Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bicycle sprocket, bicycle rear sprocket, and bicycle multiple sprocket assembly
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Application No.: US14811781Application Date: 2015-07-28
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Publication No.: US09926038B2Publication Date: 2018-03-27
- Inventor: Yasufumi Fukunaga , Tsuyoshi Fukumori , Koji Tokuyama , Sota Yamaguchi , Toshinari Oishi
- Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
- Current Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: Mori & Ward, LLP
- Main IPC: B62M9/10
- IPC: B62M9/10 ; F16H55/30

Abstract:
A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body, a plurality of sprocket teeth, and at least one chain-curvature limiting protuberance. The sprocket body is configured to be rotatable about a rotational center axis. The plurality of sprocket teeth extend radially outward from an outer periphery of the sprocket body. The at least one chain-curvature limiting protuberance is configured to limit axial curvature of a bicycle chain engaging with an independent neighboring bicycle sprocket which is adjacent to the bicycle sprocket without another sprocket between the bicycle sprocket and the independent neighboring bicycle sprocket. The axial curvature is curvature of the bicycle chain relative to the bicycle sprocket when viewed from a radial direction perpendicular to the rotational center axis. The at least one chain-curvature limiting protuberance is disposed on at least one of an outward facing side and an inward facing side.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170029066A1 BICYCLE SPROCKET, BICYCLE REAR SPROCKET, AND BICYCLE MULTIPLE SPROCKET ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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