Wheel
AssigneeMubea Carbo Tech GmbH
InventorsChristoph Mayer, Thomas Muhr
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a wheel having a rim that is at least partially made from several layers of fiber-reinforced plastic, and a wheel center having multiple spokes extending from a wheel hub, which constitutes an axis of rotation, to the rim in a radial direction. According to the disclosure the rim comprises a rim well extending in transversal direction between an inboard flange and an outboard flange suitable to receive a tire to be mounted thereon. The wheel includes a circumferential collar that extends from the outboard flange radially inwards towards the axis of rotation and that has an outboard collar face that constitutes an aerodynamic surface.
Claims23
A wheel comprising:
- a. a rim that is at least partially made from several layers of fiber-reinforced plastic, and
- b. a wheel center comprising multiple spokes extending from a wheel hub, which constitutes an axis of rotation, to the rim in a radial direction, and wherein the rim comprises a rim well extending in transversal direction between an inboard flange and an outboard flange suitable to receive a tire to be mounted thereon, and wherein
- c. the wheel comprises a circumferential collar that extends from the outboard flange radially inwards towards the axis of rotation and that has an outboard collar face that constitutes an aerodynamic surface, wherein the circumferential collar extends axially outward from centrifugal ends of the spokes, wherein the circumferential collar is annulus-shaped having an inner radius and an outer radius, and wherein the minimum distance from the axis of rotation of the wheel to the centripetal side of the rim well is greater than the inner radius.
A wheel comprising:
- a. a rim that is at least partially made from several layers of fiber-reinforced plastic, and
- b. a wheel center comprising multiple spokes extending from a wheel hub, which constitutes an axis of rotation, to the rim in a radial direction, and wherein the rim comprises a rim well extending in transversal direction between an inboard flange and an outboard flange suitable to receive a tire to be mounted thereon, and wherein
- c. the wheel comprises a circumferential collar that extends from the outboard flange radially inwards towards the axis of rotation and that has an outboard collar face that constitutes an aerodynamic surface, wherein the circumferential collar is annulus-shaped having an inner radius and an outer radius, and the circumferential collar covers centrifugal ends of the multiple spokes.
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