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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Shimano Inc., Sakai, JP;
Hiroshi Fujita, Sakai, JP;
Naohiro Nishimoto, Sakai, JP;
SHIMANO INC., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, a sprocket support body, a first ratchet member, a second ratchet member, and a holding member. The sprocket support body includes a first helical spline. The first ratchet member includes at least one first ratchet tooth, and a second helical spline configured to mate with the first helical spline. The second ratchet member includes at least one second ratchet tooth configured to mate with the at least one first ratchet tooth, and a hub shell engagement portion configured to engage with the hub shell. The holding member is configured to hold an assembled state where the sprocket support body. The first ratchet member and the second ratchet member are assembled as a single unit.