Hybrid wheel assembly with attachment pin
AssigneeSuperior Industries International, Inc.
InventorHenry Clay Chenault, III
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Abstract
A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from an alloy and defines a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly between a central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed of a composite material that defines an annular wall extending between the proximal bead element and a distal bead element. The face portion defines a mating member that is disposed in mating engagement with a rim seat defined by the rim portion. The mating member and the rim seat define a receptor for receiving a pin with said pin including shear resistors oriented to counteract shear forces F between said face portion and the rim portion.
Claims11
A wheel assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a face portion and a rim portion;
- said face portion being formed from an alloy defining a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly between a central portion and a proximal bead element;
- said rim portion being formed of a composite material being infused with fibers and defining an annular wall and extending between said proximal bead element and a distal bead element;
- said face portion defining a mating member being disposed in mating engagement with a rim seat defined by said rim portion whereby said mating member and said rim seat generate circumferential shear forces F therebetween;
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- said mating member and said rim seat defining a receptor for receiving a pin with said pin including shear resistors oriented substantially perpendicular to both said fibers infused into said composite material and to the circumferential shear forces F to counteract the circumferential shear forces F generated between said mating member defined by said face portion and said rim seat defined by said rim portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.