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Bicycle hub assembly
US8979387B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979387-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213610129-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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A bicycle hub assembly includes a hub axle, a hub shell, a bearing unit, a retaining member, a lock member and an intermediate member. The bearing unit has a first ring that is coupled to the hub axle, a second ring that is coupled to the hub shell, and a plurality of rollers that is disposed between the first and second rings. The retaining member is coupled to the first ring and retains an axial position of the first ring with respect to the hub axle. The retaining member includes a first attachment face. The lock member is fixedly coupled to the hub axle. The lock member includes a second attachment face that faces the first attachment face of the retaining member. The intermediate member is disposed between the first attachment face of the retaining member and the second attachment face of the lock member.
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What is claimed is: 1. A bicycle hub assembly comprising: a hub axle; a hub shell rotatably supported relative to the hub axle; a bearing unit rotatably supporting the hub shell relative to the hub axle, the bearing unit having a first ring that is coupled to the hub axle, a second ring that is coupled to the hub shell, and a plurality of rollers that are disposed between the first and second rings; a retaining member coupled to the first ring of the bearing unit with a slid…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8979387B2 cover?
- A bicycle hub assembly includes a hub axle, a hub shell, a bearing unit, a retaining member, a lock member and an intermediate member. The bearing unit has a first ring that is coupled to the hub axle, a second ring that is coupled to the hub shell, and a plurality of rollers that is disposed between the first and second rings. The retaining member is coupled to the first ring and retains an ax…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Mouri Seiji, Fujita Hiroshi, Shimano Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60B27/023. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).