Detachable coupling
AssigneeSRAM Deutschland GmbH
InventorsWerner Steuer, Peter Kainzner, Gunter Pehse
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Abstract
A detachable coupling for connecting a pull cable connected to a shift actuator to a shifting cable connected to an internal gear hub for transmitting a shifting movement of the shift actuator to the internal gear hub. The detachable coupling includes an internal gear hub casing having a cable guide extending therefrom and a connecting sleeve having a contoured slot configured to be removably attachable to the cable guide. An end of the shifting cable is configured to be removably coupled to an end of the pull cable for transmitting the shifting movement along a cable transmission path.
Claims20
A detachable coupling for connecting a pull cable connected to a shift actuator to a shifting cable connected to an internal gear hub for transmitting a shifting movement of the shift actuator to the internal gear hub along a cable transmission path, said detachable coupling comprising:
- an internal gear hub casing having a cable guide extending therefrom;
- a connecting sleeve configured to be removably attached to the cable guide;
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- a pull cable nipple configured to be removably attached to a shifting cable nipple, one end of the shifting cable attached to the shifting cable nipple associated with the cable guide, one end of the pull cable attached to the pull cable nipple associated with the connecting sleeve, when the connecting sleeve is removably attached to the cable guide, the pull cable nipple is simultaneously removably attached to the shifting cable nipple.
A detachable coupling for connecting a pull cable connected to a shift actuator to a shifting cable connected to an internal gear hub for transmitting a shifting movement of the shift actuator to the internal gear hub along a cable transmission path, said detachable coupling comprising:
- an internal gear hub casing having a cable guide extending therefrom;
- a connecting sleeve configured to be removably attached to the cable guide;
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- a pull cable nipple configured to be removably attached to a shifting cable nipple, one end of the shifting cable attached to the shifting cable nipple associated with the cable guide, one end of the pull cable attached to the pull cable nipple associated with the connecting sleeve, when the connecting sleeve is removably attached to the cable guide, the pull cable nipple is simultaneously removably attached to the shifting cable nipple, wherein the connecting sleeve includes a contour slot configured to be removably attached to the cable guide, the connecting sleeve having first and second ends and a contour slot configured to be removably attached to the cable guide, the first end having the contoured slot for receiving the cable guide, the second end having a thread for receiving an adjusting element for adjusting the length of the cable transmission path.
A detachable coupling for connecting a pull cable connected to a shift actuator to a shifting cable connected to an internal gear hub for transmitting a shifting movement of the shift actuator to the internal gear hub along a cable transmission path, said detachable coupling comprising:
- an internal gear hub casing having a cable guide extending therefrom;
- a connecting sleeve configured to be removably attached to the cable guide;
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- a pull cable nipple configured to be removably attached to a shifting cable nipple, one end of the shifting cable attached to the shifting cable nipple associated with the cable guide, one end of the pull cable attached to the pull cable nipple associated with the connecting sleeve, when the connecting sleeve is removably attached to the cable guide, the pull cable nipple is simultaneously removably attached to the shifting cable nipple, wherein the pull cable nipple is biased against a stopping face in the connecting sleeve, the pull cable nipple including a contoured groove for receiving the shifting cable nipple, the connecting sleeve having an inner contour having a non-circular shape for preventing the pull cable nipple from twisting inside the connecting sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.