Steering set for bicycles and adapter for such a steering set
US6736543B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K21/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The steering set comprises an upper roller bearing (2) and a lower roller bearing (18) adapted to guide in rotation a pivot tube. Each roller bearing is (2, 18) received in a respective annular recess (14, 19) provided within a steering post (11) forming a part of a bicycle frame (12). Each roller bearing (2, 18) is associated with a respective ring (3, 24) itself resting on a support surface, and an end ring (6) surrounded the pivot tube (10) above the steering socket (11). The roller bearings (2, 18) are associated with adapters (26, 27) in the form of rings disposed between the roller bearings (2, 18) and the bottom of the annular recess (14, 19) so as to adjust the height of the recess so as to adapt it to roller bearings (2, 18) having different heights.
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