Wheel for vehicles
AssigneeFreni Brembo S.p.A.
InventorsAlessandro Esposito, Luciano Colleoni
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel (4) comprises a hub (8), a rim (32), and at least one connecting spoke (52) between the hub (8) and the rim (32). The at least one spoke (52) comprises, in the region of a rim-attachment portion (60), a first duct (68) which is arranged substantially radially and a second duct (72) which is arranged substantially axially and is in communication with the first duct (68). The second duct (72) constitutes a seat for an inflatation valve (94) that can be associated with the wheel (4). The inflatation valve (94) is easily accessible for operations to inflate a tyre (44) mounted on the rim (32).
Claims23
A vehicle wheel comprising a hub suitable for being mounted rotatably on an axle of the wheel, the axle extending in an axial direction, a rim suitable for being associated with a tyre, the rim having a lateral surface suitable for delimiting, together with the tyre, an inflation chamber for the tyre, at least one spoke which fixes the rim and the hub together for rotation relative to the axle of the wheel, the spoke comprising a hub-attachment portion and a rim-attachment portion, wherein at least a section of the rim-attachment portion constitutes a solid body in which there are formed a first duct which extends substantially along an axis of the spoke and is in flow communication with the inflation chamber through the lateral surface of the rim, and a second duct which is arranged substantially perpendicularly relative to the first duct so that, in the region of a first end of the second duct which faces towards the first duct, the second duct intersects the first duct so as to create a flow communication between the first duct and the second duct and, in the region of a second end remote from the first end, the second duct emerges laterally from the at least one spoke with an opening, the opening being suitable for connection to inflation means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.