Wheel Axle Assembly

摘要

A wheel assembly quick release lever pivots against a thrust washer to apply a force along the length of an axle. The thrust washer is pressed toward a sleeve nut at the opposite end of the axle, which displaces the thrust washer relative to the axle, drawing the sleeve nut and a pair of compression rings toward one another deeper into conical cavities of dropouts. The radially outwardly facing surfaces of the compression rings firmly seat against the tapered cavities of the closed bore dropouts, and the radially inwardly facing surfaces of the compression rings firmly seat against the axle to provide resistance to rotational movement of the axle relative to the dropouts. The inboard surfaces of the dropouts seat against the load-bearing axle faces of the hub, which provides resistance to lateral movement.

主权项

1. A fork for a vehicle, comprising:
a first substantially closed-bore dropout defining a first cavity; a second substantially closed-bore dropout defining a second cavity; an axle assembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is threaded, and wherein the second end of the axle assembly is configured to pass through the first cavity and enter the second cavity; a rotatable fastener capable of mating with the threaded second end of the axle assembly; a retainer within the second cavity and capable of axially retaining the rotatable fastener, allowing the rotatable fastener to rotate, and restricting axial movement of the rotatable fastener in a first axial direction.