Bicycle rear derailleur

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10464634-B2
Application number	US-201715647636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2017
Priority date	Jul 12, 2017
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A bicycle rear derailleur is basically provided with a base member including a frame mounting portion having a mounting opening, and a fastening member extending through the mounting opening of the base member. The fastening member has a first threaded portion and a placement portion adjacent to the first threaded portion. An adjusting member is configured to adjust a position of the bicycle rear derailleur relative to a bicycle. An intermediate member includes a contact portion disposed between the adjusting member and the bicycle. The intermediate member has a second threaded portion configured to threadedly engage with the first threaded portion of the fastening member. The second threaded portion has an innermost diameter that is smaller than the outermost diameter of the first threaded portion. The intermediate member is disposed on the placement portion of the fastening member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle rear derailleur comprising:
a base member including a frame mounting portion having a mounting opening;
a fastening member extending through the mounting opening of the base member, the fastening member having a first threaded portion and a placement portion adjacent to the first threaded portion;
an adjusting member configured to adjust a position of the bicycle rear derailleur relative to a bicycle in a state where the bicycle rear derailleur is mounted to the bicycle; and
an intermediate member including a contact portion disposed between the adjusting member and the bicycle in the state where the bicycle rear derailleur is mounted to the bicycle, the intermediate member having a second threaded portion configured to threadedly engage with the first threaded portion of the fastening member, the second threaded portion having an innermost diameter that is smaller than the outermost diameter of the first threaded portion, the intermediate member being disposed on the placement portion of the fastening member in the state where the bicycle rear derailleur is mounted to the bicycle.

2. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
the placement portion includes a non-threaded portion.

3. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 2 , wherein
the non-threaded portion includes a first non-threaded portion and a second non-threaded portion, and
the intermediate member is disposed on the first non-threaded portion.

4. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 3 , wherein
the first non-threaded portion has a first diameter, and
the second non-threaded portion has a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the first non-threaded portion.

5. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
the fastening member includes a tool engagement portion.

6. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 5 , wherein
the placement portion is disposed between the tool engagement portion and the first threaded portion.

7. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
the placement portion has a diameter that is smaller than the outermost diameter of the first threaded portion.

8. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
a first axial width of the placement portion is larger than a second axial width of the second threaded portion of the intermediate member with respect to an axial direction parallel to a rotational center axis of the fastening member.

9. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member is slidably disposed with respect to the fastening member.

10. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
the first threaded portion includes a male thread, and
the second threaded portion includes a female thread.

11. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , wherein
the intermediate member includes a first surface facing a vertical center plane of the bicycle in the state where the bicycle rear derailleur is mounted to the bicycle, the first surface includes a knurled portion.

12. The bicycle rear derailleur according to claim 1 , further comprising
a gasket disposed on the placement portion of the fastening member,
the intermediate member including a first surface facing a vertical center plane of the bicycle in the state where the bicycle rear derailleur is mounted to the bicycle, the gasket being disposed adjacent to the first surface of the intermediate member.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Ueda Takeshi
• Suyama Shouta
• Nakamura Kenta

Classifications

• B62M9/125 Primary

  Mounting the derailleur on the frame · CPC title

• B62M9/1248

  characterised by the use of biasing means, e.g. springs; Arrangements thereof · CPC title

• B62M25/02

  with mechanical transmitting systems, e.g. cables, levers · CPC title

• B62M9/135

  Mounting the derailleur on the frame · CPC title

• B62M9/1242

  characterised by the linkage mechanisms · CPC title