FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS U. S. C. 154 ( b ) by 0 days.? A 1 / 2001 ( 21 ) Appl. No.: 15 / 288, 980 LLP 2099 / 0033 ( ) portion.

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1 ( 12 ) United States Patent Iino et al ( 54 ) BICYCLE COMPONENT FIXING STRUCTURE AND BICYCLE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY ( 71 ) Applicant : Shimano Inc, Sakai, Osaka ( JP ) ( 72 ) Inventors : Yoshinori lino, Osaka ( JP ) ; Kazuhiro Fujii, Osaka ( JP ) ; Eiji Mishima, Osaka ( JP ) ( 65 ) Prior Publication Data ( 65 ) US 2017 / A1 Jun 1, 2017 ( 30 ) Foreign Application Priority Data Nov 27, 2015 ( JP ) TOMONIDAN WLICANTI US B2 ( 10 ) Patent No : US 10, 065, 706 B2 ( 45 ) Date of Patent : Sep 4, 2018 ( 56 ) References Cited U S PATENT DOCUMENTS 3, 522, 745 A 8 / 1970 Milosevic B62M 25 / / 489 3, 752, 006 A 8 / 1973 Bartlett B62M 25 / / 489 5, 572, 907 A 11 / 1996 Kaakinen B62K 23 / / , 340, 338 B1 1 / 2002 Kamada ( Continued ) ( 73 ) Assignee : Shimano Inc, Osaka ( JP ) ( ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS U S C 154 ( b ) by 0 days? A 1 / 2001 ( 21 ) Appl No : 15 / 288, 980 Primary Examiner Kevin Hurley ( 22 ) Filed : Oct 7, 2016 ( 74 ) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Global IP Counselors, LLP ( 51 ) Int CI B62M ( ) F16M 13 / 02 ( ) H05K 5 / 00 ( ) H05K 5 / B62 ) 99 / 00 ( ) ( 52 ) U S CI CPC B62M 25 / 00 ( ) ; F16M 13 / 02 ( ) ; H05K 5 / 0017 ( ) ; H05K ( ) ; B62J 99 / 00 ( ) ; B62J 2099 / 0033 ( ) ( 58 ) Field of Classification Search??? B62M 25 / 00 ; B62M 2025 / 003 See application file for complete search history ( 57 ) ABSTRACT A bicycle component fixing structure includes at least one bracket including at least one connecting portion and at least one fixing portion The connecting portion is connected to the bicycle component The fixing portion extends from the connecting portion and is fixed with respect to an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion having an open end The fixing portion includes at least one inner surface that opposes an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, and at least one outer surface that faces in the opposite direction from the inner surface The fixing portion is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion by a pressing force that acts on the outer surface The bracket fixes the bicycle component to the open end of the cylindrical portion, in a state in which the fixing portion is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 28 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets a / X c b

2 ( 56 ) References Cited U S PATENT DOCUMENTS 7, 871, 189 B2 1 / 2011 Li B62J 6 / / B Mauch B62K , 580, 936 B Poehlmann E05L 371 / A Fukunaga A Bierwerth B62M / A1 12 / 2017 Katsura B62M 25 / 08 cited by examiner US 10, 065, 706 B2 Page 2

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15 BICYCLE COMPONENT FIXING STRUCTURE AND BICYCLE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY US 10, 065, 706 B2 drical portion ; the bicycle component is thereby fixed to the cylindrical portion Here, the inner surface of the fixing portion is configured to oppose the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion ; the fixing portion can be fixed to CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED 5 the cylindrical portion by applying a pressing force to the outer surface of the fixing portion Accordingly, it is possible APPLICATIONS to provide a bicycle component fixing structure that is This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Appli capable of improving the workability of an operation to fix cation No , filed on Nov 27, 2015 The entire a bicycle component In addition, it is possible to easily and disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No detachably attach the bicycle component to the cylindrical is hereby incorporated herein by reference portion without using a tool The at least one bracket can comprise a first bracket and BACKGROUND a second bracket The at least one connecting portion can comprise a first connecting portion provided on the first Field of the Invention 15 bracket and a second connecting portion provided on the The present invention relates to a bicycle component second bracket The at least one fixing portion can comprise fixing structure and a bicycle component assembly a first fixing portion provided on the first bracket and a Background Information second fixing portion provided on the second bracket Conventionally, bicycle components, such as a rearview According to this configuration, each of the first bracket and mirror and a shift operating device are known, which can be 20 the second bracket is connected to the bicycle component attached to a cylindrical portion of the bicycle having an and fixed to the cylindrical portion Accordingly, there are open end For example, a rearview device for a bicycle is two connecting locations and fixing locations, allowing disclosed in Japanese Published Unexamined Application reliable connecting and fixing No , in which a mirror holder for holding rearview mirror is installed on an end of a handlebar of a bicycle The first connecting portion and the second connecting 25 portion can be connected to the bicycle component in a state in which a bicycle component is disposed between the first bracket and the second bracket According to this configu ration, a bicycle component can be connected to a bracket by sandwiching the bicycle component between the first SUMMARY It has been discovered that various fixing methods are 30 bracket and the second bracket ; therefore, the bicycle com conceivable for fixing a bicycle component to a cylindrical ponent can be easily connected to the bracket portion of the bicycle that has an open end For example, a The bicycle component can comprise a connected portion fixing method that uses a fastening member, such as a bolt, that extends in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the can be employed However, these fixing methods typically direction in which a central axis of the cylindrical portion require a tool when trying to fix the bicycle component held 35 extends The first connecting portion and the second con by a fastening member necting portion can be connected to the connected portion An object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle According to this configuration, the movement of the component fixing structure and a bicycle component assem bicycle component in the central axis direction can be bly that are capable of improving the workability of an regulated by connecting the first connecting portion and the operation to fix a bicycle component 40 second connecting portion to the connected portion A bicycle component fixing structure according to the The bicycle component can comprise an abutting portion present invention comprises at least one bracket including at that is provided on a surface that faces the direction in which least one connecting portion and at least one fixing portion a central axis of the cylindrical portion extends The abutting The at least one connecting portion is connected to the portion can abut to the at least one connecting portion bicycle component The at least one fixing portion extends 45 According to this configuration, by abutting the connecting from the at least one connecting portion and is fixed with portion to the at least one connected portion and abutting the respect to the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical connected portion to the open end, the bicycle component portion of the bicycle that has an open end The at least one can be positioned in the axial direction of the central axis fixing portion comprises at least one inner surface that even if the bracket is integrally formed opposes the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical por 50 The first fixing portion can comprise a first inner surface tion, and at least one outer surface that faces in the opposite that faces the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical direction from the at least one inner surface The at least one portion and a first outer surface that faces in the direction fixing portion is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the opposite from the first inner surface The second fixing cylindrical portion by a pressing force that acts on