US 11,718,369 B2
Bicycle sprocket
Yasufumi Fukunaga, Sakai (JP); and Shota Suyama, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to SHIMANO INC., Sakai (JP)
Filed by SHIMANO INC., Sakai (JP)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/964,037.
Application 17/964,037 is a continuation of application No. 16/255,826, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,518,474.
Prior Publication US 2023/0030458 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B62M 9/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/30 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 9/12 (2013.01) [F16H 55/30 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle sprocket comprising:
a sprocket body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery positioned radially inwardly from the outer periphery with respect to a rotational center axis of the bicycle sprocket;
a plurality of sprocket teeth disposed on the outer periphery of the sprocket body; and
a torque transmitting profile positioned around the inner periphery of the sprocket body, the torque transmitting profile including at least ten internal spline teeth, the at least ten internal spline-teeth including at least one first internal spline-tooth, at least one second internal spline-tooth and at least one third internal spline-tooth, the at least one internal first spline-tooth, the at least one second internal spline-tooth and the at least one third internal spline-tooth being different in shape from each other.