Operating mechanism for a bicycle multiple gear hub

[0027]Preferred embodiments of the invention will herein be described with reference to the drawings. It will be understood that the drawings and descriptions set out herein are provided for illustration only and do not limit the invention as defined by the claims appended hereto and any and all their equivalents.

[0028]The components mounted on the axle of the hub axle of a cross sectional view of the operating mechanism according to the invention for a multispeed gear hub are represented generally in FIG. 1 and shown in detail in FIG. 2.

[0029]FIG. 2 shows a cross sectional view of the operating mechanism (1) for rotational switch introduction of a multi-speed hub, which is arranged at the end concentrically around a hub axle (2). The operating mechanism (1) includes in detail a fixed cone (3), several gear shafts (4) each shaft with outer (4a) and inner cog wheels (4b), a sealing ring (5), an operating sleeve (6), a securing sleeve (7), an axle nut (8), a transmission shaft (9), a ret