the at portion can comprise a second inner surface that faces the least one outer surface The at least one bracket is configured 55 outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, and a to fix the bicycle component to an open end of the cylin second outer surface that faces in the direction opposite from drical portion in a state in which the at least one fixing the second inner surface According to this configuration, a portion is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylin pressing force can act on the outer surfaces of the first fixing drical portion portion and the second fixing portion to fix the fixing In this bicycle component fixing structure, the bicycle 60 portions to the cylindrical portion, by biasing the first outer component is connected to the connecting portion and the surface and the second outer surface radially inwardly inner surface of the fixing portion is attached to the outer The first fixing portion and the second fixing portion can peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion Then, for be fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical example, a pressing force is applied to the outer surface of portion by a first double sided tape that is disposed between the fixing portion by winding a strip of tape, such as bar tape, 65 the first inner surface and the outer peripheral surface of the on the outer surface of the fixing portion, in order to fix the cylindrical portion, and a second double sided tape that is fixing portion to the outer peripheral surface of the cylin disposed between the second inner surface and the outer

16 US 10, 065, 706 B2 peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion According to for example, a pressing force is applied to the outer surface this configuration, the fixing portions can be easily fixed to of the fixing portion by winding a strip of tape, such as a bar the cylindrical portion by the first double sided tape and the tape, on the outer surface of the fixing portion, in order to fix second double sided tape the fixing portion to the outer peripheral surface of the The first bracket can comprise a first abutting portion The 5 cylindrical portion ; the bicycle component is thereby fixed second bracket can comprise a second abutting portion The to the cylindrical portion Here, the inner surface of the first abutting portion can abut the second abutting portion in fixing portion is configured to oppose the outer peripheral a state in which the bicycle component is fixed to the surface of the cylindrical portion ; the fixing portion can be cylindrical portion According to this configuration, since fixed to the cylindrical portion by applying a pressing force the first abutting portion abuts the second abutting portion in 10 to the outer surface of the fixing portion Accordingly, it is a state in which the bicycle component is fixed to the possible to provide a bicycle component assembly that is cylindrical portion, the first bracket and the second bracket capable of improving the workability of an operation to fix can be positioned in a radial direction a bicycle component In addition, it is possible to easily and The first bracket and the second bracket can be indepen detachably attach the bicycle component to the cylindrical dent and separate parts from each other According to this 15 portion without using a tool configuration, since the first bracket and the second bracket The at least one bracket can comprise a first bracket and are independent and separate parts from each other, the first a second bracket The at least one connecting portion can bracket and the second bracket can be individually attached comprise a first connecting portion provided to the first to the bicycle component bracket and a second connecting portion provided to the The first bracket and the second bracket can be flexibly 20 second bracket The at least one fixing portion can comprise connected According to this configuration, since the two a first fixing portion provided on the first bracket and a brackets are connected, it is easy to manage the brackets second fixing portion provided on the second bracket The cylindrical portion can be a handlebar According to According to this configuration, each of the first bracket and this configuration, it is easy to fix the bicycle component to the second bracket is connected to the bicycle component the handlebar 25 and fixed to the cylindrical portion Accordingly, there are The pressing force can be generated by winding a strip two connecting locations and fixing locations, allowing shaped tape member onto at least one outer surface of the at reliable connecting and fixing least one fixing portion According to this configuration, it is The first connecting portion and the second connecting possible to easily generate a pressing force by winding the portion can be connected to the bicycle component in a state strip shaped tape member onto the at least one outer surface 30 in which a bicycle component is disposed between the first of the fixing portion bracket and the second bracket According to this configu The bicycle component can comprise at least one of an ration, a bicycle component can be connected to the bracket operating unit, an electrical connection part, and a display by sandwiching the bicycle component between the first unit According to this configuration, it is possible to carry bracket and the second bracket ; therefore, the bicycle com out at least one of an operation of another bicycle compo 35 ponent can be easily connected to the bracket nent, an electrical connection with another bicycle compo The bicycle component can comprise a connected portion nent, and a display of the state of the other bicycle compo that extends in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the nent direction in which the central axis of the cylindrical portion The bicycle component can be a bicycle power source that extends The first connecting portion and the second con is configured to supply power to another bicycle component 40 necting portion can be connected to the connected portion According to this configuration, a bicycle power source that According to this configuration, the movement of the is fixed to the cylindrical portion can be easily charged bicycle component in the central axis direction can be The bicycle component assembly according to the present regulated by connecting the first connecting portion and the invention comprises a bicycle component and at least one second connecting portion to the connected portion bracket The bicycle component comprises a connected 45 The bicycle component can comprise an abutting portion portion and at least one of an operating unit, an electrical that is provided on a surface that faces the direction in which connection part, and a display unit the central axis of the cylindrical portion extends The The at least one bracket comprises at least one connecting abutting portion can abut the at least one connecting portion portion that is connected to the bicycle component, and at According to this configuration, by abutting the connecting least one fixing portion that extends from the at least one 50 portion to the abutting portion, the bicycle component can be connecting portion and that is fixed with respect to the outer positioned in the axial direction of the central axis, even if peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of the bicycle that the bracket is integrally formed has an open end The at least one fixing portion comprises The first fixing portion can comprise a first inner surface at least one inner surface that opposes the outer peripheral that faces the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical portion, and at least one outer 55 portion and a first outer surface that faces in the direction surface that faces in the opposite direction from the at least opposite to the first inner surface The second fixing portion one inner surface The at least one fixing portion is fixed to can comprise a second inner surface that faces the outer the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion by a peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion and a second pressing force that acts on the at least one outer surface The outer surface that faces in the direction opposite to the at least one bracket is configured to fix a bicycle component 60 second inner surface According to this configuration, a to an open end of the cylindrical portion, in a state in which pressing force can act on the outer surfaces of the first fixing the at least one fixing portion is fixed to the outer peripheral portion and the second fixing portion to fix the fixing surface of the cylindrical portion portions to the cylindrical portion by biasing the first outer In this bicycle component assembly, the bicycle compo surface and the second outer surface radially inwardly nent is connected to the connecting portion, and the inner 65 The first fixing portion and the second fixing portion can surface of the fixing portion is attached to the outer periph be fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical eral surface of the cylindrical portion of the bicycle Then, portion by a first double sided tape that is disposed between

