Patent ID: 8979387
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
1. A bicycle hub assembly comprising: a hub axle; a hub shell rotatably supported relative to the hub axle; a bearing unit rotatably supporting the hub shell relative to the hub axle, the bearing unit having a first ring that is coupled to the hub axle, a second ring that is coupled to the hub shell, and a plurality of rollers that are disposed between the first and second rings; a retaining member coupled to the first ring of the bearing unit with a slidable coupling that allows an axial movement of the retaining member with respect to the first ring of the bearing unit while retaining an axial position of the first ring of the bearing unit with respect to the hub axle, the retaining member including a first attachment face and a first axial abutment face, the first axial abutment face engaging a second axial abutment face of the hub axle; a lock member fixedly coupled to the hub axle, the lock member including a second attachment face that faces the first attachment face of the retaining member; and an intermediate member disposed between the first attachment face of the retaining member and the second attachment face of the lock member, the intermediate member axially biasing the retaining member and the lock member away from each other.