US 11,913,534 B2
Front chainring assembly
Isaiah Miller, Spearfish, SD (US); Nathan Keck, Spearfish, SD (US); and James Meyer, Spearfish, SD (US)
Assigned to SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/828,500.
Prior Publication US 2021/0301913 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. F16H 55/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/30 (2006.01); B62M 1/36 (2013.01); G01L 3/24 (2006.01); B62J 45/411 (2020.01); B62J 45/421 (2020.01); B62M 9/12 (2006.01); G01L 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 55/12 (2013.01) [B62J 45/411 (2020.02); B62J 45/421 (2020.02); B62M 1/36 (2013.01); B62M 9/12 (2013.01); F16H 55/30 (2013.01); G01L 3/108 (2013.01); G01L 3/24 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A front chainring assembly comprising:
a chainring carrier adapted to be coupled to a crank arm, wherein the chainring carrier is rotatable about a rotation axis, and wherein the chainring carrier comprises an outer periphery comprising carrier threads; and
a chainring structure comprising an inner periphery comprising chainring threads and an outer periphery comprising a plurality of teeth, wherein the inner periphery of the chainring structure is threadably engaged with the outer periphery of the chainring carrier, the chainring threads having an axial width greater than an axial width of the plurality of teeth.