Complete vehicle wheel assembly
AssigneeContinental Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHeinrich Huinink, Horst Sergel, Roland Knopp
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Abstract
A complete vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel with wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges and a tire having beads secured at the circular rim flanges. Each one of the circular rim flanges has a tubular hollow chamber with an annular opening. The tubular hollow chamber has a square or rectangular cross-section, and the annular opening has a width such that the bead is insertable into the tubular hollow chamber only in a rotated or deformed state after insertion of the bead, a remaining free space in the tubular hollow chamber is filled with a liquid, hardenable material.
Claims8
A complete vehicle wheel assembly comprising:
- a wheel with a wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges;
- a tire having beads secured at said circular rim flanges;
- each one of said circular rim flanges having annular wall surfaces defining a tubular hollow chamber with an annular opening, wherein said tubular hollow chamber has a square or rectangular cross-section and said annular opening has a width narrower than a widest cross-section of said bead such that said bead is insertable into said tubular hollow chamber only in a rotated or deformed state, wherein, after insertion of said bead, said bead has an initial, substantially defined and secured position relative to said wheel rim, wherein said bead has a first surface, resting against a first portion of said annular wall surfaces, and a second surface facing the interior of said hollow tubular chamber, wherein a second portion of said annular wall surfaces not covered by said bead and said second surface of said bead facing the interior define a free space in said tubular hollow chamber and wherein said free space is filled with a liquid, hardenable material to finally fix said bead inside said hollow tubular chamber.
A complete vehicle wheel assembly comprising:
- a wheel with a wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges;
- a tire having beads secured at said circular rim flanges;
- each one of said circular rim flanges having a tubular hollow chamber with an annular opening, wherein said tubular hollow chamber has a square or rectangular cross-section;
- each one of said beads having a hollow bead space;
- wherein, after insertion of said bead into said tubular hollow chamber, a liquid, hardenable material is injected under pressure into said hollow bead space to completely fill said hollow bead space such that said tubular hollow chamber is completely filled by said bead.
A method for producing a complete vehicle wheel assembly comprising a wheel with a wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges and a tire having beads 14 secured at said circular rim flanges;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- providing each bead with a wide and a narrow side;
- providing each rim flange with a tubular hollow chamber with an annular opening;
- rotating the bead such that the narrow side faces the annular opening and is insertable into said tubular hollow chamber;
- filling a remaining free space in said tubular hollow chamber with a liquid, hardenable material;
- adjusting the position of the bead in the tubular hollow chamber for optimizing trueness of the tire and the wheel;
- allowing the liquid, hardenable material to harden.
A method for producing a complete vehicle wheel assembly comprising a wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges and a tire having beads secured at said circular rim flanges;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- providing each bead with a wide and a narrow side and with a hollow bead space;
- providing each rim flange with a tubular hollow chamber with an annular opening;
- rotating the bead such that the narrow side faces the annular opening and is insertable into said tubular hollow chamber;
- injecting a liquid, hardenable material under pressure into the hollow bead space to completely fill the hollow bead space such that said tubular hollow chamber is completely filled by said bead;
- adjusting the position of the bead in the tubular hollow chamber for optimizing trueness of the tire and the wheel rim;
- allowing the liquid, hardenable material to harden.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.