Bicycle wheel and relative manufacturing process
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorMario Meggiolan
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Abstract
A bicycle disc wheel or spoked wheel (10) is disclosed, comprising a hub (12), a rim (14) and at least one disc or spoke-type structural element (60) integral with the hub (12) and the rim (14), wherein said at least one structural element (60) is pretensioned. A process for manufacturing thereof comprises the sequential steps of providing a hub (12) and a rim (14), applying a compression on the rim (14) towards the hub (12) elastically deforming it, rendering at least one disc or spoke-type structural element (60) integral with the hub (12) and the rim (14), and removing the compression onto the rim (14) applied in step a).
Claims19
Process for manufacturing a bicycle disc wheel or spoked wheel, comprising the sequential steps of:
- a) providing a hub and a rim,
- b) applying a compression onto the rim towards the hub elastically deforming the rim,
- c) rendering at least one disc or spoke-type structural element integral with the hub and the rim, and
- d) removing the compression onto the rim applied in step b).
A bicycle wheel comprising:
- a hub;
- a rim;
- and,
- at least one disc-type structural element rendered integral with the hub and the rim, wherein said at least one structural element is pretensioned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.