# US 11,305,839 B2 · Transmission device for bicycle

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- Number: US 11,305,839 B2
- Document ID: US11305839B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/529,219
- Filed: 2019-08-01
- Published: 2021-02-04
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-08-01
- Applicants: Wen-Kuei Liu; Chao-Hsuan Liu; Yu-Chun Liu; Yi-Shan Liu
- Inventors: Wen-Kuei Liu; Chao-Hsuan Liu; Yu-Chun Liu; Yi-Shan Liu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305839B2

## CPC

- B62M 11/06: with spur gear wheels (B62M11/14 takes precedence)
- B62M 9/10: 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)}
- B62M 9/124: Mechanisms for shifting laterally
- B62M 9/134: Mechanisms for shifting laterally
- B62M 25/04: hand actuated
- B60Y 2200/13: Bicycles; Tricycles
- B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

## Abstract

A transmission device for a bicycle includes a housing, a mandrel, an assembling member, a transmission assembly, a derailleur assembly and a clutch assembly. The mandrel is rotatably disposed on the housing and extends along an axial direction. The assembling member has a driving gear. The transmission assembly is rotatably disposed on the housing and engaged with the driving gear. The derailleur assembly includes a first derailleur gear and a second derailleur gear. The transmission assembly is engaged with the first derailleur gear and the second derailleur gear. The clutch assembly includes a clutch member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A transmission device for a bicycle, including:
a housing, configured to be disposed on the bicycle;
a mandrel, rotatably disposed on the housing and extending along an axial direction, each of two axially opposite ends of the mandrel being configured to be assembled with a crank of the bicycle;
an assembling member, configured to be assembled with a sprocket of the bicycle, the assembling member having a driving gear co-movably disposed thereon;
a transmission assembly, rotatably disposed on the housing and engaged with the driving gear;
a derailleur assembly, including a first derailleur gear and a second derailleur gear which are rotatable relative to the housing, the first derailleur gear and the second derailleur gear being respectively engaged with the transmission assembly;
a clutch assembly, including a clutch member which is co-movably assembled with the mandrel and movable between a first position and a second position along the axial direction;
wherein when the clutch member is in the first position, the clutch member is engaged with the first derailleur gear and disengaged from the second derailleur gear, and the mandrel drives the first derailleur gear, the transmission assembly and the driving gear to rotate; when the clutch member is in the second position, the clutch member is engaged with the second derailleur gear and disengaged from the first derailleur gear, the mandrel drives the second derailleur gear, the transmission assembly and the driving gear to rotate;
wherein the clutch member is non-rotatably sleeved to the mandrel and movable between the first position and the second position in the axial direction relative to the mandrel, and the first derailleur gear and the second derailleur gear are rotatably sleeved to the mandrel and located at two opposite sides of the clutch member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The transmission device of claim 1, wherein two axially opposite sides of the clutch member each include a first engaging portion, and the first derailleur gear and the second derailleur gear each include a second engaging portion which faces the clutch member and is engageable with one of the first engaging portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The transmission device of claim 2, wherein one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion which are engageable with each other includes a plurality of protruding portions extending axially and the other includes a plurality of recessions each having a guiding surface which is circumferentially inclined, and each of the plurality of protruding portions is insertable into one of the plurality of recessions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The transmission device of claim 1, wherein the clutch assembly further includes a screw and an actuating member, the screw is rotatably disposed on the housing and extends axially, an end of the actuating member is screwed to the screw, and another end of the actuating member is engaged with the clutch member so as to drive the clutch member to move axially.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The transmission device of claim 4, wherein an end of the screw has a flat coil spring sleeved thereon, an end of the flat coil spring is configured to be connected with a cable, and the flat coil spring twistedly biases the screw so that the actuating member has a tendency to move the clutch member toward the first position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The transmission device of claim 4, wherein the clutch member has two annular flanges extending radially, an end of the actuating member away from the screw has a sleeving member which is C-shaped, and the sleeving member is sleeved to an outer periphery wall of the clutch member and engaged between the two annular flanges.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The transmission device of claim 1, wherein the transmission assembly includes a transmission shaft, a first transmission gear and a second transmission gear, the transmission shaft is rotatably disposed on the housing, the first transmission gear and the second transmission gear are non-rotatably sleeved to the transmission shaft, the first transmission gear is engaged with the first derailleur gear, and the second transmission gear is engaged with the second derailleur gear.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The transmission device of claim 7, wherein the transmission assembly further includes a third transmission gear, the third transmission gear is non-rotatably sleeved to the transmission shaft and located out of the housing, the assembling member is rotatably sleeved to the mandrel and located out of the housing, and the third transmission gear is engaged with the driving gear.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The transmission device of claim 1, wherein an outer periphery wall of the assembling member has an outer threaded portion and a key slot extending axially, the key slot is configured to receive a key body, and the outer threaded portion is configured to be screwed with the sprocket which is engaged with the key body.