公开(公告)号：US4200326A

公开(公告)日：1980-04-29

申请号：US861486

申请日：1977-12-19

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox

IPC分类号： B60B5/02 ,  B60B17/00 ,  B60B35/08 ,  B60B3/12 ,  B60B35/12 ,  B60B37/06

CPC分类号： B60B17/0003 ,  B60B35/08 ,  B60B5/02 ,  Y10T74/2188

摘要： An axle and wheel assembly particularly adapted for railcar usage is disclosed as having a metal-foam construction that is light in weight but of a relatively high strength. The axle includes an elongated hollow steel outer axle member and an elongated hollow steel inner axle member received within the outer axle member with the foam injected therebetween so as to cure and bond to the members and function as a load bearing element therebetween. Adhesion between the axle members and the foam is increased by applying an adhesive to the members prior to the injection of the foam. An intermediate portion of the outer axle member between ends of the axle includes outwardly deformed ribs that increase the cross-sectional area thereof without increasing the weight to enhance the lightweight and high strength characteristics of the axle. The wheel includes an outer skin of steel members including a pair of discs and a central hub all of which are secured to each other to define a cavity in which the foam is received and bonded to the skin. Injection of the foam for curing within the cavity or preforming of the foam and positioning thereof between the skin members may be performed to construct the wheel and, in either case, adhesive applied to the skin members secures the foam in part or totally to the skin members. An axially extending rim mounting surface on one of the discs mounts a steel wheel rim which rolls over a rail on which the wheel travels. Annular ribs formed unitary with the rim are spaced along the wheel axle and have inner ends that engage the rim surface to mount the rim while limiting heat transfer from the rim to the skin. Radially extending ribs of the discs project axially and provide strengthening of the wheel. Mounting of the wheel hub on the axle is at a mounting surface of the axle end located inwardly from a distal axle end bearing surface.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种特别适用于铁路车辆使用的车轮和车轮组件，其具有重量轻但具有较高强度的金属泡沫结构。 轴包括细长的中空钢外轴构件和容纳在外轴构件内的细长的中空钢内轴构件，其中泡沫注入其中，以便固化并结合到构件并用作它们之间的承载元件。 在注射泡沫之前，通过在构件上施加粘合剂来增加轴构件和泡沫之间的粘附力。 外轴构件在轴的端部之间的中间部分包括向外变形的肋，其增加其横截面积而不增加重量，以增强车轴的轻量化和高强度特性。 车轮包括钢构件的外皮，包括一对盘和中心轮毂，所有这些盘都被彼此固定以限定出泡沫被容纳并粘合到皮肤上的空腔。 注射泡沫用于在空腔内固化或预先形成泡沫体并将其定位在皮肤构件之间，以构成车轮，并且在任一种情况下，施加到皮肤构件的粘合剂将泡沫部分地或完全固定在皮肤上 会员 其中一个圆盘上的轴向延伸的边缘安装表面安装了一个钢轮辋，该轮辋在车轮行进的轨道上滚动。 与轮缘一体形成的环形肋沿着轮轴间隔开，并且具有接合轮缘表面的内端，以安装轮辋，同时限制从轮辋到皮肤的热传递。 盘的径向延伸的肋部轴向突出并提供车轮的加强。 轮毂在轴上的安装在位于远端轴承表面向内的轴端的安装表面上。

公开(公告)号：US3950033A

公开(公告)日：1976-04-13

申请号：US514550

申请日：1974-10-15

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox

IPC分类号： B21D53/26 ,  B60B1/10 ,  B60B1/06

CPC分类号： B60B1/10 ,  B21D53/26 ,  Y10T29/4952

摘要： A wheel manufactured from an elongated section of sheet steel is disclosed together with a method for its manufacture. Five rim retaining flanges are formed in the sheet steel. A rim retaining lip is formed along one edge of each of these five flanges. A reinforcing rib is formed adjacent each side of each rim retaining flange, making a total of ten reinforcing ribs. The sheet steel, formed with flanges and ribs, is coiled into a single closed loop. Ten circumferentially spaced radial vanes are formed in the loop. The five rim retaining flanges interconnect pairs of adjacent vanes at the outer diameter of the resulting wheel. At the inner diameter of the resulting wheel, five hub attachment flanges interconnect pairs of vanes. A threaded hub, fitted with bearing positioning shoulders, is welded and riveted to the five hub attachment flanges to complete the wheel.

