Vehicle wheel rim assembly
OwnerRaphael Schlangerinventor
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Abstract
A rim for a vehicle wheel, including a spoke bed wall having: a radially outboard surface; a radially inboard surface; and a spoke hole extending between the outboard surface and inboard surface and configured to receive a spoke of the vehicle wheel; an insert having: a radially outward surface; a radially inward surface; and an opening extending between the outward and inward surfaces and configured to receive the spoke; an adhesive to provide an adhesive joinder between the insert and the outboard surface. The insert opening has a radially outboard first entrance with a first perimeter edge. The insert opening laterally overlaps the spoke hole. At least one of the first perimeter edge, the outward surface, and the insert opening is configured to provide a bearing surface to brace the spoke.
Claims23
A rim for a vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a spoke bed wall having:
- a radially outboard surface;
- a radially inboard surface;
- and a spoke hole extending therethrough between said outboard surface and said inboard surface and configured to receive a spoke of the vehicle wheel;
- a pre-formed insert having:
- a radially outward surface;
- a radially inward surface;
- and an insert opening extending therethrough between said outward surface and said inward surface and configured to receive said spoke;
- an adhesive to provide an adhesive joinder at an adhesive interface between said insert and said outboard surface;
- wherein said insert opening has a radially outboard first entrance having a first perimeter edge;
- wherein said insert opening laterally overlaps said spoke hole;
- wherein at least one of said first perimeter edge, said outward surface, and said insert opening is configured to provide a bearing surface to brace said spoke.
The rim according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein said pre-formed insert includes said insert opening irrespective of said adhesive joinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.