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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Jun Nakajima, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A hub is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The hub includes a hub axle, a first rotating body, a second rotating body, a first ratchet member, a second ratchet member and a slider. The first rotating body and the second rotating body are rotatably mounted on the hub axle. The first ratchet member rotates with the first rotating body. The second ratchet member rotates with the second rotating body. The slider rotates with the first rotating body and slide with respect to the second rotating body in a circumferential direction. The slider has a first contact surface in sliding contact with an axially facing surface of the second ratchet member. The slider has a second contact surface in sliding contact with a radially facing surface of the second ratchet member.