Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Cranks and pedals
Patent
1999-04-15
2000-07-11
Luong, Vinh T.
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Cranks and pedals
745944, 36131, D12125, G05G 114
Patent
active
060856149
ABSTRACT:
A pedal for a racing bicycle in which a coupling structure is provided for enabling a pedal body to be coupled to a cage and turned about a shaft within a limited angle relative to the cage, wherein the coupling structure includes an end cap mounted in a stepped hole in the cage and engaged into locating grooves at the pedal body, the end cap having a locating block inserted into a sliding groove in the stepped hole inside the cage to limit the turning angle of the pedal body relative to the cage, a screw mounted in a countersunk hole at the end cap and threaded into a screw hole at the pedal body to fix the end cap to the pedal body, and a torsional spring mounted on the end cap and connected between a locating hole inside the pedal body and a notch in the stepped hole inside the cage for enabling the pedal body to be returned to its former position after each rotary notion.
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