Patent · US Expired

Rear hub for bicycle

US7044564B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
14References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 2004
Grant dateMay 16, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 24, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60B27/047
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bicycle rear hub is configured to improve the external appearance and the resistant to corrosion of a drive body. The rear hub also has a hub shaft, a hub shell, a pair of bearing units, a one-way clutch, a sprocket, and a cover member. The hub shell is rotatably mounted to the hub shaft by the bearing units. The drive body is mounted to one end of the hub shell by the one-way clutch that transmits rotation from the drive body to the hub shell in one direction. The sprocket is fixedly mounted to a radially outward-facing surface of the drive body. The cover member is mounted to the drive body 19 to cover the radially outward-facing surface of the drive body and with its tip edge contacting the outside lateral surface of the sprocket.

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