17 US 10, 065, 706 B2 the first inner surface and the outer peripheral surface of the detachably attach the bicycle component to the cylindrical cylindrical portion, and a second double sided tape that is portion without using a tool Further, since the distance disposed between the second inner surface and the outer between the inner surface and the outer surface of the fixing peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion According to portion, i e, the thickness, is small, it is possible to keep the this configuration, the fixing portions can be easily fixed to 5 diameter of the cylindrical portion from becoming large, the cylindrical portion by the first double sided tape and the second double sided tape even if a strip of tape is wound onto the outer surface of the fixing portion to fix the bracket to the cylindrical portion The first bracket can comprise a first abutting portion The According to the present invention, it is possible to second bracket can comprise a second abutting portion The provide a bicycle component fixing structure and a bicycle first abutting portion can abut the second abutting portion in 10 component assembly that are capable of improving the a state in which the bicycle component is fixed to the workability of an operation to fix a bicycle component cylindrical portion According to this configuration, since the first abutting portion abuts the second abutting portion in BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS a state in which the bicycle is fixed to the cylindrical portion, the first bracket and the second bracket can be positioned in 15 FIG 1 is a side elevational view of a bicycle equipped the radial direction with a bicycle component assembly according to a first The first bracket and the second bracket can be indepen embodiment dent and separate parts from each other According to this FIG 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a configuration, since the first bracket and the second bracket portion of the bicycle showing the bicycle handlebar and the are independent and separate parts from each other, the first 20 bicycle component assembly illustrated in FIG 1 bracket and the second bracket can be individually attached FIG 3 is an exploded perspective view of the bicycle to the bicycle component component assembly illustrated in FIGS 1 and 2 The first bracket and the second bracket can be flexibly FIG 4 is a perspective view of the bicycle component connected According to this configuration, since the two assembly illustrated in FIGS 1 to 3 brackets are connected, it is easy to manage the brackets 25 FIG 5 is a perspective view of the bicycle component The cylindrical portion can be a handlebar According to assembly illustrated in FIGS 1 to 4 showing a state in which this configuration, it is easy to fix the bicycle component to the bicycle component assembly is fixed to the bicycle the handlebar FIG 6 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of a portion The pressing force can be generated by winding a strip of the bicycle handlebar and the bicycle component assem shaped tape member onto at least one outer surface of at 30 bly illustrated in FIGS 1 to 5 least one fixing portion According to this configuration, it is FIG 7 is an end elevational view of an exposed face of the possible to easily generate a pressing force by winding a bicycle component assembly illustrated in FIGS 1 to 6 strip shaped tape member onto the at least one outer surface FIG 8 is an end elevational view of a concealed face of of the fixing portion the bicycle component assembly illustrated in FIGS 1 to 7 The bicycle component can be a bicycle power source that 35 FIG 9 is an end elevational view of a concealed face of is configured to supply power to another bicycle component another bicycle component assembly According to this configuration, a bicycle power source that FIG 10 is a perspective view of a bicycle component is fixed to the cylindrical portion can be easily charged assembly according to a first modification of the first The bicycle component fixing structure according to embodiment another aspect of the present invention comprises at least 40 FIG 11 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the one connecting portion that is connected to the bicycle bicycle component assembly according to the first modifi component, and at least one bracket comprising at least one cation of the first embodiment fixing portion that extends from the at least one connecting FIG 12 is a perspective view of a bicycle component portion, and that is fixed with respect to the outer peripheral assembly according to a second modification of the first surface of a cylindrical portion of the bicycle that has an 45 embodiment open end The at least one fixing portion comprises at least FIG 13 is an exploded perspective view of a bicycle one inner surface that opposes the outer peripheral surface of component assembly according to a third modification of the the cylindrical portion, and at least one outer surface that first embodiment faces in the opposite direction from the at least one inner FIG 14 is a perspective view of a bicycle component surface, in which the maximum distance between the at least 50 assembly according to a fourth modification of the first one inner surface and the at least one outer surface in a radial embodiment direction that is perpendicular to the direction in which the er central axis of the cylindrical portion extends is less than, or DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS equal to, 5 millimeters In this bicycle component fixing structure, the bicycle 55 Selected embodiments will now be explained with refer component is connected to the connecting portion, and the ence to the drawings It will be apparent to those skilled in inner surface of the fixing portion is attached to the outer the bicycle field from this disclosure that the following peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion Then, for descriptions of the embodiments are provided for illustration example, the fixing portion is fixed to the outer peripheral only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as surface of the cylindrical portion by winding a strip of tape, 60 defined by the appended claims and their equivalents such as bar tape, on the outer surface of the fixing portion ; the bicycle component is thereby fixed to the cylindrical First Embodiment portion Here, the inner surface of the fixing portion is configured to oppose the outer peripheral surface of the As shown in FIG 1, a bicycle 10 is illustrated having a cylindrical portion ; the fixing portion can be fixed to the 65 bicycle body 12 equipped with a bicycle component assem cylindrical portion by applying a pressing force to the outer bly 20 in accordance with a first embodiment The bicycle surface of the fixing portion Accordingly, it is possible to component assembly 20 is configured to be attached to the

