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US 6,783,192 B2Granted
Wheel hub for bicycle
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorMario Meggiolan
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Abstract
A wheel hub having a central tubular portion and at least one end cap which is formed integrally with the central portion and has thickness greater than the central tubular portion. The hub is a monolith fiber-reinforced plastic structure wherein the central portion and the side cap form a continuous surface.
Claims10
A wheel hub for use on a bicycle, comprising:
- a) a hub body having;
- i) a tubular central portion and an outwardly-tapering side cap integrally formed at each end of said central portion, each side cap having a free open end;
- ii) an annular bearing seat in the first side cap extending axially-inwardly from the open end of said first side cap;
- iii) a shoulder at the inner end of said bearing seat;
- iv) a plurality of spoke anchoring apertures extending radially outwardly through said first side cap, said apertures being located proximate the open end of said side cap and axially outwardly of said bearing seat;
- and,
- b) a chainring fixed in the open end of the second side cap, said chainring having an annular bearing seat extending axially-inwardly to a point intermediate said second side cap, and having a plurality of spoke anchoring apertures extending radially outwardly through said chainring.
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