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US 8,783,789 B2Granted
Composite wheel with reinforced core
OwnerTomer Hendel, Guy Hendelinventors
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Abstract
A one-piece composite wheel has a disc core made from a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb structure, with the disc core embedded by a composite material to form a disc section of the wheel. The composite material also forms the rim of the wheel, with the rim being integral with the disc section.
Claims10
A one-piece composite wheel, comprising:
- a disc core comprising a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb structure;
- a rim core comprising a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb structure, wherein the rim core has a first bead seat, a second bead seat, and a width spanning from the first bead seat to the second bead seat;
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- a composite material embedding the disc core and the rim core, wherein the rim core surrounds the circumference of the disc core;
- wherein the composite material embeds the disc core and the rim core to form a one- piece wheel having a rim and a disc integral with each other.
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A method of forming a one-piece composite wheel comprising the steps of:
- placing a disc core and a rim core within a mold, wherein the disc core and the rim core comprise a reinforced honeycomb structure, and wherein the rim core has a first bead seat, a second bead seat, and a width spanning from the first bead seat to the second bead seat;
- layering fiber around the disc core and around the rim core, wherein the layering comprises configuring the layers to form a wheel having a disc and a rim integral with each other;
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- infusing resin into the mold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.