US Patent Issued to SRAM DEUTSCHLAND on Dec. 30 for "Electromechanical derailleur for coaxial assembly" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,182, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany).

"Electromechanical derailleur for coaxial assembly" was invented by Henrik Braedt (Dittelbrunn-Ot Hambach, Germany) and Heiko Redecker (Dittelbrunn, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to an electromechanical rear derailleur for coaxial assembling on a rear wheel axle. The derailleur has a base element, a pivot mechanism, and a movable element having a chain guide assembly. The chain guide assembly is connected to the movable element so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis. A blocking device permits the chain guide asse...