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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Sakai, JP;
Inventor:
Akinobu Sugimoto, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHIMANO INC., Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 9/10 (2006.01); B62M 9/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 9/10 (2013.01); B62M 9/105 (2013.01); B62M 9/12 (2013.01); F16H 55/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body, sprocket teeth, and at least one shifting facilitation area. The sprocket teeth include at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth. The at least one first tooth includes a first tooth center plane defined to bisect a first maximum axial width. The at least one second tooth includes a second tooth center plane defined to bisect a second maximum axial width. The second tooth center plane is offset from the first tooth center plane in an axial direction. The at least one shifting facilitation area is configured to facilitate a shifting operation of the bicycle chain.