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US 2013/0169031 A1Published application
Cycle wheel rim and method of manufacture
AssigneeMavic S.A.S.
InventorsBérenger ALEXANDRE, Jean-Pierre MERCAT
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Abstract
The invention includes a rim for a cycle wheel, having a U-shaped radial cross section, with two lateral flanges and a bridge connecting the flanges and located so as to be opposite an axis rotation of the wheel. The flanges each define a planar braking surface, adapted to cooperate with a brake pad. The height of at least one braking surface, measured radially, is not constant over the circumference of the rim and has at least one variation in height.
Claims18
A rim for a cycle wheel, said rim comprising:
- two lateral flanges;
- a bridge connecting the flanges to one another and located so as to be opposite an axis of rotation of the wheel;
- the two lateral flanges and the bridge forming a U-shaped radial cross section;
- the flanges each define a planar braking surface structured and arranged to cooperate with a brake pad;
- at least one of the braking surfaces has a height, measured radially, not constant over a circumference of the rim and has at least one variation in height.
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A wheel comprising:
- a rim;
- a hub;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and the hub;
- the rim comprising:
- two lateral flanges;
- a bridge connecting the flanges to one another and located so as to be opposite an axis of rotation of the wheel;
- the two lateral flanges and the bridge forming a U-shaped radial cross section;
- the flanges each define a planar braking surface structured and arranged to cooperate with a brake pad;
- at least one of the braking surfaces has a height, measured radially, not constant over a circumference of the rim and has at least one variation in height.
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