Apparatus for retaining a brake drum to a fastening bracket
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKeiji Matsueda
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Abstract
A bicycle hub brake component is provided for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame. The component comprises a fastening bracket that has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the fastening bracket is adapted to be nonrotatably mounted to the frame. A brake drum is adapted to rotate integrally with the hub, wherein the brake drum has a brake face on an inner peripheral surface thereof and a convex portion adapted to face the first surface of the fastening bracket. A bracket retaining component is removably mounted to the fastening bracket and extends diametrically so as to engage the convex portion to help prevent the brake drum from detaching from the fastening bracket.
Claims18
A bicycle hub brake component for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame, wherein the component comprises:
- a fastening bracket that has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the fastening bracket is adapted to be nonrotatably mounted to the frame;
- a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with the hub, wherein the brake drum has a brake face on an inner peripheral surface thereof and a convex portion adapted to face the first surface of the fastening bracket;
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- a first bracket retaining component removably mounted to the fastening bracket and extending diametrically so as to engage the convex portion to help prevent the brake drum from detaching from the fastening bracket.
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