18 US 10, 065, 706 B2 bicycle body 12 of a bicycle 10 The bicycle body 12 can be a signal for transitioning to at least one operation comprises a handlebar 12c having a cylindrical portion 12b mode from among a rear adjustment mode for finely adjust ( FIG 2 ) with an open end 12a The bicycle body 12 further ing the position of the electric rear derailleur 15b, a manual comprises a front fork 12d, a seat post 12e and a handle stem shift mode for independently executing the shifting opera 12f As shown in FIG 2, in the first embodiment, the 5 tion of each of the electric front derailleur 15a and the handlebar 12c is a hollow drop handlebar having two curved electric rear derailleur 15b, and a synchro shift mode for portions 12g that are curved in a U shape The handlebar 12c executing each shifting operation of the electric front derail comprises a cylindrical portion 12b that has an open end leur 15a and the electric rear derailleur 15b in cooperation 12a The handlebar 12c is not limited to a drop handlebar, The bicycle component 22 communicates with other bicycle and can be a hollow bicycle handlebar of various shapes 10 components by a standard compliant with the power line As shown in FIG 1, the bicycle 10 further comprises a communication ( Power Line Communication : PLC ) stan bicycle transmission device 15 that can be electrically dard, utilizing a two conductor power line controlled The bicycle transmission device 15 preferably The electrical connection part 28 comprises a receiving comprises an electric front derailleur 15a and an electric rear part 28a and at least one communication unit 286 The derailleur 156 The electric front derailleur 15a is mounted 15 receiving part 28a is configured to be electrically connected in a central portion of the bicycle body 12 The electric rear to an unillustrated electrical connector that is electrically derailleur 15b is mounted in a rear portion of the bicycle connected to an external device The at least one commu body 12 More preferably, the bicycle transmission device nication unit 28b can be electrically connected to another 15 comprises a transmission controller 15c The transmis bicycle component For example, the electrical connector sion controller 15c is configured to transmit a shift control 20 can be a plug at the end of a two conductor power line, and signal to the electric rear derailleur 15b based on inputs from the receiving part 28a can be a socket 28c that is provided a rear gear shift operating device 14r The transmission on an axial end of the component body 22a on the side controller 15c is also configured to transmit a shift control adjacent to the open end 12a, as shown in FIG 3 In this signal to the electric front derailleur 15a based on inputs way, the unillustrated plug can be electrically connected to from a front gear shift operating device 14f The rear front 25 the receiving part 28a As shown in FIGS 6 to 9, the gear shift operating devices 14r and 14f are mounted on the communication unit 28b is provided on an axial end of the handlebar 12c The bicycle 10 further comprises a bicycle component body 22a that is located inside the cylindrical power source 16 that can be recharged The bicycle power portion 12b of the handlebar 12c The communication unit source 16 is included in a bicycle component Preferably, the 28b comprises at least one communication socket 28d In the bicycle power source 16 comprises a power supply unit 16a 30 first embodiment, one of two of the bicycle components 22 that is housed inside a seat post 12e that has a cylindrical comprises three communication sockets 28d in the commu portion The bicycle power source 16 is one example of a nication unit 28b, and the other comprises two communi bicycle component The bicycle power source 16 is config cation sockets 28d Each of the communication sockets 28d ured to supply power to another bicycle component, such as is configured to be electrically connected to a plug that is the bicycle transmission device 15 and the transmission 35 provided on both ends of a two conductor electrical wire controller 15c In FIG 1, the bicycle power source 16 is that conforms to power line communication standards fixed to the seat post 12e, but can be fixed to the cylindrical For example, in FIG 2, the bicycle component 22 having portion 12b of the handlebar 12c as described later three communication sockets 28d is attached to the cylin As shown in FIGS 2 and 3, the bicycle component drical portion 12b of the handlebar 12c that is on the left side assembly 20 according to the first embodiment comprises a 40 when viewed from the rear of the bicycle 10 in the traveling bicycle component 22 and a bicycle component fixing direction of the bicycle 10 Further, the bicycle component structure 24 The bicycle component 22 is fixed to the open 22 having two communication sockets 28d is attached to the end 12a of the cylindrical portion 12b of the handlebar 120 cylindrical portion 12b on the right side when viewed from by the bicycle component fixing structure 24 As shown in the rear of the bicycle 10 in the traveling direction of the FIG 3, the cylindrical portion 12b of the handlebar 12c has 45 bicycle 10 In the example shown in FIG 2, the rear gear an outer peripheral surface 12h and an inner peripheral shift operating device 14r on the right side, when viewed surface 12i from the rear of the bicycle 10 in the traveling direction of the bicycle 10, is electrically connected to the bicycle Configuration of the Bicycle Component component 22 having two communication sockets 28d by 50 an electrical wire L1 shown by the dashed line Further, the As shown in FIGS 3 to 9, the bicycle component 22 front gear shift operating device 14 on the left side, when comprises a component body 22a and at least one operating viewed from the rear of the bicycle 10 in the traveling unit 26, an electrical connection part 28 and a display unit direction of the bicycle 10, is electrically connected to the 30 In the first embodiment, the bicycle component 22 bicycle component 22 having three communication sockets comprises all of the operating unit 26, the electrical con 55 28d, by an electrical wire L2 shown by the double chain nection part 28 and the display unit 30 dashed line Furthermore, both of the bicycle components 22 The operating unit 26 comprises at least one switch 26a are electrically connected by an electrical wire L3 shown by that is used for operating another bicycle component For the broken line that passes inside the handlebar 12c, and the example, the operating unit 26 is configured to output a bicycle component 22 on the left side is electrically con mode transition signal of the bicycle transmission device nected to the transmission controller 15c by an electrical to the transmission controller 15c A mode transition signal wire L4 shown by the dashed line is a signal for transitioning the operation mode of the bicycle The display unit 30 is formed of, for example, two transmission device 15 to a front adjustment mode for finely light emitting diodes 30a that are capable of multi color adjusting the position of the electric front derailleur 15a light emission, and emit light with a color corresponding to However, the mode transition signal is not limited to a signal 65 the mode at the time of the shift control External devices for transitioning the electric front derailleur 15a to a front include communication terminal devices, such as charging adjustment mode In particular, the mode transition signal devices, personal computers, tablets, and smart phones

