Hub assembly for human-powered vehicle
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsKenkichi Inoue, Yuuya Yoneda, Azusa Yamazaki
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Abstract
A hub assembly is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The hub assembly includes a hub axle, a hub body, a bearing spacer and a first hub body bearing. The hub body is rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the hub assembly. The bearing spacer has an inner peripheral end provided to the hub axle and an outer peripheral end spaced radially outward of the inner peripheral end in a radial direction with respect to the rotational center axis. The first hub body bearing is disposed at the outer peripheral end of the bearing spacer and rotatably supporting the hub body.
Claims26
A hub assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the bub assembly comprising:
- a hub axle;
- a hub body rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the hub assembly;
- a bearing spacer having an inner peripheral end non-rotatably coupled to the hub axle and an outer peripheral end spaced radially outward of the inner peripheral end in a radial direction with respect to the rotational center axis;
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- a first hub body bearing disposed at the outer peripheral end of the bearing spacer and rotatably supporting the hub body.
An electrical component for a human-powered vehicle, the electrical component comprising:
- an electric circuit board having an arc shape, and having a first circumferential end portion, a second circumferential end portion and at least one arc shaped edge extending at least partly from the first circumferential end portion to the second circumferential end portion;
- at least one conductor extending from the electric circuit board;
- at least one capacitor electrically connected to the at least one conductor;
- a sensor arranged to be separated from the electric circuit board in a direction parallel to a thickness direction of the electric circuit board, the sensor being positioned such that the sensor does not overlap the electric circuit board when viewed along the direction parallel to the thickness direction of the electric circuit board;
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- an additional conductor electrically connecting the sensor and the electric circuit board.
A hub assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the hub assembly comprising:
- a hub axle;
- a hub body rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the bub assembly;
- an electrical component disposed inside the hub body, the electrical component comprising
- a housing disposed circumferentially around the hub axle,
- an electric circuit board disposed at least partly inside the housing,
- a first capacitor electrically connected to the electric circuit board, and
- a second capacitor electrically connected to the electric circuit board,
- the hub axle being disposed between the first capacitor and the second capacitor when viewed along an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.