BICYCLE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE DISC TYPE AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS

A manual control device (2) for a bicycle hydraulic braking system (1) of the disc type, comprising:- a manual actuation member (6) configured to issue a braking command and- a master cylinder assembly (7), comprising a cylinder (8), a piston (9) movable by reciprocating motion inside the cylinder (...

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Hauptverfasser: RUBINI, Stefano, MEGGIOLAN, Mario, BOVE, Filippo
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A manual control device (2) for a bicycle hydraulic braking system (1) of the disc type, comprising:- a manual actuation member (6) configured to issue a braking command and- a master cylinder assembly (7), comprising a cylinder (8), a piston (9) movable by reciprocating motion inside the cylinder (8) against the action of a return spring (10), as well as a hydraulic tank (20) comprising a bottom (23), a ceiling (22), and a membrane (25) dividing the hydraulic tank (20) in a variable volume filled chamber (26) and a complementarily variable volume empty chamber (27), said tank (20) being fluidically connected to the cylinder (8), wherein the piston (9) is displaced inside the cylinder (8) in response to the actuation of the manual actuation member (6).The control device (2) comprises a membrane detector device (40) comprising at least one sensor of the presence of the membrane (25) in a predetermined position in the tank (20) and/or a meter of the distance of the membrane (25) from the ceiling (22) of tank (20).