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US 10,279,622 B2Granted
Composite wheel with reinforced core
OwnerTomer Hendel, Guy Hendelinventors
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Abstract
A one-piece composite wheel has a disc core made from a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb structure, with the disc core embedded by a composite material to form a disc section of the wheel. The composite material also forms the rim of the wheel, with the rim being integral with the disc section.
Claims19
A one-piece composite wheel, comprising:
- a disc core comprising a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb material, wherein the disc core is embedded by only a fiber-resin composite material to form a disc;
- a rim comprising the fiber-resin composite material, a first bead seat, a second bead seat, and a drop center that embeds the disc core and spans between the first bead seat and the second bead seat, wherein the fiber-resin composite material forms an entirety of the rim and embeds the disc core such that the rim is integral with the disc.
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