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US 2017/0361646 A1Published application
Truck wheel
AssigneeConsolidated Metco, Inc.
InventorsCHRIS DAVIS, NAREN AMBATI, WALTER KOC, RICHARD J. KILSHAW, MATTHEW J. FERGUSON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a hybrid wheel for vehicles that comprises a unitary lug structure, with a mount face and a dish section of the lug structure extending therefrom. The lug structure is usually a cast aluminum alloy. A wheel structure comprising a high strength polymer encapsulates a portion of the lug structure dish section. rim ring(s) are included in the wheel structure and are preferably made of a fiber reinforced high strength polymer.
Claims26
A hybrid wheel, comprising:
- a unitary lug structure having a mount face and a dish section extending from the mount face;
- a wheel structure comprised of a high strength polymer encapsulating a portion of the lug structure dish section and extending from the lug structure,
- the wheel structure having an inner rim section and an outer rim section.
A method of manufacturing a hybrid wheel, comprising:
- casting a unitary lug structure having a mount face and a dish section extending from the mount face;
- injection molding a wheel structure comprised of a high strength polymer to encapsulate a portion of the lug structure dish section such that the wheel structure extends from the unitary lug structure, and wherein
- the wheel structure has an inner rim section and an outer rim section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.