Hub, in particular for bicycles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11400754-B2
Application number	US-202016862816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2020
Priority date	Jul 26, 2016
Publication date	Aug 2, 2022
Grant date	Aug 2, 2022

Abstract

A hub for partially muscle-powered vehicles, including a hollow hub axle with a cylindrical inner through hole for the passage of a clamping axle, a hub shell rotatably supported relative to the hub axle by two hub bearings, a rotor rotatably supported relative to the hub axle, and a freewheel device with a hub-side freewheel component and a rotor-side freewheel component, each having axial engagement components for engagement with one another. The hub shell is rotatably supported relative to the hub axle in a rotor-side end region by a rotor-side hub bearing, and in an opposite end region of the hub shell by another hub bearing. The hub-side freewheel component is non-rotatably connected with the hub shell. The rotor-side freewheel component is non-rotatably connected with the rotor and is movable in the axial direction relative to the rotor and the hub shell between a freewheel position and an engagement position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hub for at least partially muscle-powered vehicles, comprising:
a hollow hub axle with a cylindrical inner through hole for the passage of a clamping axle;
a hub shell rotatably supported relative to the hub axle by at least two hub bearings; a rotor rotatably supported relative to the hub axle;
a freewheel device with a hub-side freewheel component and a rotor-side freewheel component, each having axial engagement components for engaging with one another;
wherein the hub shell is rotatably supported relative to the hub axle in a rotor-side end region by a rotor-side hub bearing and in an opposite end region of the hub shell, by at least one further hub bearing;
wherein the hub-side freewheel component is non-rotatably connected with the hub shell; wherein the rotor-side freewheel component is non-rotatably connected with the rotor and is movable in the axial direction relative to the rotor and the hub shell at least between a freewheel position and an engagement position;
the rotor-side hub bearing is accommodated in an axially longitudinal section of the hub axle having a diameter that is enlarged compared to a central region of the hub axle in a bearing seat of the hollow hub axle;
wherein an attachment portion and a centering portion are configured in the hub shell and wherein an attachment area and a centering area are configured on the hub-side freewheel component, and
wherein the attachment area is screwed to the attachment portion and wherein the centering area is centered on the centering portion.

2. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor-side hub bearing is radially accommodated between the hollow hub axle and the rotor-side freewheel component.

3. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the clear inner diameter of the hub axle is configurable over the length of the hub axle by less than 10% or less than 1.5 mm.

4. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the inner through hole of the hub axle comprises a cylindrical inner surface.

5. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the axially longitudinal section is shorter than 30 mm.

6. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the wall thickness in the bearing seat is between 2 mm and 4 mm in the axially longitudinal section.

7. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the wall thickness of the hub axle is less than 2 mm and more than 0.75 mm in the central region.

8. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor-side hub bearing shows an outer diameter between 26 mm and 30 mm and a width between 6 mm and 8 mm.

9. The hub according to claim 1 , further including the clamping axle.

10. The hub according to claim 9 , wherein the clamping axle shows a cylindrical outer surface at least in a longitudinal region.

11. The hub according to claim 10 , wherein the outer surface of the clamping axle radially deviates by less than 0.1 mm from the cylindrical shape at least in the longitudinal region.

12. The hub according to claim 9 , wherein a maximum radial distance between the clamping axle and the hub axle is less than 0.2 mm at least in the longitudinal region.

13. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the radial tolerance between the hub-side freewheel component and the hub shell on the attachment portion is larger than on the centering portion.

14. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the hub-side freewheel component is axially fixedly connected with the hub shell.

15. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the hub-side freewheel component is connected with the hub shell through a multiple thread having at least two separate, axially spaced apart thread grooves running in parallel and adjacent to one another.

16. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein an attachment area is provided with an external thread with the thread grooves which screws into an internal thread with thread grooves on the attachment portion of the hub shell.

17. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the hub-side freewheel component has an axial body section with an inner central receiving space and a bearing seat formed thereat and a roller bearing received thereat to rotatably support the hub shell.

18. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the axial body section of the hub-side freewheel component is configured as one of tubular and wherein the hub-side freewheel component comprises an appendix protruding outwardly from the axial body section on which the centering area is configured, and wherein a stopper is formed on the axially inside surface of the appendix which when mounted rests against a radial shoulder of the hub shell.

19. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the hub-side freewheel component comprises an annular flange projecting inwardly, and wherein the engagement components are configured on the axially outside surface of the annular flange, and wherein the axial body section with the inwardly projecting annular flange is L-shaped in cross-section.

20. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor-side freewheel component is biased in the engagement position through at least one biasing device, and wherein the engagement components are each configured on the front face, and wherein in particular the biasing device comprises one of at least one coil spring and at least one magnetic spring.

21. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein a radial bearing shoulder is formed in the hub shell for defined axial alignment of a roller bearing accommodated in the hub-side freewheel component.

22. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein a clear distance is configured to one of between a rotor-side roller bearing accommodated in the hub-side freewheel component and the axially inside surface of the annular flange and wherein a clear distance is configured between an inner axial front face of the axial body section and the hub shell.

23. The hub according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor-side freewheel component comprises a guide section having a non-round outer contour meshing with an adapted non-round inner contour in the rotor to enable axial movability of the rotor-side freewheel component relative to the rotor, and to provide the non-rotatable coupling between the rotor and the rotor-side freewheel component.

24. The hub according to claim 1 , comprising a clamping system for attachment to a fork or a frame, wherein the clamping system comprises a clamping axle and a clamping lever.

Assignees

• Dt Swiss Inc

Inventors

• Spahr Stefan
• Haas Simon
• Walthert Martin

Classifications

• F16C19/06

  with a single row or balls · CPC title

• B60B27/0005

  with ball bearings · CPC title

• B60Y2200/13

  Bicycles; Tricycles · CPC title

• B60B27/026

  comprising quick release devices · CPC title

• F16C2326/02

  Wheel hubs or castors · CPC title