19 US 10, 065, 706 B2 10 As shown in FIG 6, the component body 22a comprises connecting portion 34b are connected to the connected a main body portion 22b and a connected portion The main portion 22c of the bicycle component 22 body portion 22b is at least partially cylindrical The con The first bracket 32a comprises a first abutting portion 42 nected portion 22c is integrally formed with the main body The second bracket 32b comprises a second abutting portion portion 22b The distal end portion of the main body portion 5 44 The first abutting portion 42 abuts the second abutting 22b protrudes slightly from the open end 12a in an axial portion 44 in a state in which the bicycle component 22 is direction that is parallel to the direction in which the central fixed to the cylindrical portion 12b axis CL of the cylindrical portion 12b extends from the In the first embodiment, the first abutting portion 42 is connected portion 22c The connected portion 22c extends provided on the first connecting portion 34a of the first from the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion 10 bracket 32a, and the second abutting portion 44 is provided 22b in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the direction on the second connecting portion 34b of the second bracket in which the central axis CL of the cylindrical portion 12b 32b The first abutting portion 42 comprises a pair of first abutting surfaces 42a, a second abutting surface 42b and a extends In the first embodiment, the connected portion 22C third abutting surface 42c The second abutting surface 42b is a flange shaped portion that Is is larger than the main body 15 is disposed adjacent to one of the first abutting surfaces 42a, portion 22b, and is formed in a non circular shape in which and is formed more recessed in the circumferential direction the four corners of a square are rounded in arcuate shapes than the first abutting surface 42a The third abutting surface 42c is disposed adjacent to the other first abutting surface Configuration of the Bicycle Component 42a The third abutting surface 42c is formed more protrud 20 ing in the circumferential direction than the first abutting As shown in FIGS 3 to 6, the bicycle component fixing surface 42a A step is formed between one of the first structure 24 comprises at least one bracket 32 The at least abutting surfaces 42a and the second abutting surface 42b, one bracket 32 comprises at least one connecting portion 34 and between the other first abutting surface 42a and the third and at least one fixing portion 36 The at least one connect abutting surface 42c ing portion 34 is connected to the connected portion 22c of 25 The second abutting portion 44 comprises a pair of fourth the bicycle component 22 The at least one fixing portion 36 abutting surfaces 44a, a fifth abutting surface 44b and a sixth extends from the at least one connecting portion 34, and is abutting surface 44c The fifth abutting surface 44b is fixed with respect to the outer peripheral surface 12h of the disposed adjacent to one of the fourth abutting surfaces 44a cylindrical portion 12b having the open end 12a The at least The fifth abutting surface 44b is formed more protruding in one fixing portion 36 comprises at least one inner surface the circumferential direction than the fourth abutting surface that opposes the outer peripheral surface 12h of the cylin 44a The sixth abutting surface 44c is disposed adjacent to drical portion 12b, and at least one outer surface 40 that the other fourth abutting surface 44a The sixth abutting faces in the opposite direction from the at least one inner surface 44c is formed more recessed in the circumferential surface 38 The at least one fixing portion 36 is fixed to the direction than the fourth abutting surface 44a A step is outer peripheral surface 12h of the cylindrical portion 12b 35 formed between one of the fourth abutting surfaces 44a and by a pressing force that acts on the at least one outer surface the fifth abutting surface 44b, and between the other fourth 40 The at least one bracket 32 is configured to fix the a butting surface 44a and the sixth abutting surface 44c As bicycle component 22 to the open end 12a of the cylindrical described above, by configuring the first abutting portion 42 portion 12b, in a state in which the at least one fixing portion and the second abutting portion 44, when the first connecting 36 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface 12h of the 40 portion 34a is abutted to the second connecting portion 346, cylindrical portion 12b on the open end 12a side of the the first connecting portion 34a and the second connecting component body 22a portion 34b are arranged along the central axis CL Accord In the first embodiment, the at least one bracket 32 ingly, it becomes easy to position the first bracket 32a and comprises a first bracket 32a and a second bracket 32b The the second bracket 32b Furthermore, the first bracket 32a first bracket 32a and the second bracket 32b are substantially 45 and the second bracket 32b can be formed in substantially the same shape in the first embodiment, and the first bracket the same shape 32a and the second bracket 32b are independent and sepa The at least one fixing portion 36 comprises a first fixing rate parts from each other portion 36a provided on the first bracket 32a and a second The at least one connecting portion 34 comprises a first fixing portion 36b provided on the second bracket 32b The connecting portion 34a provided on the first bracket 32a and 50 first fixing portion 36a and the second fixing portion 36b are a second connecting portion 34b provided on the second plate shaped members Each of the first fixing portion 36a bracket 32b The first connecting portion 34a and the second and the second fixing portion 36b is curved in an arcuate connecting portion 34b are each formed in a semicircular shape centered on the central axis CL The first fixing shape The first connecting portion 34a comprises a first groove 34c that engages the connected portion 22c, and the 55 second connecting portion 34b comprises a second groove portion 36a comprises a first inner surface 38a and a first outer surface 40a The first inner surface 38a faces the outer peripheral surface 12h of the cylindrical portion 12b The a 34d that engages the connected portion 22c The first groove first outer surface 40a faces in the direction opposite from 34c and the second groove 34d comprise a straight portion the first inner surface 38a The second fixing portion 36b and an arcuate portion that engage the outer peripheral comprises a second inner surface 38b and a second outer surface of the connected portion 22c ( refer to FIG 7 and 60 surface 406 The second inner surface 38b faces the outer FIG 8 ) The bicycle component 22 is thereby prevented peripheral surface 12h of the cylindrical portion 12b The from rotating relative to the connecting portion 34 second outer surface 40b faces in the direction opposite from The first connecting portion 34a and the second connect the second inner surface 386 The first fixing portion 36a and ing portion 34b are connected to the bicycle component 22 the second fixing portion 36b are arranged opposing each in a state in which the bicycle component 22 is disposed 65 other in the radial direction that is perpendicular to the between the first bracket 32a and the second bracket 32b direction in which the central axis CL extends The maxi Specifically, the first connecting portion 34a and the second mum distance between the first inner surface 38a and the

20 US 10, 065, 706 B2 first outer surface 40a in the radial direction that is perpen Here, the bicycle component 22 can be detachably dicular to the direction in which the central axis CL of the attached to the cylindrical portion 12b without using a tool cylindrical portion 12b extends, that is the thickness of the The workability of an operation to fix the bicycle component first fixing portion 36a, is less than or equal to 5 millimeters 22 can thereby be improved, and it is possible to provide a The maximum distance between the first inner surface 38a 5 bicycle component fixing structure 24 and a bicycle com and the first outer surface 40a in the radial direction that is ponent assembly 20 that is detachable with respect to the perpendicular to the direction in which the central axis CL cylindrical portion 12b The first bracket 32a and the second of the cylindrical portion 12b extends is preferably less than bracket 32b can be connected to the bicycle component 22 or equal to 2 millimeters, and more preferably greater than in a state in which a part of the component body 22a of the or equal to 0 5 millimeters and less than or equal to 2 10 bicycle component 22 is inserted in the cylindrical portion millimeters Similarly, the maximum distance between the 12b, after connecting, for example, the electrical wires L2, second inner surface 38b and the second outer surface 40b L3 and L4 to the communication unit 28b of the bicycle in the radial direction that is perpendicular to the direction component 22 in advance in which the central axis CL of the cylindrical portion 12b extends, that is, the thickness of the second fixing portion 15 First Modification 36b, is less than or equal to 5 millimeters The maximum distance between the second inner surface 38b and the In the following description, members with the same second outer surface 40b in the radial direction that is configurations as the first embodiment are given the same perpendicular to the direction in which the central axis CL reference symbols