Invention Application
- Patent Title: THERMOPLASTIC WHEEL HUB
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Application No.: US15310913Application Date: 2015-05-14
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Publication No.: US20170087930A1Publication Date: 2017-03-30
- Inventor: William J. McMaster , Stephen P. Serna , Prasanna Kondapalli
- Applicant: BASF SE
- International Application: PCT/US2015/030828 WO 20150514
- Main IPC: B60B5/02
- IPC: B60B5/02 ; B60B1/06 ; B60B9/26 ; B60B27/06 ; B60B21/10

Abstract:
A thermoplastic wheel hub (10) includes a center hub (26) for attachment to a wheel bearing (20) of a vehicle. The center hub (26) has a central shaft aperture (28) extending axially therethough and a plurality of lug apertures (30) spaced radially from and circumferentially about the central shaft aperture (28). The thermoplastic wheel hub (10) also includes a plurality of ribs (40) extending radially outwardly from the center hub (26). The thermoplastic wheel hub (10) further includes a cylindrical tire mount (46) connected to the ribs and extending axially in substantially a plane for mounting a non-pneumatic tire (12) thereon.
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