Bicycle front fork and internal cable routing system
AssigneeWei Hau Accessories Co., Ltd.
InventorYuan-Hsin HUANG
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Abstract
A front fork for a bicycle is disclosed. The bicycle includes a handlebar, a stem, a headset, a frame and the front fork. The frame has a top tube, a down tube and a hollow head tube, and the stem secures the handlebar to the front fork via the headset such that movement of the handlebar results in movement of the stem and the front fork. The front fork comprises a pair of hollow tubular fork legs and a hollow steerer tube connected to the pair of hollow tubular fork legs and has a first opening formed thereon. Wherein the hollow head tube has a second opening formed thereon and corresponding and communicating to the first opening of the hollow steerer tube when the hollow steerer tube of the front fork is secured to the stem through the hollow head tube.
Claims16
A front fork for a bicycle including a handlebar, a stem, a headset, a frame and the front fork, the frame having a top tube, a down tube and a hollow head tube, the stem securing the handlebar to the front fork via the headset such that movement of the handlebar results in movement of the stem and the front fork, the front fork comprising:
- a pair of hollow tubular fork legs;
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- a hollow steerer tube, connected to the pair of hollow tubular fork legs and having a first opening formed thereon;
- wherein the hollow head tube has a second opening formed thereon and corresponding and communicating to the first opening of the hollow steerer tube when the hollow steerer tube of the front fork is secured to the stem through the hollow head tube.
A bicycle comprising:
- a handlebar, having two brake levers and a shift lever attached to respective two ends of the handlebar;
- a stem, having a first end with a transverse opening for supporting and securing the handlebar and a second end with a longitudinal opening opposite the first end;
- a front fork, including a pair of hollow tubular fork legs and a hollow steerer tube connected to the pair of hollow tubular fork legs, the hollow steerer tube having a first opening formed thereon;
- a frame, including a top tube, a down tube and a hollow head tube with a second opening formed thereon, the second opening communicating the first opening of the hollow steerer tube;
- a brake cable assembly, including a front brake cable and a rear brake cable for linking the brake levers attached on the two ends of the handlebar to a front brake and a rear brake, respectively;
- a shift cable, used for linking the shift lever attached on the handlebar to a derailleur;
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- a headset ;
- wherein the stem secures the handlebar to the front fork via the headset such that movement of the handlebar results in movement of the stem and the front fork, the front brake cable coupled to the brake lever is routed internally within the handlebar, the stem and the hollow steerer tube of the front fork and then linked to the front brake, the rear brake cable coupled to the brake lever is routed internally within the handlebar, the stem, the hollow steerer tube, the first opening, the second opening and the frame and then linked to the rear brake, and the shift cable coupled to the shift lever is routed internally within the handlebar, the stem, the hollow steerer tube, the first opening, the second opening and the frame and then linked to the derailleur.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.