Torque support assembly, a torque support device, a wheel securing device, a rear axle assembly and a bicycle
AssigneeClassified Cycling B.V.
InventorRoëll Marie Van Druten
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Abstract
A torque support assembly, for supporting a torque of a hollow shaft onto a frame of a bicycle, comprising a cam comprising a cam hole for receiving therein a distal end of the shaft, wherein the cam hole and the shaft are interlockingly shaped for rotationally locking the cam and shaft with respect to each other, an adapter interface comprising a first face defining a seat for the cam, and an adapter interface through hole which extends from the seat on the first face and is coaxial with the cam hole for allowing a thru-axle to extend there through. The adapter interface comprises an upstanding wall, extending outward from the first face, defining an inner support surface of the seat on which the cam is supported against rotation.
Claims19
A torque support assembly, for supporting a torque of a hollow shaft onto a frame of a bicycle, comprising:
- a cam comprising a cam hole for receiving therein a distal end of the shaft, wherein the cam hole and the shaft are interlockingly shaped for rotationally locking the cam and shaft with respect to each other;
- an adapter interface comprising
- a first face defining a seat for the cam, and
- an adapter interface through hole which extends from the seat on the first face and is coaxial with the cam hole for allowing a thru-axle to extend there through,
- wherein the adapter interface comprises an upstanding wall, extending outward from the first face, defining an inner support surface of the seat on which the cam is supported against rotation;
- wherein the adapter interface is placed on an adapter comprising a second face, opposite the first face, for being inserted therewith into a recess of a dropout of the frame and wherein the adapter is fixable to the frame.
A torque support device, for supporting a torque of a hollow shaft onto a frame of a bicycle, comprising:
- a cam hole for receiving therein a distal end of the shaft, wherein the cam hole and the shaft are interlockingly shaped for rotationally locking the torque support device and shaft with respect to each other;
- a through hole extending, coaxially with respect to the cam hole, through the torque support device;
- a base extending from a remainder of the torque support device in a direction transverse to a direction in which the through hole extends, the base being arranged for engaging the frame of the bicycle so as to support torque thereon;
- a first face for facing the hollow shaft, and a second face for facing a dropout recess;
- wherein the torque support device includes a wired or wireless receiver at least partially located at a plane between the first and second faces for receiving a shift signal.
A rear axle assembly, comprising:
- a rear axle assembly, comprising:
- a hollow shaft a wheel hub, a sprocket or a plurality of sprockets rotatably mounted to the hollow shaft, a transmission between the sprocket or plurality or sprockets and the wheel hub, wherein the transmission includes an electrically actuatable actuator for selecting one of at least two selectable drives;
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- a torque support device, for supporting a torque of the hollow shaft onto a frame of a bicycle, the torque support device comprising:
- a cam hole for receiving therein a distal end of the shaft, wherein the cam hole and the shaft are interlockingly shaped for rotationally locking the torque support device and shaft with respect to each other;
- a through hole extending, coaxially with respect to the cam hole, through the torque support device;
- a base extending from a remainder of the torque support device in a direction transverse to a direction in which the through hole extends, the base being arranged for engaging the frame of the bicycle so as to support torque thereon,
- wherein the torque support device includes a wired or wireless receiver for receiving a shift signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.