as the first embodiment, while corre of the cylindrical portion 12b extends is preferably less than 20 sponding members that are configured differently are given or equal to 2 millimeters, and more preferably greater than three digit reference symbols obtained by adding the hun or equal to 0 5 millimeters and less than or equal to 2 dreds place to the reference symbols of the first embodiment millimeters The first fixing portion 36a and the second In the first embodiment, the bracket 32 of the bicycle fixing portion 36b are fixed to the outer peripheral surface component fixing structure 24 comprises the first bracket 12h of the cylindrical portion 12b by a pressing force that 25 32a and the second bracket 32b which are independent and acts on the first outer surface 40a and the second outer separate parts However, in a bicycle component assembly surface 40b This pressing force is, for example, generated 120 of the first modification shown in FIG 10, a bracket 132 by winding bar tape 50, as a strip shaped tape member that of a bicycle component fixing structure 124 is integrally has stretchability that can be wound onto the handlebar 12c, formed Therefore, a connecting portion 134 is also inte onto the at least one outer surface 40 of the at least one fixing 30 grally formed portion 36 Accordingly, since normally, the bicycle com As shown in FIG 11, a bicycle component 122 comprises ponent 22 can be fixed to the cylindrical portion 12b by an abutting portion 122d that is provided on a surface that using bar tape 50 that is wound to the outer peripheral faces the direction in which the central axis CL of the surface of the handlebar 12c, the bicycle component 22 can cylindrical portion 12b extends in the connected portion be easily fixed Further, it is possible to easily generate a c The abutting portion 122d abuts the connecting por pressing force by only winding the bar tape 50 on at least one tion 134 Specifically, the abutting portion 122d abuts an outer surface 40 of the fixing portion 36 annular contact surface 134e that is provided on the con necting portion 134 of the bicycle component fixing struc Bicycle Component Assembly Fixing Procedure ture 124 Unlike the first embodiment, the connected portion c is provided so as to be abuttable to the open end 12a When fixing the bicycle component 22 to the cylindrical Specifically, the abutting portion 122d of the connected portion 12b of the bicycle in the state shown in FIG 3, for portion 122c and the back surface 122e on the opposite side example, the electrical wires L2, L3 and L4 are connected to abut the open end 12a In a bicycle component fixing the communication unit 28b of the bicycle component 22 in structure 124 configured in this manner, the bicycle com advance In this state, the first bracket 32a and the second 45 ponent 122 can be positioned in the axial direction of the bracket 32b are connected to the bicycle component 22 At central axis CL by fixing the bicycle component fixing this time, the first groove 34c of the first connecting portion structure 124 to the cylindrical portion 12b by bar tape 50 or 34a and the second groove 34d of the second connecting the like, even if the bracket 132 is integrally formed portion 34b are engaged with the connected portion 22c The first bracket 32a and the second bracket 32b are thereby 50 Second Modification connected to the bicycle component 22 At this time, the first abutting portion 42 is abutted to the second abutting portion In a bicycle component assembly 220 of the second 44 The bicycle component assembly 20 is thereby modification shown in FIG 12, a bicycle component 222 assembled When the bicycle component assembly 20 is and a bicycle component fixing structure 224 are integrally assembled, the bicycle component 22 is inserted in the 55 formed According to this configuration, since there is no cylindrical portion 12b in the assembled state, and the first need for an operation to connect the bicycle component 222 inner surface 38a of the first fixing portion 36a and the and the bicycle component fixing structure 224, the opera second inner surface 38b of the second fixing portion 36b are tion to fix the bicycle component assembly 220 is further engaged with the outer peripheral surface 12h of the cylin facilitated drical portion 12b Then, the bicycle component assembly is pressed until the rear faces of the first connecting Third Modification portion 34a and the second connecting portion 34b contact the open end 12a Finally, the bar tape 50 is wound until the In the first embodiment, the bicycle component 22 is fixed first outer surface 40a of the first fixing portion 36a and the by bar tape 50 which is a strip shaped tape member, but the second outer surface 40b of the second fixing portion 36b are 65 present invention is not limited thereto In the third modi hidden The bicycle component 22 is thereby fixed to the fication, as shown in FIG 13, a bicycle component assembly cylindrical portion 12b 320 is fixed to the cylindrical portion 12b by a first double 12

21 13 US 10, 065, 706 B2 sided tape 350a and a second double sided tape 3506 The Other Embodiments first double sided tape 350a is adhered to the first inner surface 38a of the first fixing portion 36a The second One embodiment of the present invention was described double sided tape 350b is adhered to the second inner above, but the present invention is not limited to the above surface 38b of the second fixing portion 36b 5 described embodiment, and various modifications can be In the bicycle component assembly 320 configured in this made without departing from the scope of the invention manner, first, a part of the component body of the bicycle Especially, the various embodiments and modifications component 22 is inserted in the cylindrical portion 12b so described in the present Specification can be freely com that the connected portion 22c protrudes from the open end bined according to necessity 12a Next, the first bracket 32a, to which is adhered the first 10 ( a ) In the above described embodiment, the handlebar 12c double sided tape 350a, is disposed on the outer peripheral and the seat post 12e were shown as examples of cylindrical surface 12h of the cylindrical portion 12b so that the back portions of the bicycle having open ends However, the face of the first connecting portion 34a contacts the open end cylindrical portion is not limited to the handlebar 12c and the seat post 12e For example, the handlebar can be a hollow 12a Next, the first fixing portion 36a is fixed to the outer peripheral surface 12h by the first double sided tape 350a 15 flat handlebar, or a hollow up handlebar The handlebar can also be the front fork 12d or the cylindrical portion of the Subsequently, the connected portion 22c of the bicycle handle stem 12 component 22 is engaged with the first groove 34c of the ( b ) In the above described embodiment, a pressing force first connecting portion 34a of the first bracket 32a, which acted on the fixing portion with bar tape 50, but the present is fixed In this state, the second bracket 32b to which is 20 invention is not limited thereto For example, in the case of adhered the second double sided tape 350b is disposed on a flat handlebar, the pressing force can act on the outer the outer peripheral surface 12h of the cylindrical portion peripheral surface 12h of the cylindrical portion 12b by a 12b so that the back face of the second connecting portion cylindrical grip that has elasticity Further, a plurality of 34b contacts the open end 12a ; the connected portion 22c of fixing portions can be formed of metallic elastic members, the bicycle component 22 is engaged with the second groove 25 the distal end portions of the fixing portions configured to be 34d of the second connecting portion 34b ; and the second smaller in diameter than the cylindrical portion, and the fixing portion 36b is fixed to the outer peripheral surface 12h pressing force can act on the outer peripheral surface 12h of by the second double sided tape 350b The bicycle compo the cylindrical portion 12b by the elasticity of the member nent 22 is thereby fixed to the cylindrical portion 12b The ( c ) In the above described first embodiment, the first bar tape 50 can be further wound to the first fixing portion 30 connecting portion 34a and the second connecting