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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2010
Tetsu Nonoshita, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Tetsu Nonoshita, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle crank assembly is provided that basically provided with a crank arm that includes a first outer shell, a second outer shell, a first axle supporting member and a second axle supporting member. The first and second outer shells are adhesively attached together to form an interior cavity. The first axle supporting member is disposed at the first axle attachment end of the first outer shell. The first axle supporting member has a first bore with a first splined inner surface at least partially disposed in the interior cavity. The second axle supporting member is disposed at the second axle attachment end of the second outer shell. The second axle supporting member has a second bore with a second splined inner surface aligned with the first splined inner surface of the first bore and at least partially disposed in the interior cavity.