Self-balancing wheel for motorized vehicles

A self-balancing wheel for motorized vehicles comprising:

• a hub portion located substantially centrally upon said wheel;
• a rim portion extending circumferentially about said hub portion and integral therewith, said rim portion comprising inner and outer flange members adapted for securing a tire to said wheel;
• an open annular chamber defined integrally within said rim portion of said wheel and extending uninterruptedly to said inner and outer flange members and around said rim portion, said annular chamber comprising first and second compartments extending, respectively into said inner and said outer flange members, said first and second compartments having substantially equal volumes and a third compartment located between said first and said second compartments and formed integral therewith for connecting said first compartment and said second compartment, said third compartment having a relatively smaller volume than said first and second compartments;
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• a sufficient quantity of a balancing fluid to counterbalance any of a plurality of imbalancing forces applied to said wheel during rotation thereof in an x, y or z plane,
• wherein said balancing fluid is sealed within said annular chamber and migrates, upon the application of imbalancing forces to the wheel during rotation thereof, to a position within the chamber opposite each said force, to continuously counterbalance the effect thereof.

A self-balancing wheel for motorized vehicles comprising:

• a hub portion located substantially centrally upon said wheel;
• a rim portion extending substantially circumferentially about said hub portion and integral therewith, said rim portion comprising inner and outer flange members adapted for securing a tire to said wheel;
• an open annular chamber defined integrally within said rim portion of said wheel and extending uninterruptedly to said inner and outer flange members and around said rim portion, said annular chamber comprising first and second compartments extending, respectively, into said inner and said outer flange members, said first and said second compartments having substantially equal volumes, and a third compartment located between said first and said second compartments and formed integral therewith for connecting said first compartment and said second compartment, said third compartment having a reduced height relative to that of said first and said second compartments to produce a drop center within said rim portion for facilitating mounting and demounting a tire from said rim, said third compartment thus having a relatively smaller volume than said first and said second compartments;
• and
• a sufficient quantity of a balancing fluid to counterbalance any of a plurality of imbalancing forces applied to said wheel during rotation thereof in an x, y or z plane,
• wherein said balancing fluid is sealed within said annular chamber and migrates, upon the application of imbalancing forces to the wheel during rotation thereof, to a position within the chamber opposite each said force, to continually counterbalance the effect thereof.