Human-powered vehicle wheel unit and human-powered vehicle wheel assembly
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorTakashi Yamamoto
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Abstract
A human-powered vehicle wheel unit adapted to be attached to a human-powered vehicle hub. The wheel unit includes an accommodation portion and a first engagement portion. The accommodation portion is configured to accommodate at least part of the human-powered vehicle hub. The first engagement portion is provided on the accommodation portion. The first engagement portion is configured to transmit rotation of the human-powered vehicle hub to the accommodation portion through engagement with a second engagement portion provided on a flange projecting from an outer circumferential portion of a hub shell of the human-powered vehicle hub.
Claims33
A human-powered vehicle wheel unit adapted to be attached to a human-powered vehicle hub, the human-powered vehicle wheel unit comprising:
- an accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least part of the human-powered vehicle hub;
- a first engagement portion provided on the accommodation portion, the first engagement portion being configured to transmit rotation of the human-powered vehicle hub to the accommodation portion through engagement with a second engagement portion provided on a flange projecting from an outer circumferential portion of a hub shell of the human-powered vehicle hub;
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- a plurality of spokes,
- the accommodation portion further including a plurality of spoke engagement portions engaged with the spokes, the plurality of spokes not being directly coupled to the human-powered vehicle hub.
A human-powered vehicle wheel unit adapted to be attached to a human-powered vehicle hub, the human-powered vehicle wheel unit comprising:
- an accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least part of the human-powered vehicle hub, the accommodation portion including a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion by a plurality of threaded fasteners;
- and
- a first engagement portion provided on the accommodation portion,
- the first engagement portion is configured to transmit rotation of the human-powered vehicle hub to the accommodation portion through engagement with a second engagement portion provided on the human-powered vehicle hub,
- one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes a plurality of projections projecting in an axial direction of the human-powered vehicle hub, the plurality of projections being integrally formed with the accommodation portion, and
- the other one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes a plurality of holes or a plurality of recesses engaged with the projections.
A human-powered vehicle wheel unit adapted to be attached to a human-powered vehicle hub, the human-powered vehicle wheel unit comprising:
- an accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least part of the human-powered vehicle hub, the accommodation portion including a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion by a plurality of fasteners;
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- a first engagement portion provided on the accommodation portion,
- the first engagement portion is configured to transmit rotation of the human-powered vehicle hub to the accommodation portion through engagement with a second engagement portion provided on the human-powered vehicle hub,
- one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes a plurality of projections projecting in an axial direction of the human-powered vehicle hub, the plurality of projections being integrally formed with the accommodation portion,
- the other one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes a plurality of holes or a plurality of recesses engaged with the projections, and
- the plurality of fasteners being disposed radially outward of the plurality of projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.