公开(公告)号：US4518282A

公开(公告)日：1985-05-21

申请号：US297011

申请日：1981-08-27

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox ,  Earl W. Powers

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox ,  Earl W. Powers

IPC分类号： E21D21/00

CPC分类号： E21D21/0086

摘要： A bearing plate for supporting a portion of a mine roof or similar surface. The bearing plate includes a substantially planar, roof-bearing portion having a roof-bearing surface. Also included is a substantially planar bolt-head bearing surface. The bolt-head bearing surface includes a concentrically located aperture adapted to receive a roof bolt having a bolt head. The bolt-head bearing surface is spaced from the planar roof-bearing portion and is substantially parallel to the roof-bearing surface. A wall extends at an angle from the bolt-head bearing surface about its outer periphery. A reinforcing wall extends radially outward from the distal end of the angled wall and merges with the roof-bearing portion. The reinforcing wall defines a frusto-conical portion, the base of which is conterminous with the roof-bearing portion, and a cylindrical portion, the base of which merges with the distal end of the frusto-conical portion. The diameter of the base of the cylindrical portion is less than the diameter of the distal end of the frusto-conical portion. The roof bearing surface of the bearing plate, when in use, supports a portion of the mine roof in response to a bearing force applied to the bolt-head bearing surface by the roof bolt.

摘要翻译： 用于支撑矿顶或类似表面的一部分的支承板。 承载板包括具有屋顶承载表面的基本上平面的屋顶承载部分。 还包括大致平面的螺栓头支承面。 螺栓头支承表面包括适于接收具有螺栓头的顶部螺栓的同心定位的孔。 螺栓头支承表面与平面屋顶承载部分间隔开并且基本上平行于屋顶承载表面。 一个壁与螺栓头支承表面围绕其外周边成一定角度延伸。 加强壁从成角度的壁的远端径向向外延伸并与屋顶承载部分合并。 加强壁限定了截头圆锥形部分，其基部与屋顶承载部分相连，圆柱形部分的底部与截头圆锥形部分的远端合并。 圆柱形部分的基部的直径小于截头圆锥形部分的远端的直径。 当使用时，承载板的屋顶支承表面响应于由顶部螺栓施加到螺栓头支承表面的承受力而支撑矿顶部的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US4371293A

公开(公告)日：1983-02-01

申请号：US177854

申请日：1980-08-14

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox ,  Earl W. Powers

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox ,  Earl W. Powers

IPC分类号： E21D21/00

CPC分类号： E21D21/0086

摘要： A bearing plate for supporting a portion of a mine roof or similar surface. The bearing plate includes a substantially planar, roof-bearing portion having a roof-bearing surface. Also included is a substantially planar bolt-head bearing surface. The bolt-head bearing surface includes a concentrically located aperature adapted to receive a roof bolt having a bolt head. The bolt-head bearing surface is spaced from the planar roof-bearing portion and is substantially parallel to the roof-bearing surface. A vertical wall extends from the bolt-head bearing surface about its outer periphery. A reinforcing wall extends radially outward from the distal end of the vertical wall and merges with the roof-bearing portion. The reinforcing wall defines a first frusto-conical portion, the base of which is conterminous with the roof-bearing portion, and a second frusto-conical portion, the base of which merges with the distal end of the first frusto-conical portion. The diameter of the base of the second frusto-conical portion is less than the diameter of the distal end of the first frusto-conical portion. The roof bearing surface of the bearing plate, when in use, supports a portion of the mine roof in response to a bearing force applied to the bolt-head bearing surface by the roof bolt. Some embodiments of the subject bearing plate contain embossed reinforcing ribs and dimples in the planar bearing portion.

摘要翻译： 用于支撑矿顶或类似表面的一部分的支承板。 承载板包括具有屋顶承载表面的基本上平面的屋顶承载部分。 还包括大致平面的螺栓头支承面。 螺栓头支承表面包括适于接收具有螺栓头的顶部螺栓的同心定位的温度。 螺栓头支承表面与平面屋顶承载部分间隔开并且基本上平行于屋顶承载表面。 垂直壁从螺栓头支承表面围绕其外周延伸。 加强壁从垂直壁的远端径向向外延伸并与屋顶承载部分合并。 加强壁限定了第一截头圆锥形部分，其基部与屋顶承载部分相连，并且第二截头圆锥形部分的第二截头圆锥形部分与第一截头圆锥形部分的远端合并。 第二截头圆锥形部分的基部的直径小于第一截头圆锥形部分的远端的直径。 当使用时，承载板的屋顶支承表面响应于由顶部螺栓施加到螺栓头支承表面的承受力而支撑矿顶部的一部分。 主体承载板的一些实施例在平面轴承部分中包含压花加强肋和凹坑。

公开(公告)号：US4035028A

公开(公告)日：1977-07-12

申请号：US595476

申请日：1975-07-14

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox

IPC分类号： B60B5/02

CPC分类号： B60B5/02

摘要： Vehicle wheel components of the disclosure are manufactured by a foam construction wherein structural members are secured to each other to define a cavity that receives foam which adheres to the members so as to cooperate therewith as a load bearing component. The foam construction is utilized in one embodiment to provide a wheel hub that is mounted on a vehicle axle so as to rotatably support a vehicle wheel on the axle. A wheel of a second embodiment includes a disc and rim that are each made with the foam construction. The disc is fixedly mounted on a wheel hub and the rim is detachably secured to the disc so that different rims may be mounted on the disc. A vehicle wheel assembly of a third embodiment is particularly designed for heavy-duty truck or trailer use. This heavy-duty wheel assembly includes a pair of rims having the foam construction and detachably secured to a disc portion of a hub mounted on a vehicle axle.

