Bicycle hub assembly whose length is adjustable
AssigneeChosen Co., Ltd.
InventorsChing-Shu Chen, Wu-Hsiung Liao
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Abstract
A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a shaft, a hub body rotatably mounted on the shaft, a drive seat rotatably mounted on the shaft and engaging the hub body, a first bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, a second bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, and a bushing unit located between the first bearing and the second bearing. The bushing unit includes a first adjusting sleeve and a second adjusting sleeve. The first adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an outer threaded portion and a second end abutting the first bearing. The second adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an inner threaded portion screwed onto the outer threaded portion of the first adjusting sleeve and a second end abutting the second bearing.
Claims4
A hub assembly for a bicycle comprising:
- a shaft;
- a hub body rotatably mounted on the shaft;
- a drive seat rotatably mounted on the shaft and engaging the hub body;
- a first bearing mounted in the hub body and located between the shaft and the hub body;
- a second bearing mounted in the hub body and located between the shaft and the hub body;
- and
- a bushing unit mounted on the shaft and located between the first bearing and the second bearing;
- wherein the bushing unit includes:
- a first adjusting sleeve;
- and
- a second adjusting sleeve adjustably connected with the first adjusting sleeve;
- wherein the first adjusting sleeve of the bushing unit has a first end provided with an outer threaded portion and a second end abutting the first bearing;
- wherein the second adjusting sleeve of the bushing unit has a first end provided with an inner threaded portion screwed onto the outer threaded portion of the first adjusting sleeve and a second end abutting the second bearing, wherein:
- the first adjusting sleeve of the bushing unit has a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of first adjusting holes;
- the first adjusting holes of the first adjusting sleeve are located at the second end of the first adjusting sleeve;
- the second adjusting sleeve of the bushing unit has a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of second adjusting holes;
- and
- the second adjusting holes of the second adjusting sleeve are located at the second end of the second adjusting sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.