Front hub with tire balancer for sprint cars
AssigneeCrw Designs and Machining
InventorsCody Williams, Rodney Williams
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Abstract
A balancer hub assembly for a sprint car. The balancer hub assembly includes an hub having a groove; a cap having a groove and removably couplable to the hub. The groove of the hub and the groove of the cap form a chamber when the hub and the cap are coupled to each other. The balancer hub assembly can include a plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets and oil positioned inside the chamber.
Claims20
A balancer hub assembly for oval racing cars, the balancer hub assembly comprising:
- a hub comprising a front face, a rear face, a center bore, a groove on the rear face, and a center hub on the rear face;
- a cap comprising a front face, a rear face, and a groove on the front face, wherein the cap is removably couplable to the hub, and wherein the groove of the hub and the groove of the cap form a chamber when the hub and the cap are coupled to each other;
- a center cap removably couplable to the front face of the hub;
- a plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets positioned inside the chamber;
- oil positioned inside the chamber;
- one or more O-rings positioned between the hub and the cap, wherein the one or more O-rings are configured to seal the plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets and the oil inside the chamber;
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- a brake hub removably couplable to the center hub of the hub, wherein the brake hub is configured to receive and secure a brake assembly.
A balancer hub assembly for oval racing cars, the balancer hub assembly comprising:
- a hub comprising a groove;
- a cap comprising a groove and removably couplable to the hub, wherein the groove of the hub and the groove of the cap form a chamber when the hub and the cap are coupled to each other;
- a plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets positioned inside the chamber;
- oil positioned inside the chamber;
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- one or more O-rings positioned between the hub and the cap, wherein the one or more O-rings are configured to seal the plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets and the oil inside the chamber.
A balancer hub assembly for oval racing cars, the balancer hub assembly comprising:
- a body comprising a front face, a rear face, a center bore, and a groove on the rear face;
- a cap comprising a front face, a rear face, and a groove on the front face, wherein the cap is removably couplable to the body, and wherein the groove of the body and the groove of the cap form a chamber when the body and the cap are coupled to each other;
- a plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets positioned inside the chamber;
- oil positioned inside the chamber;
- one or more O-rings positioned between the body and the cap, wherein the one or more O-rings are configured to seal the plurality of ball bearing (BB) pellets and the oil inside the chamber;
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- a wheel spacer removably couplable to the front face of the body, wherein the wheel spacer comprises a center bore having a plurality of teeth;
- wherein the plurality of teeth are configured to mesh with a plurality of corresponding splines of an axle to secure the balancer hub assembly to an oval racing car.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.