Bicycle shock absorber structure and bicycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12576944-B2
Application number	US-202318347576-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2023
Priority date	Jul 6, 2022
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

A bicycle shock absorber structure includes a gas-tube housing, a lid, an axial rod, and a ring-shaped pad. The lid includes a locking part and a locking slot. The locking slot is disposed on the locking part. The axial rod is connected to the locking part along an axis direction. The ring-shaped pad includes a radial opening, an inner hole, and a protrusion part. The inner hole is communicated with the radial opening and for sleeving on the locking part. The protrusion part is disposed at an inner edge of the inner hole. The ring-shaped pad sleeves on the axial rod through the radial opening and moves to sleeve on the locking part. The protrusion part then protrudes into the locking slot. The ring-shaped pad is rotated relative to the lid such that an interference between the protrusion part and the locking slot is generated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A bicycle shock absorber structure, comprising:
a gas-tube housing; a lid covering the gas-tube housing, an inner space being defined between the lid and the gas-tube housing, the lid comprising:
a locking part disposed at a side of the lid that faces toward the gas-tube housing; and
at least one locking slot disposed on the locking part;
an axial rod connected to the locking part along an axial direction; and a ring-shaped pad, comprising:
a radial opening;
an inner hole communicated with the radial opening and for sleeving on the locking part; and
at least one protrusion part disposed at an inner edge of the inner hole and being movable along the at least one locking slot;
wherein the ring-shaped pad sleeves on the axial rod through the radial opening and moves to sleeve on the locking part, the at least one protrusion part then protrudes into the at least one locking slot, and the ring-shaped pad is rotated relative to the lid such that an interference between the at least one protrusion part and the at least one locking slot is generated.

2 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking slot comprises:
at least one axial restricting slot; and at least one circumferential restricting slot communicated with the at least one axial restricting slot.

3 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 2 , wherein a depth of the at least one axial restricting slot is larger than a depth of the at least one circumferential restricting slot.

4 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 3 , wherein a ratio of the depth of the at least one axial restricting slot and the depth of the at least one circumferential restricting slot is in a range of 1.18 to 1.9.

5 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 2 , wherein a surface of the at least one protrusion part, a surface of the at least one axial restricting slot and a surface of the at least one circumferential restricting slot are curved.

6 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking slot comprises at least one spiral restricting slot.

7 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one protrusion part has a steel bead structure.

8 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 , wherein a number of the at least one locking slot is larger than or equal to 2.

9 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a gas valve, and the gas valve allows a gas to enter or to exit the inner space.

10 . The bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
an inner-tube housing connected to the gas-tube housing, the inner-tube housing moving along the axial direction relative to the gas-tube housing.

11 . A bicycle, comprising:
a frame; two wheels disposed at the frame; and the bicycle shock absorber structure of claim 1 disposed at the frame.

12 . The bicycle of claim 11 , wherein a depth of a part of the at least one locking slot close to the axial rod is larger than a depth of another part of the at least one locking slot away from the axial rod.

Assignees

• Giant Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sie Zong-Han

Classifications

• B62K2025/048

  with suspension manual adjustment details · CPC title

• B62K25/30

  pivoted on pedal crank shelf (B62K25/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F2230/32

  Modular design · CPC title

• F16F2230/0041

  Locking; Fixing in position · CPC title

• B62K25/286 Primary

  the shock absorber being connected to the chain-stay via a linkage mechanism · CPC title