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A security fastener assembly is provided with a cap having a decorative bearing surface and a lower retention portion. A fastener body has: a threaded portion or securing the fastener assembly to a corresponding threaded feature on a vehicle; a stem opposite the threaded portion for receiving the cap, the stem having a security protrusion defining a distal end, an undercut formed adjacent the stem for cooperating with the lower retention portion of the cap, where the lower retention portion of the cap is secured in the undercut to maintain the cap on the fastener body; a keyed security drive feature formed between the threaded portion the stem portion where the fastener body is removable with the keyed security feature. Engaging the decorative bearing surface of the cap and rotating does not rotate the threaded portion of the fastener body.

The invention provides an automatic forming device for offshore wind power flange production and a method thereof, and relates to the field of wind power flange production.The automatic forming device comprises an outer shell, a left base, a right base, a placement table, a forging mechanism and a ring rolling mechanism, and the left base and the right base are arranged on the two sides of the inner wall of the bottom of the outer shell correspondingly; a placing table is arranged between the left base and the right base, four sets of positioning mechanisms are distributed on the outer side of the placing table in an annular array mode with the center line of the placing table as the center, and a frame-shaped collecting groove is formed in the outer side of each positioning mechanism; the forging mechanism and the ring rolling mechanism are installed in the same outer shell at the same time, forging and ring rolling are integrally designed, ring rolling work is directly carried out after forging is completed, transferring is not needed, convenience is achieved, meanwhile, the position relation between the forging mechanism and the ring rolling mechanism is fully considered, it is guaranteed that the forging mechanism and the ring rolling mechanism do not conflict in work, and the machining efficiency is improved. And the middle transportation process is reduced, so that the forming rate of the material blank is increased.

A modular electric wheel assembly. The assembly including a motor with a rotor in a rotary union with a stator. The motor of the brushless DC type and including a circular rotor rotating about a central axis and including a central hollow axle. The hollow axle configured for coupling with a removable energy source and / or an external energy source and including attachment structures for a plurality of attachments to enable riding by a user or configuration within a parent vehicle such as a bicycle or moped, or use as another machine type, such as a power tool or power generation machine. The rotor configured with a quick-change mechanism through a first ring configured to accept a plurality of removable wheel types and rotatable attachments, enabling a user to select a variety of unique wheel / tire types and configurations for a variety of applications.

A wheel cover flap system and methods of use are provided. The wheel cover flap system may comprise a wheel, comprising one or more openings, and one or more wheel cover flaps, coupled to the wheel, configured to be positioned in an expanded position and a compressed position. In the expanded position, the one or more wheel cover flaps may be configured to cover the one or more openings of the wheel. In the compressed position, the one or more wheel cover flaps may be configured to uncover the one or more openings of the wheel. The wheel cover flap system may comprise dual offset actuators, configured to exert a collapsing force configured to compress the one or more wheel cover flaps and enable the one or more wheel cover flaps to expand when an expanding force exceeds the collapsing force.

An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape.

A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. The rim includes a tread and a flange. A center of the rim in the axial direction of the wheel is disposed closer to the flange in the axial direction than a center of the boss in the axial direction is. The web has a plate-thickness center line that has a linear shape when the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section. When an angle that the plate-thickness center line forms with the axial direction is denoted by a, a distance in the axial direction from a side face of the rim to an outer end of the plate-thickness center line is denoted by Pw, a length of the rim in the axial direction is denoted by Wr, and Pw / Wr is denoted by L, the wheel satisfies the expression L≥0.0223α−1.363. Where, the angle α is 90° or less.

An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape.

The invention discloses an anti-loosening monitoring hub, which belongs to the field of vehicle hubs, is used for hubs, and comprises a radial plate with a radial plate mounting hole, a spoke and a rim, the radial plate is provided with a monitoring sleeve and a monitoring seat cover plate, the position, corresponding to the monitoring sleeve, of the radial plate is provided with an ejector rod which moves relatively, and the ejector rod drives a transmission rod to move. A spiral transmission groove is machined in the circumferential side face of the transmission rod and drives the rotating plate to rotate. The rotating plate is rotationally connected with the monitoring seat cover plate through the rotating plate connecting plate; the rotating plate drives a sensor sliding rod through a plurality of rotating plate driving holes distributed in the rotating plate, the sensor sliding rod is located in a loosening sensor, and the loosening sensor is installed on a monitoring sleeve. By improving the hub structure, the looseness condition of the bolts in the radial plate mounting holes can be monitored after the hub is mounted, hub falling caused by looseness of the bolts is avoided, and safe driving of a vehicle is guaranteed.

