Nipple assembly for spoke wheel, and spoke wheel including same
AssigneeDiamante Cycle Co., Ltd.
InventorHyuk Ju Jang
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Abstract
A nipple assembly for a spoke wheel according to the present disclosure is coupled to at least one end of a spoke provided on a spoke wheel and includes a main body including a nipple head, and a column portion having a smaller diameter than the nipple head and elongated from the nipple head toward one side, a nipple base having a first through-hole and fitted with the column portion through the first through-hole, and a vibration attenuation member having a second through-hole and positioned between the nipple head and the nipple base by being fitted with the column portion through the second through-hole.
Claims15
A nipple assembly for a spoke wheel, which is coupled to at least one end of a spoke provided on a spoke wheel, the nipple assembly comprising:
- a main body including a nipple head, and a column portion having a smaller diameter than the nipple head and elongated from the nipple head toward one side;
- a nipple base having a first through-hole and fitted with the column portion through the first through-hole;
- and
- a vibration attenuation member having a second through-hole and positioned between the nipple head and the nipple base by being fitted with the column portion through the second through-hole,
- wherein the vibration attenuation member is interposed between the nipple head and the nipple base in an axial direction of the nipple assembly such that opposing surfaces of the vibration attenuation member respectively face the nipple head and the nipple base on planes perpendicular to the axial direction, and is configured to attenuate vibration in a length direction of the spoke through elastic compressive deformation.
A spoke wheel, in which a rim and a hub are connected by a plurality of spokes, the spoke wheel comprising:
- a nipple assembly coupled to at least one end of the spoke,
- wherein the nipple assembly comprises:
- a main body including a nipple head positioned at one side based on a penetration direction of a spoke hole provided in the rim or the hub, and a column portion extending from the nipple head toward the other side and screw-coupled to the spoke while penetrating the spoke hole;
- a nipple base having a first through-hole, fitted with the column portion through the first through-hole, disposed at one side based on the penetration direction of the spoke hole, and supported on the rim or the hub;
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- a vibration attenuation member having a second through-hole and positioned between the nipple head and the nipple base by being fitted with the column portion through the second through-hole,
- wherein the vibration attenuation member is interposed between the nipple head and the nipple base in an axial direction of the nipple assembly such that opposing surfaces of the vibration attenuation member respectively face the nipple head and the nipple base on planes perpendicular to the axial direction, and is configured to attenuate vibration in a length direction of the spoke through elastic compressive deformation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.