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Bicycle wheel hub

US8100242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH · DE

Inventors

Marcus Schneider · Ludwigsburg, DE
Karl-Joachim Kuhne · Niederwerrn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2009
Grant date	Jan 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62M11/16
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a bicycle wheel hub that generally includes an axle, an input sprocket, an output shell, a one-way clutch and a locking mechanism. The one-way clutch operatively connects the input sprocket and the output shell and is configured to drive the output shell in a first direction. The locking mechanism is configured to operatively connect the output shell and the input sprocket to drive the output shell in a second direction to operate the bicycle wheel hub in a fixed drive mode. The locking mechanism is configured to operatively disconnect the output shell and the input sprocket to operate the bicycle wheel hub in a freewheel drive mode.

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