摘要:
A speed change mechanism for a bicycle having a gear cluster of pinions on which a chain is selectively engaged, such as on a derailleur or the like, comprising a chain-tensioning system including at least one sprocket wheel engaging the chain, a transverse displacing mechanism coupled to the chain-tensioning system to shift the same and the chain on the pinions during speed change, and a cap member preferably including side parts straddling the sprocket wheel. The sprocket wheel is coupled to the transverse displacing mechanism for rotation about an axis and the cap member is connected to the transverse displacing mechanism such that the cap member has a fixed angular position relative to the axis. The cap member has front and rear side parts, the front side part being prolonged longitudinally towards the gear cluster to push and guide the chain proximate the pinions during speed change.
摘要:
Push flange construction of a pivotal roller system of a speed change mechanism for a bicycle, the pivotal roller system having a pair of spaced flanges with at least one rotatable sprocket mounted therebetween on which a chain passes and is wound on a pinion of a gear cluster on the hub of the rear wheel of the bicycle. One of the flanges is a push flange operative to push the chain onto the pinions in the course of speed change when the roller system is transversely displaced, this flange including a peripheral prolongation at that extremity of the flange closest to the pinions of the gear cluster. The prolongation extends over a wide sector whose angular length is such as to allow contact with the chain and pushing thereof at a position closest to the pinions whatever the angular position of the roller system. The surface of the prolongation facing the chain is provided along the length of the sector with a wide profiled chamfer for contacting the chain. The prolongation can be integrally formed with the one flange as a one-piece body or it can be made as a detachable element which can be mounted on a conventional flange.