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US 12,576,945 B2Granted
Pedal with adjustable rotation brake
AssigneeSport Import GmbH
InventorSwen Lauer
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Abstract
The concept described herein relates to a pedal having a pedal body, a pedal axis which extends at least partly through the pedal body, wherein the pedal body is supported to be rotatable on the pedal axis, and an adjustable rotation brake which, during rotation of the pedal body, exerts an adjustable braking force on the pedal axis in order to brake the rotation of the pedal body when compared to an unbraked rotation.
Claims9
A pedal comprising:
- a pedal body,
- a pedal axle which extends at least partly through the pedal body,
- wherein the pedal body is supported to be rotatable on the pedal axle, and
- an adjustable rotation brake which, during rotation of the pedal body, exerts an adjustable braking force on the pedal axle in order to brake the rotation of the pedal body when compared to an unbraked rotation,
- wherein the rotation brake is integrated in the pedal body,
- wherein the rotation brake is actuatable in a manner accessible from outside by means of an actuator arranged in the pedal body in order to thereby adjust the braking force of the rotation brake, and
- wherein the actuator is configured in the form of a threaded pin which is screwed into a thread provided in the pedal body, and wherein an axial end of the threaded pin projecting into the pedal body is in contact with the rotation brake and exerts a force on the rotation brake.
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A pedal comprising:
- a pedal body,
- a pedal axle which extends at least partly through the pedal body,
- wherein the pedal body is supported to be rotatable on the pedal axle, and
- an adjustable rotation brake which, during rotation of the pedal body, exerts an adjustable braking force on the pedal axle in order to brake the rotation of the pedal body when compared to an unbraked rotation,
- wherein the rotation brake is configured in the form of a shaft sleeve which is arranged around the pedal axle,
- wherein the shaft sleeve comprises a slot which is transverse with respect to the circumferential direction and which defines a gap with a variable gap width on the circumference of the shaft sleeve, and
- wherein the shaft sleeve exerts a clamping force on the pedal axle, and wherein the amount of the clamping force is variable by a variation of the gap width, and
- wherein the shaft sleeve exerts a clamping force on the pedal axle, and wherein the amount of the clamping force is variable by a variation of the gap width.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.