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US 2006/0068955 A1Published application
Front derailleur mounting arrangement
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorTakeshi Oi
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Abstract
A front derailleur mounting arrangement includes a bottom bracket tube having a plurality of slots and a front derailleur mounting bracket having a complementary mounting structure that is configured to mate with the slots. The slots and the complementary mounting structure are configured to retain the front derailleur mounting bracket in a predetermined rotational orientation and a predetermined axial orientation on an axial end edge of the bottom bracket tube prior to threading of a bottom bracket within the interior threaded passage of the bottom bracket tube.
Claims29
A front derailleur mounting arrangement comprising:
- a bottom bracket tube having an interior passage with a center axis and a plurality of slots;
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- a front derailleur mounting bracket including
- a lower attachment portion with a bottom bracket opening and a complementary mounting structure, and
- an upper derailleur support portion extending from the lower attachment portion and having a derailleur mounting part,
- the complementary mounting structure being configured to mate with the slots to retain the front derailleur mounting bracket in a limited predetermined rotational orientation and a predetermined axial orientation on an axial end edge of the bottom bracket tube prior to threading of a bottom bracket within the interior threaded passage of the bottom bracket tube.
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