Wheel made out of fiber reinforced material and procedure to make such wheel
AssigneeMubea Carbo Tech GmbH
InventorChristoph Renner
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Abstract
A wheel (1) includes a rim (2) and a wheel center (3) made from a fiber reinforced composite material. The wheel center (3) includes a tubular middle section (6) having a center opening (7) extending in the direction of a wheel axis (19) and having a first and a second end (8, 9). A hub (5) includes a first flange ring (10) and a second flange ring (11). At least one of the flange rings (10, 11) and the tubular middle section (6) are interconnected to each other by a form fit interconnection (12, 13).
Claims17
A wheel (1) comprising a rim (2) and a wheel center (3) made from a fiber reinforced composite material, said wheel center (3) comprising:
- a. a tubular middle section (6) having a center opening (7) extending in the direction of a wheel axis (19) and having a first and a second end (8, 9) and
- b. a hub (5) comprising
- i. a first flange ring (10) and
- ii. a second flange ring (11) wherein
- c. at least one of the flange rings (10, 11) and the tubular middle section (6) are interconnected to each other by a form fit interconnection (12, 13) comprising at least one tapered surface (18), and wherein
- d. the at least one form fit interconnection (12, 13) comprises repeating and spaced apart first undercuts (14) arranged in a circumferential direction at the tubular middle section (6) interacting in a mounted position with corresponding undercuts (15) arranged at at least one of the flange rings (10, 11) in a circumferential direction;
- wherein the at least one tapered surface (18) extends at a distance from the rotational axis (19) that is substantially the same as the repeating undercuts (14).
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