The invention provides a wheel which comprises an outer spoke, an inner spoke and a rim, the outer spoke and the inner spoke are sequentially and fixedly connected with the inner wall of the rim in the axis direction of the rim, a plurality of mounting through holes are formed in the outer spoke, a plurality of connecting through holes are formed in the inner spoke, and the connecting through holes correspond to the mounting through holes in position in a one-to-one mode. And the outer spoke is fixedly connected with the inner spoke at the connecting through holes and the corresponding mounting through holes. According to the wheel, the hub spoke part is of a double-layer structure formed by combining the outer spoke and the inner spoke, and the multiple connecting sleeves are arranged at the positions needing to be connected, so that the outer spoke and the inner spoke do not need to bear too much torque, the lateral rigidity of the wheel can be remarkably improved, meanwhile, the material of the hub spoke of the wheel and the total weight of the wheel can be reduced, and the service life of the wheel is prolonged. Therefore, the material cost of the wheel is reduced, and light weight of a vehicle is achieved.

The invention relates to a wheel (18) for a motor vehicle. The wheel comprises a rotational axis (20); a rim (22); and a connecting disc (26). The rim includes a tire sidewall retaining flange (24), the retaining flange having a profile of revolution (36) about the rotational axis, said profile of revolution comprising a hook (38) open radially towards the rotational axis and having an inner end and an outer end. The profile of revolution has a radial joint (40) extending from the inner end and a straight portion (42) extending radially from the outer end of the hook (38) towards the rotational axis (20) in order to extend the hook towards the rotational axis. The rim is made of aluminum, and the straight portion (42) forms a reflective metallic surface. Figure to be published with the abbreviation: Figure 3

A novel outdoor camping cart, comprising a cart body, the cart body comprises a body frame and a cloth bag mounted on the body frame, and the body frame comprises frame flat tubes, which are connected by flat tube connectors. The support tube is pressed into the middle connector through the riveting shaft, so that the bottom support structure is easy to assemble and disassemble. The two side walls of the bump damping connector in contact with the wheel assembly are provided with bump structures, so that the bump damping connector has a damping effect when rotating on the wheel assembly, the bump damping connector is integrally formed with plastic, and the structure is simple. The bump damping connector is connected to the wheel assembly, and it is actively steered through the left and right pull rods during steering. Especially on soft ground and grass, the steering is more labor-saving.

The invention relates to a wheel device, a vehicle having the wheel device and a method of controlling the wheel device. The wheel device comprises a wheel body, a cover element and a transmission assembly. The wheel body is provided with a plurality of spokes which are arranged at intervals at a preset angle, and a through opening through which air can pass is formed between every two adjacent spokes; the cover element can cover the side face of the wheel body in a rotating mode relative to the wheel body around the rotating axis of the wheel body and is provided with at least one hole opening area. A transmission assembly is disposed between the wheel body and the shroud element and is configured to rotate the shroud element relative to the wheel body about a rotational axis of the wheel body when a rotational speed of the wheel body is greater than a predetermined threshold, therefore, the through opening of the wheel body is converted from an open state in which the through opening overlaps with the orifice area to a blocked state in which the through opening does not overlap with the orifice area. The invention has the advantages of reducing air resistance, increasing endurance mileage or fuel efficiency, and improving cooling performance, braking performance and appearance design.

