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US 7,523,773 B2Granted
Non-pneumatic wheel
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJonathan W. Gabrys, Ryan S. Lee
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Abstract
A wheel including an annular hub and a plurality of curved spokes extending radially outward from the hub. Each spoke has an inner base adjacent the hub and an outer tip opposite the base. The wheel further includes an annular rim concentric with the hub and connected to the spokes adjacent their tips.
Claims15
A non-pneumatic wheel comprising:
- a hub;
- a brake assembly;
- a plurality of curved spokes extending from said hub, each spoke having an inner base adjacent the hub and an outer tip opposite the base, wherein the spokes are pitched to push air toward the brake assembly and also to obtain desired bending characteristics, the air facilitating cooling of the brake assembly when the spokes rotate around the hub;
- a rim concentric with said hub and connected to said spokes adjacent their tips;
- and a non-pneumatic tread on the rim.
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A wheel as set forth in claim l wherein the base of each spoke extends generally tangential to said hub.
A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a non-pneumatic wheel including:
- an annular hub rotatably connected to said body;
- a plurality of curved, pitched spokes extending radially outward from said hub, each spoke having an inner base adjacent the hub and an outer tip opposite the base, each spoke being compressible so as to create bending stresses when compressed, the spokes pitched to obtain desired bending characteristics and also to push air toward a brake assembly, the air facilitating cooling of the brake assembly when the spokes rotate around the annular hub;
- and
- an annular rim connected to said spokes adjacent their tips;
- and
- a non-pneumatic tread coupled to the annular rim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.