Torque transmission assembly for a bicycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11465711-B2
Application number	US-202016841876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	Apr 10, 2019
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a torque transmission assembly for a bicycle. The torque transmission assembly includes an adapter device and a driving body that is rigidly connectable to the adapter device in a torque transmitting manner. The adapter device has three support arms that extend with a radial direction component, and the driving body has a corresponding number of support cutouts. The support arms are received in the support cutouts forming a press fit. The torque transmission assembly is characterized in that the press fit of the support arms and support cutouts has two fitting planes, which are parallel to one another and to an imaginary plane containing the axis of rotation of the assembly. There is a clearance between the support arm and support cutout along the radial direction component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A torque transmission assembly for a bicycle, comprising:
an adapter device, the adapter device having a plurality of support arms, the plurality of support arms extending with a radial direction component; and
at least one driving body rigidly connectable to the adapter device in a torque transmitting manner, the at least one driving body including a complementary plurality of support cutouts of complementary position and shape to the plurality of support arms,
wherein a support arm of the plurality of support arms is received in a support cutout of the at least one driving body, forming a press fit,
the press fit of the support arm and the support cutout having two fitting planes which are parallel to one another and to an imaginary plane containing the axis of rotation of the torque transmission assembly, and
a clearance existing between the support arm and support cutout along the radial direction component.

2. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the imaginary plane forms a center plane with respect to the two fitting planes.

3. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adapter device is formed in one piece and includes a carrier body, arranged radially internally, and the plurality of support arms are arranged projecting radially outwards in a region of an outer circumference of the carrier body.

4. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adapter device is formed in one piece and includes a carrier body, arranged radially externally, and the plurality of support arms are arranged projecting radially inwards in a region of an inner circumference of the carrier body.

5. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support arms of the adapter device is arranged on a carrier surface for a portion of each support arm of the plurality of support arms.

6. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving body includes two driving bodies that are arrangeable coaxially having a radial spacing between, and
the two driving bodies having support cutouts, wherein the plurality of support arms are shaped as cuboid pegs, and wherein each cuboid peg includes a first end engaging with a first support cutout of the driving body arranged radially internally and with a second end in a second support cutout of the driving body arranged radially externally.

7. The torque transmission assembly of claim 4 , wherein the at least one driving body arranged radially internally is a freewheel driver of a bicycle rear hub.

8. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adapter device has a torque transmission interface arranged radially on an inside surface.

9. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adapter device is formed in a cupped manner such that the imaginary planes of a carrier body and of the support arms are arranged spaced apart from one another along the axis of rotation.

10. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving body is formed in a cupped manner such that the two fitting planes and a radially inner runout of the support cutouts are arranged spaced apart from one another along the axis of rotation.

11. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support cutouts of the at least one driving body are circumferentially closed.

12. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving body is arranged radially externally with respect to the adapter device, and is a spider for receiving at least one chain wheel of a bicycle drivetrain.

13. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving body is arranged radially externally with respect to the adapter device, and is a chain wheel of a bicycle drivetrain.

14. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adapter device has five support arms, and the at least one driving body correspondingly has five support cutouts.

15. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first material hardness of the adapter device is greater than a second material hardness of the at least one driving body in a region of the two fitting planes.

16. The torque transmission assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first material hardness of the adapter device is less than a second material hardness of the at least one driving body in a region of the two fitting planes.

17. A method for producing a torque transmission assembly, the method comprising:
a. producing at least one driving body and an adapter device such that first fitting surfaces of support arms form an interference fit at least in the tolerance zone range S to Z with second fitting surfaces of driving body support cutouts;
b. positioning the adapter device and at least one driving body axially on top of each other along an assembly axis of rotation, such that the support arms cover the driving body support cutouts;
c. pressing the adapter device and at least one driving body together along the assembly axis of rotation, with a chip formation at the first and the second fitting surfaces.

Assignees

• Sram De Gmbh

Inventors

• Vonend Andreas

Classifications

• F16D2001/062

  characterised by adaptors where hub bores being larger than the shaft · CPC title

• B60B27/0052

  the element being a brake disc · CPC title

• F16D1/08

  with clamping hub; with hub and longitudinal key · CPC title

• B62M9/00 Primary

  Transmissions characterised by use of an endless chain, belt, or the like (cycle chain guards B62J13/00) · CPC title

• B62M9/10

  involving different-sized wheels, {e.g. rear sprocket chain wheels} selectively engaged by the chain, belt, or the like {(bicycle hubs rotatably arranged on axle B60B27/023)} · CPC title