portion 36a and the second fixing portion 36b 34b respectively comprise the first groove 34c and the second groove 34d, which engage the connected portion 22c Fourth Modification of the bicycle component 22, but the invention is not limited thereto For example, as in the first modification described In the fourth modification, as shown in FIG 14, a first 35 above, the bicycle component 22 can comprise an abutting bracket 432a and a second bracket 432b of a bracket 432 of portion that is provided on a surface of the connected portion a bicycle component fixing structure 424 are flexibly con 22c that faces the direction in which the central axis CL of nected Specifically, a connecting portion 434 includes a first the cylindrical portion 12b extends, and the abutting portion connecting portion 434a and a second connecting portion can be configured to abut an annular contact surface that is 434b The first connecting portion 434a and the second 40 formed by the first connecting portion 34a and the second connecting portion 434b are included in a connecting por connecting portion 34b Furthermore, the abutting portion of 14 tion 434 are flexibly connected A bending portion 448 is the connected portion 22c and the back surface on the formed between the first connecting portion 434a and the opposite side can be configured to abut the open end 12a second connecting portion 434b The bending portion 448 ( d ) In the above described first embodiment, the bicycle flexibly connects the first connecting portion 434a and the 45 component 22 comprises all of the operating unit 26, the second connecting portion 434b An elastic connecting electrical connection part 28, and the display unit 30, but the protrusion 450 is formed on the outer perimeter part of the invention is not limited thereto For example, the bicycle first connecting portion 434a The elastic connecting pro component 22 can be a rechargeable bicycle power source trusion 450 has a connecting opening 450a The first con 16 comprising at least a display unit 30 necting portion 434a is distant from the second connecting 50 In understanding the scope of the present invention, the portion 434b so as to protrude in the circumferential direc term comprising and its derivatives, as used herein, are tion A connecting recess 452 is formed recessed on the outer intended to be open ended terms that specify the presence of perimeter part of the second connecting portion 434b The the stated features, elements, components, groups, integers, connecting recess 452 has a connecting protrusion 452b, that and / or steps, but do not exclude the presence of other elastically engages the connecting opening 450a The sec 55 unstated features, elements, components, groups, integers ond connecting portion 434b is distant from the first con and / or steps The foregoing also applies to words having necting portion 434a similar meanings such as the terms, " including, having When connecting the bicycle component 22 with the and their derivatives Also, the terms part, section, bicycle component fixing structure 424 is configured in this portion, member or element " when used in the singular manner, the first groove 34c is engaged with the connected 60 can have the dual meaning of a single part or a plurality of portion 22c of the bicycle component 22 Next, the second parts unless otherwise stated connecting portion 434b is bent and the elastic connecting As used herein, the following directional terms " frame protrusion 450 is elastically engaged with the connecting facing side, non frame facing side, forward, rear recess 452 The connected portion 22c of the bicycle com ward, front, rear, up, down, above, below ponent 22 is thereby engaged with the second groove 34d, 65 " upward, downward, top, bottom, side, vertical, and the bicycle component 22 and the bracket 432 are " horizontal, " perpendicular and transverse as well as connected any other similar directional terms refer to those directions

22 US 10, 065, 706 B of a bicycle in an upright, riding position and equipped with the at least one fixing portion comprising at least one inner the bicycle component Accordingly, these directional terms, surface that opposes the outer peripheral surface of the as utilized to describe the bicycle component should be cylindrical portion, and at least one outer surface that interpreted relative to a bicycle in an upright riding position faces in an opposite direction from the at least one inner on a horizontal surface and that is equipped with the bicycle 5 surface ; component The terms left and right " are used to indicate the at least one fixing portion is fixed to the outer the right when referencing from the right side as viewed peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion by a press from the rear of the bicycle, and the left when referencing ing force that acts on the at least one outer surface ; and from the left side as viewed from the rear of the bicycle the at least one bracket is configured to fix the bicycle Also it will be understood that although the terms first 10 component to the open end of the cylindrical portion in and second may be used herein to describe various com a state in which the at least one fixing portion is fixed ponents these components should not be limited by these to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical por terms These terms are only used to distinguish one com tion ponent from another Thus, for example, a first component 2 The bicycle component fixing structure according to discussed above could be termed a second component and 15 claim 1, wherein vice versa without departing from the teachings of the the at least one bracket comprises a first bracket and a present invention The term " attached or attaching, as second bracket ; used herein, encompasses configurations in which an ele the at least one connecting portion comprises a first ment is directly secured to another element by affixing the connecting portion provided on the first bracket and a element directly to the other element ; configurations in 20 second connecting portion provided on the second which the element is indirectly secured to the other element bracket ; and by affixing the element to the intermediate member ( s ) which the at least one fixing portion comprises a first fixing in turn are affixed to the other element ; and configurations in portion provided on the first bracket and a second fixing which one element is integral with another element, i e one portion provided on the second bracket element is essentially part of the other element This defi 25 3 The bicycle component fixing structure according to nition also applies to words of similar meaning, for example, claim 2, wherein " joined, " connected ", " coupled, mounted, bonded, the first connecting portion and the second connecting " fixed and their derivatives Finally, terms of degree such portion are connected to the bicycle component in a as substantially, about and approximately as used state in which the bicycle component is disposed herein mean an amount of deviation of the modified term 30 between the first bracket and the second bracket 4 The bicycle component fixing structure according to such that the end result is not significantly changed While only selected embodiments have been chosen to claim 2, wherein illustrate the present invention, it will be apparent to those the bicycle component comprises a connected portion that skilled in the art from this disclosure that various changes extends in a radial direction that is perpendicular to a and modifications can be made herein without departing 35 direction in which a central axis of the cylindrical from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended portion extends ; and claims For example, unless specifically stated otherwise, the first connecting portion and the second connecting the size, shape, location or orientation of the various com portion are connected to the connected portion ponents can be changed as needed and / or desired so long as 5 The bicycle component fixing structure according to the changes do not substantially affect their intended func 40 claim 2, wherein tion Unless specifically stated otherwise, components that the bicycle component comprises an abutting portion that are shown directly connected or contacting each other can