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US 2010/0301664 A1Published application
Bicycle rim and method for making the same
AssigneeCarbotec Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorChieh-Sheng Cheng
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Abstract
A bicycle rim includes a substantially H-shaped outer part including an annular body and two sidewalls. A tire space is defined between the annular body and the two sidewalls. A substantially U-shaped inner part is connected to the outer part. The inner part and the outer part are made by composite material. The outer part is made before the inner part which is combined with the outer part in another mold.
Claims9
A method for making a bicycle rim, comprising:
- outer part arrangement (S1):
- arranging composite material to be the outer part (10) in a first mold;
- outer part molding (S2):
- heating the arranged composite material to be the outer part under pressure and the composite material being solidified to form the outer part (10) which includes an annular body (11) with two sidewalls (12), a tire space (13) defined between the annular body (11) and the two sidewalls (12), each sidewall (12) having an outside (14);
- inner part arrangement (S3):
- arranging the outer part (10) in a second mold and arranging composite material to be an inner part (20) in the second mold, the composite material to be the inner part (20) encompassing at least one part of the outsides (14) of the outer part (10), and
- inner part molding (S4):
- heating the composite material to be the inner part (20) in the second mold and the composite material to be the inner part being solidified and combined with the outer part (20) to obtain the bicycle rim (1).
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A bicycle rim comprising:
- a substantially H-shaped outer part (10) including an annular body (11) and two sidewalls (12), each sidewall (12) having an outside (14), a tire space (13) is defined between the annular body (11) and the two sidewalls (12), and
- a substantially U-shaped inner part (20) which is connected to the outer part (10).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.