US 12,103,633 B2
Hub-assembly for human-powered vehicle
Yuuya Yoneda, Osaka (JP); Kenkichi Inoue, Osaka (JP); and Azusa Yamazaki, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to Shimano Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Shimano Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,729.
Prior Publication US 2023/0037945 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B62K 25/02 (2006.01); B60B 27/02 (2006.01); B62M 6/60 (2010.01); B62M 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 25/02 (2013.01) [B60B 27/023 (2013.01); B62M 6/60 (2013.01); B62M 9/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hub assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the hub assembly comprising:
a hub axle having a first axial end and a second axial end;
a hub body rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the hub assembly;
a cable having a first portion disposed inside of the hub assembly and a second portion disposed outside of the hub assembly; and
a cable protector movably arranged with respect to the hub axle between a first position and a second position, the second portion of the cable being configured to extend along an axis that is substantially parallel to the rotational center axis in a state where the cable protector is in the first position, and the second portion of the cable at least partly being restrained in an angled position with respect to the axis in a state where the cable protector is in the second position.