily rotatable with the knob member. The sealing member includes an attachment portion, a first sealing portion, and a second sealing portion. The attachment portion is attached to the outer periphery. The first sealing portion contacts an inner peripheral surface of the spool, and the second sealing portion makes contact with a radial outward part of the back side. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100064838 | RESERVOIR TANK FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY - Described herein is a hydraulic brake lever assembly that includes a clamp member that includes a handle bar opening, a housing extending outwardly from the clamp member, and a lever pivotally connected to the clamp member. The housing includes a cylinder defined therein that includes a master piston. The clamp member and the housing cooperate to define a reservoir having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is substantially located in the housing and extends substantially parallel to the cylinder and the second portion is substantially located in the clamp member between the handle bar opening and the lever. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20090277984 | REVERSE PREVENTION MECHANISM FOR LEVER DRAG REEL - A reverse prevention mechanism is configured to prevent reverse rotation of a drag disk, in a line-releasing direction, when braking a spool. The reverse prevention mechanism includes a rotation member, a pawl member, and an urging member. The rotation member includes an outer periphery portion with a plurality of engaging members. The outer periphery portion is arranged between the second pinion gear and the drag disk, and is capable of rotating integrally with the drag disk. The pawl member is pivotally coupled to the reel unit. The pawl member is arranged in an engagement position and a remote position. In the engagement position, reverse rotation is prevented when the pawl member is engaged with the outer periphery portion of the rotation member. In the remote position, the pawl member is detached from the outer periphery portion. The urging member urges the pawl member toward the engagement position. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20080308363 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE DEVICE - A bicycle disc brake device includes a fixed member, an actuation unit and an adjustment structure. The fixed member includes a caliper housing. The actuation unit is coupled to the fixed member. The actuation unit is configured and arranged to move a friction member of the disc brake device from a release position to a braking position. The adjustment structure is operatively arranged to selectively orient the actuation unit relative to the fixed member in a plurality of fixed orientations. | 12-18-2008 |