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US 11,305,837 B2Granted
Bicycle rear sprocket assembly
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsAtsushi Komatsu, Koji Yuasa, Takehiko Nakajima
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Abstract
A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprises at least one sprocket and an internal cavity. The at least one sprocket includes at least ten internal spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle hub assembly. The at least ten internal spline teeth have an internal-spline major diameter. The internal cavity has a maximum outer diameter larger than the internal-spline major diameter.
Claims24
A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprising:
- at least one sprocket including at least ten internal spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle hub assembly, the at least ten internal spline teeth having an internal-spline major diameter;
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- an internal cavity having a maximum outer diameter larger than the internal-spline major diameter,
- the at least ten internal spline teeth including a plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces to transmit a driving rotational force to the bicycle hub assembly during pedaling,
- the plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces each including
- a radially outermost edge,
- a radially innermost edge, and
- a radial length defined from the radially outermost edge to the radially innermost edge,
- a total of the radial lengths of the plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces being equal to or larger than 7 mm,
- the internal-spline driving surface having a first internal-spline-surface angle defined between the internal-spline driving surface and a radial line extending from a rotational center axis of the bicycle rear sprocket assembly, the first internal-spline-surface angle ranging from 0 degree to 6 degrees,
- one tooth of the at least ten internal spline teeth has a first circumferential spline size,
- other teeth of the at least ten internal spline teeth each have a second circumferential spline size that is smaller than the first circumferential spline size,
- a total number of the other teeth of the at least ten external spline teeth being equal to or larger than nine,.
- one space circumferentially adjacent to the one tooth of the at least ten internal spline teeth has a first circumferential space size, and
- other spaces circumferentially adjacent to the other teeth of the at least ten internal spline teeth each have a second circumferential space size that is smaller than the first circumferential space size.
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A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprising:
- at least one sprocket including a plurality of internal spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle hub assembly, at least two internal spline teeth of the plurality of internal spline teeth being circumferentially arranged at a first internal pitch angle with respect to a rotational center axis of the bicycle rear sprocket assembly, the first internal pitch angle ranging from 10 degrees to 20 degrees, the plurality of internal spline teeth having an internal-spline major diameter;
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- an internal cavity having a maximum outer diameter larger than the internal-spline major diameter,
- the at least two internal spline teeth including a plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces to transmit a driving rotational force to the bicycle hub assembly during pedaling,
- the plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces each including
- a radially outermost edge,
- a radially innermost edge, and
- a radial length defined from the radially outermost edge to the radially innermost edge,
- a total of the radial lengths of the plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces being equal to or larger than 7 mm,
- the internal-spline driving surface having a first internal-spline-surface angle defined between the internal-spline driving surface and a radial line extending from the rotational center axis, the first internal-spline-surface angle ranging from 0 degree to 6 degrees,
- one tooth of the plurality of internal spline teeth has a first circumferential spline size,
- other teeth of the plurality of internal spline teeth each have a second circumferential spline size that is smaller than the first circumferential spline size,
- a total number of the other teeth of the plurality of external spline teeth being equal to or larger than nine,.
- one space circumferentially adjacent to the one tooth of the plurality of internal spline teeth has a first circumferential space size, and
- other spaces circumferentially adjacent to the other teeth of the plurality of internal spline teeth each have a second circumferential space size that is smaller than the first circumferential space size.
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