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US 12,552,197 B2Granted
Wheel system with an adapter disc
AssigneeKlaus Wohlfarth
InventorsKlaus Wohlfarth, Edgar Simonjan
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Abstract
A rim system including a rim, an adapter disc for mounting on a wheel hub of a vehicle, a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts for fastening the rim to the adapter disc, a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub and a wheel hub centring ring for centring the adapter disc relative to the wheel hub. A rim centring ring is provided for centering the rim relative to the adapter disc.
Claims20
A wheel system comprising:
- a wheel having at least one recess;
- an adapter disc for mounting on a wheel hub of a vehicle, the adapter disc having a surface facing the wheel and at least one projection projecting outwardly from the surface in a direction towards the wheel, the at least one projection forming part of the adapter disc and being engaged in the at least one recess of the wheel;
- a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts fastening the wheel to the adapter disc;
- a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub;
- a wheel hub centering ring for centering the adapter disc relative to the wheel hub;
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- a wheel centering ring for centering the wheel relative to the adapter disc.
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An arrangement comprising:
- a vehicle wheel hub;
- and
- a wheel system, the wheel system comprising:
- a wheel having at least one recess;
- an adapter disc for mounting on the vehicle wheel hub, the adapter disc having a surface facing the wheel and at least one projection projecting outwardly from the surface in a direction towards the wheel, the at least one projection forming part of the adapter disc and being engaged in the at least one recess of the wheel;
- a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub;
- a wheel hub centering ring for centering the adapter disc relative to the vehicle wheel hub;
- a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts fastening the wheel to the adapter disc;
- and
- a wheel centering ring for centering the wheel relative to the adapter disc.
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A wheel system for a vehicle having a wheel hub, the wheel system comprising:
- a wheel defining a central axis, the wheel including oppositely-facing first and second sides and at least one recess opening outwardly through the first side;
- an adapter disc for mounting on the wheel hub of the vehicle, the adapter disc having a surface disposed in facing relation with the first side of the wheel and at least one projection projecting outwardly from the surface in an axial direction towards the wheel and forming part of the adapter disc, the at least one projection being engaged within the at least one recess to rotationally position the wheel relative to the adapter disc during assembly and to permit torque transmission between the wheel and the adapter disc;
- a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts fastening the wheel to the adapter disc;
- a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub;
- a wheel hub centering ring disposed to center the adapter disc relative to the wheel hub;
- and
- a wheel centering ring disposed to center the wheel relative to the adapter disc.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.