Method of Assembling a Bicycle Rim, Bicycle Rim
OwnerDaniel Hüslerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of assembling a rim, in particular a bicycle rim of composite material. The invention further relates to a rim obtainable by such a method.
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Method of assembling a bicycle rim, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more patterns of removable material, said one or more patterns together having an outer shape resembling an inner shape of at least part of said rim;
- covering at least some of the outer sides of said one or more patterns of removable material with one or more layers of webs of fiber material;
- said one or more layers of webs of fiber material forming said rim;
- placing said covered one or more patterns of removable material into a mold, said mold having an internal cavity the internal cavity corresponding to an outer shape of said rim;
- heating said mold to a first temperature in a first temperature range.
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A bicycle rim said bicycle rim being formed of composite material, said bicycle rim having one or more internal spaces formed by walls, with a wall thickness of said walls of said bicycle rim having a predefinable wall thickness with a tolerance of the wall thickness lying in the range of ±0.5 mm, for a wall thickness selected in the range of 1 to 4 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.