Bicycle hub with sliding engagement member and detachable freewheel
US6497314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K2206/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle hub basically includes a hub axle, a hub body, a sprocket support member and an engagement member. The hub axle has first and second portions releasably coupled together. The hub body has an outer tubular portion and an interior passageway. The first portion of the hub axle is rotatably supported in the interior passageway. The sprocket support member is mounted on the second portion of the hub axle. The engagement member non-rotatably couples the outer tubular portion to the sprocket support member in an engaged position and is axially movable by the hub axle between the engaged position and a disengaged position. The hub body can be separated from the sprocket support member when the engagement member is in the disengaged position and the first and second portions of the hub axle are released from each other.
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