is provided on a surface that faces a direction in which have intermediate structures disposed between them so long a central axis of a cylindrical portion extends ; and as the changes do not substantially affect their intended the abutting portion abuts the at least one connecting function The functions of one element can be performed by 45 portion two, and vice versa unless specifically stated otherwise The 6 The bicycle component fixing structure according to structures and functions of one embodiment can be adopted claim 2, wherein in another embodiment It is not necessary for all advantages the first fixing portion comprises a first inner surface that to be present in a particular embodiment at the same time opposes the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical Every feature which is unique from the prior art, alone or in 50 portion and a first outer surface that faces in an opposite combination with other features, also should be considered direction from the first inner surface ; and a separate description of further inventions by the applicant, the second fixing portion comprises a second inner sur including the structural and / or functional concepts embod face that opposes the outer peripheral surface of the ied by such feature ( s ) Thus, the foregoing descriptions of cylindrical portion and a second outer surface that faces the embodiments according to the present invention are 55 in an opposite direction from the second inner surface provided for illustration only, and not for the purpose of 7 The bicycle component fixing structure according to limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and claim 6, wherein their equivalents the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical What is claimed is : 60 portion by a first double sided tape that is disposed 1 A bicycle component fixing structure comprising : between the first inner surface and the outer peripheral at least one bracket including at least one connecting surface of the cylindrical portion, and a second double portion that is connected to a bicycle component, and sided tape that is disposed between the second inner at least one fixing portion that extends from the at least surface and the outer peripheral surface of the cylin one connecting portion and that is fixed with respect to 65 drical portion an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of a 8 The bicycle component fixing structure according to bicycle that has an open end ; claim 2, wherein

23 US 10, 065, 706 B2 18 the first bracket comprises a first abutting portion ; the first connecting portion and the second connecting the second bracket comprises a second abutting portion ; portion are connected to the bicycle component in a and state in which the bicycle component is disposed the first abutting portion abuts the second abutting portion between the first bracket and the second bracket in a state in which the bicycle component is fixed to the 5 18 The bicycle component assembly according to claim cylindrical portion 16, wherein 9 The bicycle component fixing structure according to the connected portion extends in a radial direction that is claim 2, wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are independent perpendicular to a direction in which a central axis of and separate parts from each other the cylindrical portion extends ; and 10 The bicycle component fixing structure according to the first connecting portion and the second connecting claim 2, wherein portion are connected to the connected portion the first bracket and the second bracket are flexibly 19 The bicycle component assembly according to claim connected 16, wherein 11 The bicycle component fixing structure according no to 15 the bicycle component comprises an abutting portion that claim 1, wherein the cylindrical portion is a handlebar is provided on a surface that faces in a direction in 12 The bicycle component fixing structure according to which a central axis of the cylindrical portion extends ; claim 1, wherein and the pressing force is generated by winding a strip shaped the abutting portion abuts the at least one connecting tape member onto the at least one outer surface of the 20 portion at least one fixing portion 20 The bicycle component assembly according to claim 13 The bicycle component fixing structure according to 16, wherein claim 1, wherein the first fixing portion comprises a first inner surface that the bicycle component comprises at least one of an opposes the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical operating unit, an electrical connection part and a 25 portion and a first outer surface that faces in an opposite display unit direction from the first inner surface ; and 14 The bicycle component fixing structure according to the second fixing portion comprises a second inner sur claim 1, wherein face that opposes the outer peripheral surface of the the bicycle component is a bicycle power source that is cylindrical portion and a second outer surface that faces configured to supply power to another bicycle compo 30 in an opposite direction from the second inner surface nent 21 The bicycle component assembly according to claim 15 A bicycle component assembly comprising : 20, wherein a bicycle component comprising a connected portion and the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are at least one of an operating unit, an electrical connec fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical tion part and a display unit ; 35 portion by a first double sided tape that is disposed at least one bracket comprising at least one connecting between the first inner surface and the outer peripheral portion that is connected to the bicycle component, and surface of the cylindrical portion, and a second double at least one fixing portion that extends from the at least sided tape that is disposed between the second inner one connecting portion and that is fixed with respect to surface and the outer peripheral surface of the cylin an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of a 40 drical portion bicycle that has an open end ; 22 The bicycle component assembly according to claim the at least one fixing portion comprises at least one inner 16, wherein surface that opposes the outer peripheral surface of the the first bracket comprises a first abutting portion ; cylindrical portion, and at least one outer surface that the second bracket comprises a second abutting portion ; faces in an opposite direction from of the at least one 45 and inner surface ; the first abutting portion abuts the second abutting portion the at least one fixing portion is fixed to the outer in a state in which the bicycle component is fixed to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion by a press cylindrical portion ing force that acts on the at least one outer surface ; and 23 The bicycle component assembly according to claim the at least one bracket is configured to fix the bicycle 50 16, wherein component to the open end of the cylindrical portion in the first bracket and the second bracket are independent a state in which the at least one fixing portion is fixed and separate parts from each other to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical por 24 The bicycle component assembly according to claim tion 15, wherein 16 The bicycle component assembly according to claim 55 the at least one bracket is flexibly connected 15, wherein 25 The bicycle component assembly according to claim the at least one bracket comprises a first bracket and a 15, wherein second bracket, the at least one bracket is integrally formed with the the at least one connecting portion comprises a first bicycle component connecting portion provided on the first bracket and a The bicycle component assembly according to claim second connecting portion provided on the second 15, wherein bracket ; and the cylindrical portion is a handlebar the at least one fixing portion comprises a first fixing 27 The bicycle component assembly according to claim portion provided on the first bracket and a second fixing 15, wherein portion provided on the second bracket 65 the pressing force is generated by winding a strip shaped 17 The bicycle component assembly according to claim tape member onto the at least one outer surface of the 16, wherein at least one fixing portion