公开(公告)号：US20030080609A1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-01

申请号：US10029790

申请日：2001-10-29

Applicant: HIPER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Thomas A. Darnell

IPC: B60B025/00

CPC classification number: B60B25/002 ,  B60B5/02 ,  B60B23/10 ,  B60B25/008 ,  B60B25/08 ,  B60B25/20 ,  B60B25/22 ,  B60B2900/5116 ,  Y02T10/86

Abstract: A lightweight, energy-absorbing, flexible vehicle wheel (12) constructed from an injection molded engineered polymer, such as, for example, a toughened nylon reinforced with carbon fibers, glass fibers, or kevlar fibers, wherein the wheel (12) may be embodied in either modular or one-piece construction. In a modular embodiment, the wheel (12) comprises broadly comprises an inboard wheel half (14); an outboard wheel half (16); a center section (18); a bead lock ring (20); and a removable mud plug (22). Stiffening ribs (38,54,55) and varying cross-sectional thicknesses are provided in the inboard and outboard wheel halves (14,16) for controlling stiffness; gaskets (70), O-rings (71), or dynamic u-cup seals (73) are provided for sealing contact surfaces (40,44,64,66); and an interlocking alignment mechanism (62,82) is provided for aligning the bead ring (20) on the outboard wheel half (16).

Abstract translation: 由注塑工程聚合物构成的轻质，能量吸收，柔性的车轮（12），例如用碳纤维，玻璃纤维或凯夫拉纤维增强的增韧尼龙，其中轮（12）可以是 体现在模块化或单件式结构中。 在模块化实施例中，车轮（12）包括广泛地包括内侧车轮半部（14）; 舷外车轮半部（16）; 中心部分（18）; 胎圈锁环（20）; 和可移除的泥塞（22）。 在内侧和外侧车轮半部（14,16）中设置有加强肋（38,54,55）和变化的横截面厚度，用于控制刚度; 垫圈（70），O形圈（71）或动态U形杯密封件（73）用于密封接触表面（40,44,64,66）; 并且提供互锁对准机构（62,82），用于使外轮半部（16）上的胎圈环（20）对准。