Patent ID: 9610805
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60B,B62K,B62L,B62M,F16D

Claim:
1. A hub system for a vehicle, comprising: a hub shaft; a driving member being rotatably mounted with respect to the hub shaft; a hub shell being rotatably mounted with respect to the hub shaft; a brake shoe arranged for engaging the hub shell such as to be coupled with said hub shell temporarily; a brake anchor arranged to be fixedly attached to a frame of the vehicle; and a coupling element arranged for enabling coupling between the driving member and the hub shell in a first position of said coupling element, and for enabling coupling between the brake anchor and the hub shell in a second position of the coupling element, wherein the hub shaft is rotationally coupled to the brake shoe in at least one rotational direction at a first location located at a first lateral side of the driving member, wherein the hub shaft is rotationally coupled to the brake anchor in at least one rotational direction at a second location located at a second lateral side of the driving member and opposite of the first lateral side of said driving member, wherein a rotational coupling between the brake anchor and the brake shoe comprises a freewheel device, and wherein the freewheel device is provided outside the hub shell.