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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Johannes Kaltenbach, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Uwe Griesmeier, Markdorf, DE;
Valerie Engel, Markdorf, DE;
Matthias Wesa, Ravensburg, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 11/18 (2006.01); B62M 6/55 (2010.01); B62M 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 11/18 (2013.01); B62M 6/55 (2013.01); B62M 11/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission for a bicycle includes an input shaft () which is rotationally fixable to a crankshaft (), and an output shaft () which is rotationally fixable to an output gear. The transmission includes at least three planetary transmissions which are operatively connected to the input shaft and to the output shaft. A single one of the planetary transmissions includes a stepped planetary gear () with a first gear teeth section () having a first diameter and a second gear teeth section () having a second diameter.