Two-wheeled vehicle with configurable idler
AssigneeYeti Cycling, LLC
InventorPeter Zawistowski
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Abstract
An idler for a two-wheeled vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment the idler includes a cog configured to rotate about an idler axis; a bearing received in the cog; an idler mount coupled to a suspended body of the two-wheeled vehicle, the idler mount including: a body, an aperture formed in the body, and a flange extending from the body around the aperture. The bearing is received on an outer surface of the flange, the idler axis and a link body pivot axis of a suspension of the two-wheeled vehicle are located within the aperture, and the idler axis and the link body pivot axis are separated from one another by an offset amount.
Claims18
An idler assembly for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- an idler mount on a suspended body of a two-wheeled vehicle, the idler mount defining a selectively positionable idler axis;
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- a cog configured to rotate about the idler axis, wherein the idler axis is selectively positionable by removing the idler mount from the idler assembly and installing a second idler mount defining a second idler axis about which the cog is configured to rotate.
An idler assembly for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- an idler mount on a suspended body of a two-wheeled vehicle, the idler mount defining a selectively positionable idler axis;
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- a cog configured to rotate about the idler axis, wherein the idler mount comprises:
- an inner bracket including a first boss having a first face;
- an outer bracket including a second boss having a second face, wherein the first and second faces are arranged in a facing relationship to form an idler mount structure suitable to receive an inner race of a bearing, and the cog is coupled to an outer race of the bearing.
An idler assembly for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a cog configured to rotate about an idler axis;
- an idler mount selectively positionable on a suspended body of the two-wheeled vehicle, the idler mount including:
- an inner bracket including a first boss having a first face;
- an outer bracket including a second boss having a second face, wherein:
- the first and second faces are arranged in a facing relationship to form a structure suitable to receive an inner race of a bearing, and
- the cog is coupled to an outer race of the bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.