US Patent 9279480 Multi-speed gear system

A robust and reliable multi-speed gear system for use on pedally or other manually propelled vehicles, comprising simple epicyclical sections 82, 83, 23 in a complex structure, an internal axial tunnel enabling use of a detachable, vertical shear force load carrying through-bolt 15, a rotatable shift axle 25, a main shaft 7 non-rotatably mounted to the vehicle frame 10, axially floating shift mechanisms 20, 22, 65, and a hub shell 1 fully enclosing the gear mechanisms. The multispeed hub is robust, light, easily manufactured, offers many speeds and great gear width, and is rigidly securable to the vehicle frame.