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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kouji Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Araya Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 9/02 ;
Abstract
A hub for a wheel wherein a buffer mechanism is inside the hub barrel to reduce shock caused by a difference in level and thus enhance comfort and durability, and the left and right lateral torsion in the direction of an axle of a wheel is eliminated to improve safety, this hub for a wheel ( ) includes a mechanism wherein the hub barrel ( ) has an axle ( ) therein, a rotator ( ) for rotating and supporting the axle ( ) is made to buffer ( ) independently of rotation of the axle ( ), the buffer ( ) rotatably engages the rotator ( ) of the hub barrel ( ) by a link mechanism ( ), and has a frame shaft ( ) for engaging and supporting the vehicle frame ( ).