Patent ID: 7442146

Claim:
An internally geared hub comprising: a hub axle; a hub body coaxially mounted on the hub axle to rotate relative to the hub axle; an input part coaxially mounted on the hub axle to rotate relative to the hub axle and the hub body, the input part being at least partially disposed within the hub body; a drive member coaxially mounted on the hub axle to rotate relative to the hub axle and the input part by axially spaced first and second drive member bearings positioned on an inner side of the drive member, the first drive member bearing bypassing the input part and being mounted between a portion of the drive member and the hub axle, and the second drive member bearing being mounted between a portion of the drive member and the input part; a one way clutch operably disposed between the input part and the drive member; and a gear mechanism configured and arranged between the input part and the hub body to selectively transmit a rotational drive force from the input part to the hub body.