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US 11,667,148 B2Granted
Rim reinforcement fitting
OwnerRaphael Schlangerinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel having a rim, a hub, a plurality of spokes with at least one of the spokes having a first portion connected the rim and a second portion connected to the hub. The rim includes a spoke bed wall with a radially outboard surface and a spoke hole having a radially outboard entrance and perimeter edge. The spoke extends through the spoke hole and is engaged to the spoke bed wall by an overlie engagement at a bearing interface between a bearing surface of the spoke and the radially outboard surface to limit longitudinally inward displacement between the spoke and spoke bed wall. At least a portion of the bearing interface is laterally outwardly spaced from the first perimeter edge by a lateral distance of at least 0.7 millimeters.
Claims23
A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- an outer rim;
- a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein at least one of said spokes has a first portion thereof connected to said rim and a second portion thereof opposed to said first portion and connected to said hub, and a longitudinal axis along said spoke;
- wherein said outer rim includes a spoke bed wall with:
- a radially outboard surface;
- and a spoke hole therethrough having a radially outboard first entrance having a first perimeter edge;
- wherein said spoke includes a laterally projecting engagement flange having a longitudinally inwardly facing engagement surface;
- said engagement surface is longitudinally variable to include a recess surface laterally adjacent said spoke hole and a bearing surface laterally outboard and longitudinally inboard of said recess surface;
- wherein said spoke extends through said spoke hole and is engaged to said spoke bed wall by means of an overlie engagement at a bearing interface directly between said bearing surface and said radially outboard surface to limit longitudinally inward displacement between said first portion and said spoke bed wall;
- wherein said recess surface is longitudinally outwardly spaced from said radially outboard surface to maintain a longitudinal gap therebetween;
- wherein at least a portion of said bearing interface is laterally outwardly spaced from said first perimeter edge by a first lateral distance;
- and
- wherein said first lateral distance is at least 0.7 millimeters.
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A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- an outer rim;
- a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein at least one of said spokes have a first portion connected to said rim and a second portion opposed to said first portion and connected to said hub, and a longitudinal axis along said spoke;
- an intermediate element connected to said spoke;
- wherein said outer rim includes a spoke bed wall with:
- a radially outboard surface;
- and a spoke hole therethrough having a radially outboard first entrance having a first perimeter edge and a radially inboard second entrance;
- wherein said spoke includes a laterally projecting engagement flange having a longitudinally inwardly facing engagement surface;
- said engagement surface is longitudinally variable to include a recess surface laterally adjacent said spoke hole and a bearing surface laterally outboard and longitudinally inboard of said recess surface;
- wherein said recess surface is longitudinally outwardly spaced from said radially outboard surface to maintain a longitudinal gap therebetween;
- wherein said spoke extends through said spoke hole and includes a laterally projecting engagement flange that is engaged to said spoke bed wall by means of an overlie engagement at a first bearing interface directly between a first portion of said engagement flange and said radially outboard surface;
- and a second bearing interface directly between a second portion of said engagement flange and said radially outboard surface;
- and
- wherein said first bearing interface and said second bearing interface at least one of:
- (i) circumferentially straddle said first entrance and (ii) axially straddle said first entrance.
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A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- an outer rim;
- a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein at least one of said spokes have a first portion thereof connected to said rim and a second portion thereof opposed to said first portion and connected to said hub, and a longitudinal axis along said spoke;
- an intermediate element connected to said spoke;
- wherein said outer rim includes a spoke bed wall with:
- a radially outboard surface;
- and a spoke hole therethrough having a radially outboard first entrance having a first perimeter edge;
- wherein said intermediate element includes a laterally projecting engagement flange having a longitudinally inwardly facing engagement surface;
- said engagement surface is longitudinally variable to include a recess surface laterally adjacent said spoke hole and a bearing surface laterally outboard and longitudinally inboard of said recess surface;
- wherein said spoke extends through said spoke hole and is engaged to said spoke bed wall by means of an overlie engagement at a bearing interface directly between said bearing surface and said radially outboard surface to limit longitudinally inward displacement between said first portion and said spoke bed wall;
- and
- wherein said recess surface is longitudinally outwardly spaced from said radially outboard surface to maintain a longitudinal gap therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.