Bicycle axle assembly including a power meter
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorGEOFF NICHOLS
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Abstract
An axle assembly for a bicycle includes an axle having an inner wall extending along a length of the axle between a first end and a second end of the axle. The inner wall at least partially defines a first volume and a second volume within the axle. The first volume has a first diameter, and the second volume has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The first volume is closer than the second volume to the first end of the axle. The axle assembly also includes a sensor attached to the inner wall of the axle within the second volume of the axle.
Claims13
A method for manufacturing an axle assembly for a bicycle, the method comprising:
- inserting a sensor through a first end of an axle, the axle having an inner wall extending along a length of the axle between the first end and a second end of the axle, the inner wall at least partially defining a first volume and a second volume within the axle, the first volume having a first diameter and the second volume having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter, the first volume being closer than the second volume to the first end of the axle;
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- attaching the sensor to the inner wall of the axle within the second volume of the axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.