摘要翻译： 本公开的车轮部件通过泡沫结构制造，其中结构构件彼此固定以限定接收泡沫的空腔，所述泡沫粘附到构件上以便与其配合作为承载部件。 在一个实施例中，泡沫结构用于提供安装在车轴上的轮毂，以便将车轮可旋转地支撑在轴上。 第二实施例的车轮包括各自由泡沫结构制成的盘和轮辋。 盘固定地安装在轮毂上，并且轮缘可拆卸地固定到盘上，使得不同的轮圈可以安装在盘上。 第三实施例的车轮组件特别设计用于重型卡车或拖车使用。 该重型轮组件包括具有泡沫结构的一对边缘，并且可拆卸地固定到安装在车辆轴上的轮毂的盘部。

公开(公告)号：US4153657A

公开(公告)日：1979-05-08

申请号：US847334

申请日：1977-10-31

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox

IPC分类号： B29C44/12 ,  B60B5/02 ,  B29D27/04

CPC分类号： B29C44/1228 ,  B60B5/02 ,  Y10S264/83 ,  Y10T29/49503

摘要： Polyurethane foam is used in a three-piece vehicle wheel as a load bearing and load transmitting structural element. The rim of the wheel, an inner wheel disc, and an outer decorative wheel disc are bonded together by the polyurethane foam. The rim includes an interlock lip to interlock the rim with the inner disc and an interlock lip that interlocks the rim with the outer decorative disc. The wheel can be manufactured by placing the rim, inner disc, and outer disc in a die and injecting the polyurethane foam composition into the interconnected volume enclosed and defined by those wheel components. The foam curing process then occurs in situ. Alternatively, the rim, inner disc, and outer disc can be adhesively bonded to a preformed polyurethane foam member. The resultant vehicle wheel, manufactured by either process, is characterized by high strength, light weight, and a decorative appearance.

摘要翻译： 聚氨酯泡沫用于三件式车轮作为承重和负载传递结构件。 轮胎的轮缘，内轮盘和外部装饰轮盘通过聚氨酯泡沫粘合在一起。 边缘包括互锁唇缘，以将边缘与内盘互锁，以及将边缘与外部装饰盘互锁的互锁唇缘。 轮可以通过将轮辋，内盘和外盘放置在模具中并将聚氨酯泡沫组合物注入由这些车轮部件包围和限定的互连的体积中来制造。 然后在原位发生泡沫固化过程。 或者，轮辋，内盘和外盘可以粘合到预成型的聚氨酯泡沫构件上。 由任一方法制造的所得车轮的特征在于强度高，重量轻和装饰性外观。

公开(公告)号：US3968996A

公开(公告)日：1976-07-13

申请号：US527555

申请日：1974-11-27

申请人： Raymond J. Wilcox

发明人： Raymond J. Wilcox

IPC分类号： B60B3/06 ,  B60B5/02

CPC分类号： B60B3/06 ,  B60B5/02

摘要： Polyurethane foam is used in a three-piece vehicle wheel as a load bearing and load transmitting structural element. The rim of the wheel, an inner wheel disc, and an outer decorative wheel disc are bonded together by the polyurethane foam. The rim includes an interlock lip to interlock the rim with the inner disc and an interlock lip that interlocks the rim with the outer decorative disc. The wheel can be manufactured by placing the rim, inner disc, and outer disc in a die and injecting the polyurethane foam composition into the interconnected volume enclosed and defined by those wheel components. The foam curing process then occurs in situ. Alternatively, the rim, inner disc, and outer disc can be adhesively bonded to a preformed polyurethane foam member. The resultant vehicle wheel, manufactured by either process, is characterized by high strength, light weight, and a decorative appearance.

摘要翻译： 聚氨酯泡沫用于三件式车轮作为承重和负载传递结构件。 轮胎的轮缘，内轮盘和外部装饰轮盘通过聚氨酯泡沫粘合在一起。 边缘包括互锁唇缘，以将边缘与内盘互锁，以及将边缘与外部装饰盘互锁的互锁唇缘。 轮可以通过将轮辋，内盘和外盘放置在模具中并将聚氨酯泡沫组合物注入由这些车轮部件包围和限定的互连的体积中来制造。 然后在原位发生泡沫固化过程。 或者，轮辋，内盘和外盘可以粘合到预成型的聚氨酯泡沫构件上。 由任一方法制造的所得车轮的特征在于强度高，重量轻和装饰性外观。