To lighten a weight of a vehicle wheel.SOLUTION: A vehicle wheel 1 consists of a cast integrally comprising a disc 10 and a rim 20, wherein a plurality of windows 12, 13 and spokes 14, 15 are arranged alternately in a circumferential direction on the disc 10. An annular space 30 is formed between a disc-side side wall part 23 and an outer peripheral edge part of the disc 10 in the inside in a radial direction of a disc-side bead seat part 22 in the rim 20. Thickness reduction recesses 41, 42 are formed on a back face of the disc 10. The thickness reduction recesses 41, 42 have extension parts 41a, 42a extending outside in a lateral direction to face the annular space 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

A wheel disc for vehicle wheels manufactured by flow forming, in particular for passenger cars, which has a stretched disc transition surface subsequently provided with ventilation holes and a radial outer disc edge. All ventilation holes are located in the transition surface and are attached by punching or cutting. In order to improve the competitiveness of vehicle wheels made of steel or other materials suitable in particular for cold forming compared to cast vehicle wheels made of aluminium, the transition surface is provided with several changes in material thickness generated during flow forming by displacement of the tool and, viewed in the radial direction, effecting a wave structure on the surface facing the tool during flow forming. The surface provided with the wave structure can in particular form the non-visible inner side of a vehicle wheel, but can also form the visible side. In addition, the opposite surface can also be provided with a wave structure.

The invention provides a spoke and a wheel, the spoke comprises a hub mounting part, a rim mounting part and a transition part, the transition part comprises a transition part body and at least one reinforcing rib, the transition part body is connected between the hub mounting part and the rim mounting part, at least one air hole is formed in the transition part body, and the reinforcing rib is arranged between the hub mounting part and the rim mounting part. A reinforcing rib is formed at the edge of at least one air hole and comprises a basic reinforcing rib, a first reinforcing part and a second reinforcing part, the basic reinforcing rib surrounds the corresponding air hole, the first reinforcing part is located on the side, close to the second end of the transition part body, of the corresponding air hole, and the second reinforcing part is located on the side, close to the second end of the transition part body, of the corresponding air hole. The second reinforcing part is located on the side, close to the first end of the transition part body, of the corresponding air hole, the first reinforcing part and the second reinforcing part form an integrated structure, and one of the first reinforcing part and the second reinforcing part is turned outwards to the outer side of the transition part body. And the other one of the first reinforcing part and the second reinforcing part is turned inwards to the inner side of the transition part body.

A wheel rim device is adapted for a tire pressure detector to be mounted thereon, and includes a wheel rim body, an electric power generating mechanism, and a tire pressure indicator electrically coupled to the electric power generating mechanism. The tire pressure indicator includes a wireless communication module, a light emitting module, and a control module signally connected to the wireless communication module and the light emitting module. When the wheel rim body rotates, the electric power generating mechanism rotates and generates the electric power, the tire pressure indicator receives the electric power and is energized. The wireless communication module is adapted to wirelessly receive a tire pressure signal from the tire pressure detector. The control module is configured to obtain a tire pressure value from the tire pressure signal and control the light emitting module to emit light according to the tire pressure value.

Locking assembly for securing a wheel rim to a wheel hub of a vehicle, comprising a locking element with a cylindrical extension along the wheel hub main axis, having a first threaded section complementary to a hub second threaded section, wherein the locking element has at least one securing means which is movable between a locking position and a release position, said securing means comprising a retaining part which faces a corresponding abutment surface arranged on a hub central tubular portion, when the securing means is in its locking position, in such a way that, in the locking position, loosening of the locking element with respect to the wheel hub is prevented by engagement of said retaining part with said abutment surface.

An alloy wheel is formed having a three dimensional configuration defining a face and recessed surfaces. The face of the wheel is machined providing a smooth surface at the face and defining an edge between the smooth surface of the face and the recessed surfaces. A nozzle element for projecting a plasma jet toward the wheel is provided. The plasma jet is projected toward the smooth surface of the face, the edge, and toward at least a portion of the recessed surfaces forming an alloy oxide at least on the face and the edge disposed between the face and the recessed surfaces. A first polymeric coating is applied over the face, the recessed surfaces and the edge disposed between the face and the recessed surfaces.

