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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Shimano Inc., Sakai, JP;
Kenichi Akanishi, Sakai, JP;
Atsuhiro Emura, Sakai, JP;
Yuta Mizutani, Sakai, JP;
Tsuyoshi Fukumori, Sakai, JP;
SHIMANO INC., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle-chain outer link plate comprises a first outer-link end portion, a second outer-link end portion, and a first outer-link intermediate portion. The first outer-link end portion comprises a first outer-link opening and a first outer-link end outermost edge. The second outer-link end portion comprises a second outer-link opening and a second outer-link end outermost edge. The first outer-link intermediate portion comprises a first outer-link intermediate outermost edge and a first additional outer-link intermediate outermost edge. The first outer-link intermediate portion has a first distance defined in an axial direction on a first outer-link longitudinal axis. The first outer-link intermediate outermost edge has a second distance defined in the axial direction. The first outer-link end outermost edge has a third distance defined in the axial direction. The first distance is larger than the second distance and the third distance. The second distance is larger than the third distance.