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US 11,465,441 B2Granted
Reinforced wheel for a vehicle
AssigneeMubea Carbo Tech GmbH
InventorChristoph Renner
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Abstract
Wheel comprising a rim and a wheel center wherein the wheel center comprises several spokes extending in a longitudinal direction from a wheel hub to the rim. At least one spoke comprises an outer wall surrounding a cavity extending in the longitudinal direction of the at least one spoke. The cavity is delimited from the outer wall by an inner surface. The at least one spoke further comprises a reinforcing member extending along the inner surface.
Claims16
A wheel comprising:
- a. a rim and a wheel center,
- b. wherein the wheel center comprises several spokes extending in a longitudinal direction from a wheel hub to the rim,
- c. wherein at least one spoke comprises an outer wall surrounding a cavity extending in the longitudinal direction of the at least one spoke, wherein the cavity is delimited from the outer wall by an inner surface, and
- d. wherein the at least one spoke comprises a reinforcing member extending along the inner surface, wherein the reinforcing member is made at least partially from unidirectional fibers, wherein the reinforcing member comprises at least one rib, wherein the at least one rib is U-shaped.
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A wheel comprising:
- a. a rim and a wheel center,
- b. wherein the wheel center comprises several spokes extending in a longitudinal direction from a wheel hub to the rim,
- c. wherein at least one spoke comprises an outer wall surrounding a cavity extending in the longitudinal direction of the at least one spoke, wherein the cavity is delimited from the outer wall by an inner surface, and
- d. wherein the at least one spoke comprises a reinforcing member extending along the inner surface, wherein the reinforcing member is made at least partially from unidirectional fibers, wherein the reinforcing member comprises at least one rib, wherein the at least one rib is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the at least one spoke.
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A wheel comprising:
- a. a rim and a wheel center,
- b. wherein the wheel center comprises several spokes extending in a longitudinal direction from a wheel hub to the rim,
- c. wherein at least one spoke comprises an outer wall surrounding a cavity extending in the longitudinal direction of the at least one spoke, wherein the cavity is delimited from the outer wall by an inner surface, and
- d. wherein the at least one spoke comprises a reinforcing member extending along the inner surface, wherein the reinforcing member is made at least partially from unidirectional fibers, wherein the reinforcing member comprises at least two intersecting ribs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.