Vehicle wheel rim
OwnerRaphael Schlangerinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel, including: a peripheral rim with a radially outboard spoke bed and an apex region radially inboard from the spoke bed portion; a central hub with a hub flange; and a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, with a first portion connected to the spoke bed and a second portion connected to the hub flange. The apex region includes a first apex portion and a second apex portion adjacent the first apex portion and a seam between the first apex portion and the second apex portion. Including a spanning element to span across said seam to retain said first apex portion to said second apex portion.
Claims42
A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a peripheral rim including a radially outboard spoke bed portion and an apex region radially inboard from said spoke bed portion;
- a central hub with a hub flange;
- an axial axis of rotation;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the peripheral rim and central hub, wherein said spokes have a second portion with a direct structural connection to said spoke bed portion and a first portion opposed to said second portion and connected to said central hub, and a span portion extending between said spoke bed portion and said central hub;
- wherein said apex region includes a first apex portion and a second apex portion adjacent said first apex portion and a seam between said first apex portion and said second apex portion;
- wherein said first apex portion is adjacent said second apex portion at said seam to enclose a circumferential internal cavity radially inboard of said spoke bed portion;
- wherein said internal cavity includes a radially extending gap between said spoke bed portion and said seam;
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- including a spanning element to span across said seam to retain said first apex portion to said second apex portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.