Component assembly for human-powered vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12138959-B2
Application number	US-202117392749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2021
Priority date	Aug 3, 2021
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

A component assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the component assembly basically includes a member and a wire rod. The member includes a wall that has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an opening. The wire rod passes through the opening in the wall of the member. The wire rod includes a first portion located on the first surface side of the wall and a second portion located on the second surface side of the wall. The first portion includes an abutment portion that contacts the first surface adjacent the opening in the wall to suppress axial movement of the first portion of the wire rod through the opening in the wall with respect to an axial direction with respect to a center axis of the opening in the wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the component assembly comprising:
a member including a wall that has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an opening; and
a wire rod passing through the opening in the wall of the member,
the wire rod including a first portion located on the first surface side of the wall and a second portion located on the second surface side of the wall,
the first portion including an abutment portion that contacts the first surface adjacent the opening in the wall to suppress axial movement of the first portion of the wire rod through the opening in the wall with respect to an axial direction with respect to a center axis of the opening in the wall,
the abutment portion including a coil shape, an outer diameter of the coil shape being larger than a diameter of the opening.

2. The component assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising
a fixing material coupling the abutment portion to the first surface of the wall.

3. The component assembly according to claim 2 , wherein
the fixing material includes a sealing material at least partly sealing the opening in the wall.

4. The component assembly according to claim 2 , wherein
the fixing material includes a resin material at least partly covering the first surface of the wall and the abutment portion.

5. The component assembly according to claim 2 , wherein
the first surface has a boundary portion that is configured to surround the opening, and
the fixing material is disposed in the boundary portion.

6. The component assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the second portion of the wire rod includes an insulated outer casing.

7. A hub assembly comprising the component assembly according to claim 1 , the hub assembly further comprising:
a hub axle; and
a hub body rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the hub assembly, wherein
the member is non-rotatably coupled to the hub axle.

8. The hub assembly according to claim 7 , further comprising
an electric component including a housing that includes the member that has the wall with the opening, and wherein
the wire rod is an electric cable having a first end electrically connected to the electric component.

9. The hub assembly according to claim 8 , wherein
the electric component includes an electric circuit board, and
the first end of the electric cable is electrically connected to the electric circuit board.

10. The hub assembly according to claim 7 , further comprising
a sprocket support structure rotatably disposed around the rotational center axis to transmit a driving force to the hub body while rotating in a driving rotational direction around the rotational center axis.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Yoneda Yuuya
• Inoue Kenkichi
• Yamazaki Azusa

Classifications

• B62J11/19 Primary

  specially adapted for electric wires · CPC title

• B60B27/023

  specially adapted for bicycles · CPC title

• H02K2203/03

  Machines characterised by the wiring boards, i.e. printed circuit boards or similar structures for connecting the winding terminations · CPC title

• H02K7/1846

  structurally associated with wheels or associated parts (dynamos arranged in the wheel hub of cycles B62J6/12) · CPC title

• B62J45/00

  Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title