Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bicycle fork assembly
- Patent Title (中): 自行车叉总成
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Application No.: US13353712Application Date: 2012-01-19
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Publication No.: US08833784B2Publication Date: 2014-09-16
- Inventor: Steven Moechnig
- Applicant: Steven Moechnig
- Applicant Address: US WI Waterloo
- Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
- Current Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Waterloo
- Main IPC: B62K21/02
- IPC: B62K21/02

Abstract:
A vibration dampening bicycle fork assembly includes a pair of fork legs that sweep in a forward direction relative to a longitudinal axis of a steerer tube that extends in an opposite direction from a fork crown. A dropout is secured to a distal end of each fork leg and a dampener formed of an elastomeric material wraps about at least a portion of an exterior surface of each dropout. A passage extends through the dropout, is offset from the respective fork leg and is aligned with a pair of openings formed in opposite lateral sides of the dampener. An optional fastener cooperates with the passage and the openings and has a mass that is selected to further counteract vibration of the respective fork leg.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130187357A1 Bicycle Fork Assembly Public/Granted day:2013-07-25
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