Process for manufacturing a spoked bicycle wheel and related wheel

    公开(公告)号:US11850883B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17380594

    申请日:2021-07-20

    申请人: CAMPAGNOLO S.r.l.

    IPC分类号: B60B21/06 B60B1/04 B60B31/00

    摘要: A process for manufacturing a spoked bicycle wheel, comprising the steps of providing a rim element having a spoke attachment chamber; providing a spoke attachment assembly for coupling to a respective spoke, inserting the spoke attachment assembly through an opening of the spoke attachment chamber along an insertion direction that is inclined with respect to the rim element and moving the spoke attachment assembly along the insertion direction until a stem of the spoke attachment assembly is at the surface of the spoke attachment chamber; moving the spoke attachment assembly along the surface of the spoke attachment chamber towards a spoke attachment seats; inserting the stem in the spoke attachment seat; and, constraining the spoke attachment assembly in the spoke attachment seat. The steps are repeated to couple a respective spoke attachment assembly to each of the plurality of spoke attachment seats. The invention also relates to a spoked bicycle wheel produced by the above process.

    WHEEL RIM
    4.
    发明公开
    WHEEL RIM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230219367A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17888417

    申请日:2022-08-15

    IPC分类号: B60B21/06

    CPC分类号: B60B21/068

    摘要: A wheel rim includes a body unit, angularly spaced-apart fastening units, and sealing units corresponding respectively in position to the fastening units. The body unit includes spokes and a peripheral wall surrounding the spokes and having radially opposite inner and outer surfaces. Each fastening unit includes a fastening member that extends through the peripheral wall and into a respective one of the spokes for fastening the same, and that has a head disposed outwardly of the outer peripheral wall, and a gasket that is clamped between the head and the outer surface and that is sleeved on the fastening member. For each fastening unit, the respective sealing unit includes an outer sealing layer adhered on an outer face of the fastening member and the outer surface for covering the head and the gasket, and an inner sealing layer adhered on and clamped between the outer surface and the gasket.

    Bicycle rims and method of manufacture thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11407253B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16771194

    申请日:2018-12-13

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a rim includes placing at least one braided sleeve on a core dimensioned to define a shape of an internal wall of the rim. The method includes inserting the braided sleeves placed on the core, inside a mold that is dimensioned to define a shape of an external wall shape of the rim. The method further includes injecting a resin inside the mold to contact the mold and impregnate the sleeves and other layers with resin. The method also includes curing the resin to form the internal and external walls of the rim and obtain a cured rim having the core connected thereto. The method further includes removing the cured rim and core from the mold and melting the core to get it out of the rim.

    Wheel assembly including inner and outer rim coupled rings defining a mechanical stop and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US10987970B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US16383204

    申请日:2019-04-12

    申请人: GACW INCORPORATED

    摘要: A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include an outer ring coupled to the outer rim and an inner ring coupled to the inner rim and defining a closeable gap with adjacent portions of the outer ring to define a mechanical stop to limit relative movement of the inner rim and outer rim.

    Fiber reinforced tensile element
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10814671B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15412151

    申请日:2017-01-23

    申请人: Raphael Schlanger

    发明人: Raphael Schlanger

    摘要: A tensile element connection, comprising first and second bracing elements and a tensile element having a first portion connected to the first bracing element and a second portion opposed to the first portion and connected to the second bracing element, and an applied tensile load along the tensile element. The tensile element includes a preformed rod that is comprised of reinforcement fibers in a matrix. At a temporarily elevated temperature greater than the service temperature, a localized region of the matrix is in a softened state of increased deformability such that a localized region of the rod is deformed under pressure to include a laterally outwardly projecting engagement surface. The tensile element is comprised of said rod with the engagement surface formed therein and is connected to one of the first and second bracing elements by means of an overlie engagement at the engagement surface to restrain the tension load.

    Method of manufacturing a lightweight wheel with high strength flexible spokes

    公开(公告)号:US10696093B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US16273113

    申请日:2019-02-11

    申请人: SPINERGY INC.

    发明人: Martin Connolly

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a lightweight wheel with high strength flexible spokes of the present invention, includes providing a rim and hub, and a plurality of lightweight, flexible and resilient spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The wheel includes a nipple within the rim that receives the high strength spoke and allows for flexibility in adapting the spoke to wheels having differing shapes and sizes.