US 11,858,587 B2
Bicycle pedal
Akira Inoue, Osaka (JP); Tatsuya Watanabe, Osaka (JP); and Atsuhiro Emura, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to Shimano Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Shimano Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/064,070.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106009 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B62M 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 3/08 (2013.01) 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle pedal comprising:
a pedal shaft having a first end portion that is configured to be attached to a bicycle crank, a second end portion that is on an opposite side of the first end portion in an axial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the pedal shaft, and a contact portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion in the axial direction; and
a pedal body having a body part rotatably supported by a first bearing and a second bearing that are spaced apart on the pedal shaft with the second bearing disposed between the first bearing and the contact portion in the axial direction, and a load receiving part located at a position corresponding to the contact portion of the pedal shaft along the rotational center axis, the load receiving part being configured to receive a load from the contact portion of the pedal shaft,
the load receiving part being at least partly spaced from the contact portion under a no load condition and brought into contact with the contact portion upon the load applied to the pedal body.