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Patent No.:

US 10787032 B1

Date of Patent:

Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2017

Bicycle hub

Applicant:

Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Azusa Yamazaki, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Global IP Counselors, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Steve Clemmons

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B62M 6/65 (2010.01); B60B 27/02 (2006.01); B62M 6/50 (2010.01); B62J 6/12 (2006.01); B62M 6/90 (2010.01); B62K 25/02 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B60B 27/023 (2013.01); B62J 6/12 (2013.01); B62M 6/50 (2013.01); B62M 6/65 (2013.01); B62M 6/90 (2013.01); B60L 2200/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/42 (2013.01); B62K 25/02 (2013.01);

Abstract

A bicycle hub includes a hub axle, a hub body, an electric power generator, a freewheel and an electric unit. The hub body is rotatable around the hub axle. The electric power generator is disposed between the hub axle and the hub body. The electric power generator is configured to generate electric power by a relative rotation of the hub axle and the hub body. The freewheel is configured to support a sprocket. The freewheel is connected to the hub body and is rotatable around the hub axle. The electric component is disposed between the hub axle and the freewheel in a radial direction with respect to the center axis. The electric unit is electrically connected to the electric power generator.

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