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US 2017/0291696 A1Published application
Heat-insulated wheel
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorAdam Wyszowski
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a heat-insulated wheel are disclosed herein. A wheel may comprise a wheel body comprising an outer diameter surface, an inner rim on an inboard side of the wheel body, an outer rim on an outboard side of the wheel body opposite the inner rim, and a heat insulator coupled to the outer diameter surface between the inner rim and the outer rim.
Claims20
A wheel, comprising:
- a wheel body comprising an outer diameter surface;
- an inner rim on an inboard side of the wheel body;
- an outer rim on an outboard side of the wheel body opposite the inner rim;
- and
- a heat insulator coupled to the outer diameter surface between the inner rim and the outer rim.
2 more elements
A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel body comprising an outer diameter surface;
- an inner rim on an inboard side of the wheel body;
- an outer rim on an outboard side of the wheel body opposite the inner rim;
- a heat insulator coupled to the outer diameter surface;
- and
- a tire comprising a tire perimeter and a tire cavity, the tire being disposed circumferentially around the wheel body between the inner rim and the outer rim, wherein the tire cavity is defined by the tire perimeter and the outer diameter surface, wherein the heat insulator is disposed between the outer diameter surface and the tire cavity.
3 more elements
A method of assembling a wheel assembly, comprising;
- providing a wheel comprising a wheel body and an outer diameter surface;
- and
- disposing a heat insulator circumferentially onto the outer diameter surface of the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.