Thermoplastic wheel hub
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsWilliam J. McMaster, Stephen P. Serna, Prasanna Kondapalli
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Abstract
A thermoplastic wheel hub (10) includes a center hub (26) for attachment to a wheel bearing (20) of a vehicle. The center hub (26) has a central shaft aperture (28) extending axially therethough and a plurality of lug apertures (30) spaced radially from and circumferentially about the central shaft aperture (28). The thermoplastic wheel hub (10) also includes a plurality of ribs (40) extending radially outwardly from the center hub (26). The thermoplastic wheel hub (10) further includes a cylindrical tire mount (46) connected to the ribs and extending axially in substantially a plane for mounting a non-pneumatic tire (12) thereon.
Claims20
A thermoplastic wheel hub (10) comprising:
- a center hub (26) for attachment to a wheel bearing (20) of a vehicle, said center hub (26) having a central shaft aperture (28) extending axially therethrough and a plurality of lug apertures (30) spaced radially from and circumferentially about said central shaft aperture (28);
- a plurality of ribs (40) extending radially outwardly from said center hub (26);
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- a cylindrical tire mount (46) connected to said ribs (40) and extending axially for mounting a non-pneumatic tire (12) thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.