Wheel and method for making wheel
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorWataru Yada
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Abstract
A wheel (3) includes a core member (32) consisting of a tubular member (140) formed with a plurality of V-shaped notches (142) on one side thereof, and bent into an annular shape so as to close the notches, and a plurality of free rollers (60) each rotatably fitted on a linear section (120) of the tubular member located between a mutually adjoining pair of the V-shaped notches via a bearing (122) provided with an inner race (124) and an outer race (126), wherein a raised piece (130) is provided for each inner race on another side of the tubular member opposite from the one side as well as a protrusion (138) so as to engage an end surface of the inner race and fixedly secure the inner race to the core member.
Claims4
A wheel, comprising:
- a core member consisting of a tubular member with an annular shape;
- and
- a plurality of free rollers each rotatably fitted on a linear section of the tubular member via a bearing provided with an inner race and an outer race,
- wherein a raised piece is provided on a side of the tubular member away from the center of the annular shape, the raised piece being formed integrally with the tubular member and surrounded by a slit;
- and
- each raised piece protrudes from the side of the tubular member to engage an end surface of the corresponding inner race and fixedly secure the inner race to the core member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.