Pedal comprising a pedal axle, a bearing mounted thereon, and a securing element

1 . A pedal comprising:

a pedal body comprising a stepping surface on which the driver stands while pedaling, the pedal body further comprising an insertion opening and a cavity which, starting from the insertion opening, does not extend completely through the pedal body but only by up to half of the pedal, or by up to ¾ of the pedal, into the pedal body,

wherein the insertion opening is configured as a single one-sided opening in the pedal body so that the pedal body is closed on a side opposite the insertion opening and comprises no further opening there,

a pedal axle which is inserted into the pedal body through the insertion opening and extends into the pedal body along the cavity,

at least one bearing arranged on the pedal axle, which is configured to support the pedal body to be rotatable on the pedal axle, wherein the at least one bearing is a ball bearing,

wherein the at least one bearing is mounted on the pedal axle so that the pedal axle and the at least one bearing mounted thereon together form a mounting-unit, wherein the mounting unit can be inserted into the pedal body or removed from the pedal body, and

a securing element which is configured to support the at least one bearing on the pedal axle in an axial direction with respect to the pedal axle in order to secure the pedal axle against falling out from the pedal body,

wherein the securing element is configured as a screw being screwed perpendicular into the stepping surface as to extend from outside through the pedal body into the cavity to the at least one bearing, wherein the securing element is accessible from outside.

2 . The pedal according to claim 1 , wherein the securing element is in direct physical contact with the at least one bearing.

3 . The pedal according to claim 1 , wherein the securing element is in contact with a surface of the at least one bearing facing the insertion opening.

4 . The pedal according to claim 1 , wherein the securing element extends in a radial direction with respect to the pedal axle through the pedal body to the at least one bearing, and wherein the securing element exerts an, with respect to the pedal axle, axially directed supporting force on the at least one bearing.

5 . The pedal according to claim 1 , wherein a projection extending into the cavity is formed in the pedal body on which the at least one bearing is supported in the axial direction.

6 . The pedal according to claim 5 , wherein the projection is formed to be circumferential so that the at least one bearing is supported thereon on its entire circumference.

7 . The pedal according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one bearing is arranged along the pedal axle between the securing element and the projection.

8 . The pedal according to claim 1 , wherein the securing element is arranged in front of the at least one bearing as viewed from the insertion opening.

9 . The pedal according to claim 1 , wherein the inner width of the cavity is larger than the outer circumference of the at least one bearing.

10 . The pedal according to claim 1 , further comprising a securing washer fitted over a circumferential collar formed on the pedal axle in order to support the pedal axle in the axial direction and to secure it against falling out from the pedal body.

11 . The pedal according to claim 10 , further comprising a cover which is mounted on the pedal body and covers the insertion opening, wherein the cover is in contact with the securing washer to keep the securing washer in contact with the circumferential collar on the pedal axle.

12 . A pedal comprising:

a pedal body comprising a stepping surface on which the driver stands while pedaling, the pedal body further comprising an insertion opening and a cavity which, starting from the insertion opening, extends partially into the pedal body,

wherein the insertion opening is configured as a single one-sided opening in the pedal body so that the pedal body is closed on a side opposite the insertion opening and comprises no further opening there,

a pedal axle which is inserted into the pedal body through the insertion opening and extends into the pedal body along the cavity,

at least one bearing arranged on the pedal axle, which is configured to support the pedal body to be rotatable on the pedal axle, wherein the at least one bearing is a ball bearing,

wherein the at least one bearing is mounted on the pedal axle so that the pedal axle and the at least one bearing mounted thereon together form a mounting-unit, wherein the mounting-unit can be inserted into the pedal body or removed from the pedal body, and

a securing element which is configured to support the at least one bearing on the pedal axle in an axial direction with respect to the pedal axle in order to secure the pedal axle against falling out from the pedal body,

wherein the securing element is configured as a screw being screwed perpendicular into the stepping surface as to extend from outside through the pedal body into the cavity to the at least one bearing, wherein the securing element is accessible from outside,

wherein the at least one bearing is disposed on a front axle section of the pedal axle at an end of the cavity, and wherein the pedal further comprises a further bearing disposed on the front axle section of the pedal axle between the at least one bearing and the end of the cavity, wherein the bearings together form the mounting-unit, and

wherein the pedal further comprises a projection extending into the cavity at the end of the cavity opposite that of the insertion opening, wherein the securing element is in contact with a surface of the at least one bearing facing the insertion opening and wherein the projection is in contact with a surface of the further bearing facing the end of the cavity.