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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Takanori Kanehisa, Sakai, JP;
Atsuhiro Nishimura, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Takanori Kanehisa, Sakai, JP;
Atsuhiro Nishimura, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 13/00 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bicycle hub is provided that comprises a hub axle, a hub body rotatably mounted on the hub axle by a pair of bearings. The bicycle hub also has an inner tubular structure including a pair of inner tubes. One of the inner tubes is fixedly secured relative to a first body end adjacent to a first bearing, while the other inner tube is fixedly secured relative to the second body end adjacent to the second bearing. The inner tubes have inner free end portions that are telescopically arranged so that the inner tubes can be used with several different has that have different axial widths.