Easy to operate dynamo mount for bicycle

摘要

The dynamo is mounted on a tilting support, to swing its drive wheel into contact with the side of the tyre. The driving movement is provided by a Bowden cable(3) driven by a level(5) moving in a gate and secured to the handlebars of the machine. The cable driven has stable settings corresponding to the two tilt positions of the dynamo; in contact with the tyre rim and out of contact with same. The control lever is spring loaded and has two gate position which hold the dynamo in either position. It is operated by the thumb, without loosing grip on the handlebars.