Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel with increased interior lip depth
- Patent Title (中): 车轮内唇深度增加
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Application No.: US12917392Application Date: 2010-11-01
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Publication No.: US08919890B2Publication Date: 2014-12-30
- Inventor: Segiu Anca , Frank J. Hodges
- Applicant: Segiu Anca , Frank J. Hodges
- Agent Darius Gleason, Esq.
- Main IPC: B60B3/10
- IPC: B60B3/10 ; B60B3/04 ; B60B25/00 ; B60B3/00 ; B60B7/01 ; B60B7/02 ; B60B7/06 ; B60B23/10

Abstract:
Disclosed are various embodiments of wheels having an increased interior lip depth. In some embodiments, the wheel can include a wheel barrel having a register formed on the inner surface thereof. A wheel center piece can have a junction rim secured to the register. The wheel center piece can include a center portion configured to be secured to a vehicle. The wheel center piece can include spokes which extend radially outwardly from the center portion and axial extenders which connect the radially outward ends of the spokes to the junction rim. The axial extenders can function to increase the size of the cavity formed between the wheel center piece and the inboard end of the wheel. Thus, the cavity can have a volume sufficient to accommodate mechanical components of the vehicle while allowing the register can be formed relatively close to the inboard side of the wheel, thereby increasing the depth of the interior lip extending from the outboard end of the wheel to the junction rim. In some embodiments, a one-piece wheel may be configured to have the appearance of being a multi-piece wheel having an increased interior lip depth. In some embodiments, a wheel component covering insert may be applied to the inner surface of the wheel barrel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110140507A1 WHEEL WITH INCREASED INTERIOR LIP DEPTH Public/Granted day:2011-06-16
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