FACE TO RIM REINFORCING CONNECTOR OF A COMPOSITE WHEEL

    公开(公告)号:US20240278595A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18571359

    申请日:2022-06-17

    IPC分类号: B60B3/10 B60B3/04 B60B5/02

    CPC分类号: B60B3/10 B60B3/041 B60B5/02

    摘要: A spoke-to-rim reinforcing connector of a composite wheel. The composite wheel has a rim portion with a complementary rim fibre layup and a circumferential axis, and a face portion with a hub and spokes interconnecting the rim portion and the hub, each spoke having a complementary spoke fibre layup. The spoke-to-rim reinforcing connector comprises at least one spoke saddle and at least two rim tabs. The spoke saddle has a seat portion extending around an end portion, about the spoke axis, and over a face surface of the spoke fibre layup, and at least two spoke legs that extend over the sides of the spoke fibre layup. Each rim tab extends from a spoke leg perpendicularly to the spoke axis and is configured to be incorporated into the rim fibre layup. The connector has a continuous body having a fibre orientation extending perpendicular to the spoke axis.