- Patent Title: Wheel assembly including flexible inboard seal and related methods
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Application No.: US16237500Application Date: 2018-12-31
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Publication No.: US11279170B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Zoltan Kemeny , Tom Neppl
- Applicant: GACW INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: GACW INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: GACW INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist, P.A.
- Main IPC: B60B9/28
- IPC: B60B9/28 ; B60B9/26 ; B60B25/02 ; B60B9/24 ; B60C11/00 ; B60B21/02 ; B60B9/02 ; B60C7/08 ; B60C7/24 ; B60C7/12

Abstract:
A wheel assembly may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and permitting relative movement therebetween. The wheel assembly may also include a rigid inboard cover ring coupled to an inboard side of the outer rim and extending radially inward toward the inner rim. A flexible inboard seal may be coupled between the rigid inboard cover ring and the inner rim.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200023675A1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLEXIBLE INBOARD SEAL AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2020-01-23
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