Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bicycle chain
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Application No.: US15672229Application Date: 2017-08-08
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Publication No.: US11078987B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Tsuyoshi Fukumori , Atsuhiro Emura
- 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: F16G13/06
- IPC: F16G13/06 ; B62M9/00

Abstract:
A bicycle chain comprises a first inner link plate and a second inner link plate. The first inner link plate comprises a first inner-link end portion, a second inner-link end portion, and a first inner-link intermediate portion. The second inner link plate comprises a third inner-link end portion, a fourth inner-link end portion, and a second inner-link intermediate portion. A first inner-link end edge has a first chamfer extending about the first inner-link center axis such that a part of the first chamfer is disposed in a first circumferential area defined from a first inner-link longitudinal centerline to a first reference line when viewed in an axial direction of the first inner-link center axis. The first circumferential area is smaller than 14 degrees.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190048974A1 BICYCLE CHAIN Public/Granted day:2019-02-14
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