The utility model discloses a hub convenient to install, which belongs to the technical field of automobile accessories, and comprises a wheel disc and a rim, the inner side of the rim is in threaded connection with an inner ring, a plurality of spokes distributed at equal intervals are fixedly connected between the inner ring and the wheel disc, one side of each spoke is provided with a clamping plate, and the other side of each spoke is provided with a clamping groove. One end of the clamping plate is connected with the inner side wall of the rim in a clamped mode, one side of the wheel disc is fixedly connected with a limiting disc, a center hole is formed in the center of one side of the wheel disc and located in the inner side of the limiting disc, the rim can be in threaded connection with an inner ring through the clamping plate, and under cooperation of the clamping plate, the rim can be clamped and fixed through the clamping plate. The rim and the wheel disc can be of an independent structure and can be detached and installed one by one in the installation process, installation operation of workers is more convenient, the installation efficiency of the wheel is greatly improved, and meanwhile replacement and maintenance cost can be reduced.

A security fastener assembly is provided with a cap having a decorative bearing surface and a lower retention portion. A fastener body has: a threaded portion or securing the fastener assembly to a corresponding threaded feature on a vehicle; a stem opposite the threaded portion for receiving the cap, the stem having a security protrusion defining a distal end, an undercut formed adjacent the stem for cooperating with the lower retention portion of the cap, where the lower retention portion of the cap is secured in the undercut to maintain the cap on the fastener body; a keyed security drive feature formed between the threaded portion the stem portion where the fastener body is removable with the keyed security feature. Engaging the decorative bearing surface of the cap and rotating does not rotate the threaded portion of the fastener body.

An apertured article, insertion article and associated systems. The apertured article having an aperture, which has an aperture periphery, the aperture periphery having an aperture inner periphery and spaced aperture protrusions that extend radially outwardly from the aperture inner periphery to an aperture outer periphery. The aperture outer periphery is defined by distal edges of the spaced aperture protrusions. The aperture inner periphery is positioned along the circumference of an inner aperture reference circle, the inner aperture reference circle inscribing the aperture periphery, and the aperture outer periphery is positioned along the circumference of an outer aperture reference circle. As viewed along a radial line whose origin is at the center of the inner aperture reference circle, the aperture inner periphery can be positioned along 0.4 to 0.6 of the entire circumference of the inner aperture reference circle. The insertion article can be configured for insertion in the apertured article.

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a steel-aluminum wheel which comprises a rim, a spoke and a fixing piece. The spoke is provided with a connecting part, the connecting part is arranged between the spoke and the rim, the connecting part is provided with a connecting groove, a connecting ring is correspondingly installed on a rim of the rim, and the connecting ring is assembled in the connecting groove. And the fixing piece sequentially penetrates through the rim and the connecting part so as to fix the rim and the spoke. According to the steel-aluminum wheel, a connecting piece does not need to be embedded in the aluminum spoke, the connecting structure that the connecting ring is in interference fit with the connecting groove is more stable, and the fixing piece sequentially penetrates through the rim and the connecting part to fix the rim and the connecting part, so that the situation that the service life of a welding seam area is short is prevented, the effect of improving the product quality is achieved, and the production cost is reduced. The wheel performance can be effectively improved; and the service life of the wheel is prolonged.

Disclosed herein is a universal rotating hub that can facilitate movement of an automobile or other vehicle that has been rendered immobile by a condition that prevents rotation of one or more of the vehicle's wheels. The universal rotating hub can comprise a wheel flange comprising an axle bore adapted to receive an axle and a plurality of apertures adapted to receive a plurality of different lug bolt patterns of a plurality of respective wheel hubs. The universal rotating hub can further comprise a rotating flange adapted to be coupled to a wheel. The rotating flange can comprise a plurality of lug holes adapted to receive a plurality of lug bolts of the wheel. The universal rotating hub can further comprise a bearing coupled at a first end to the wheel flange and at a second end to the rotating flange. The bearing can be adapted to enable a rotation of the rotating flange.

A wheel rim that includes a peripheral structure for receiving a tire, and a central structure for coupling with a hub of the vehicle. The peripheral structure includes, for each side of the wheel rim, a peripheral flange, a connecting wall on which the bead of the tire rests, and a connecting part. The peripheral structure includes a central well. The connecting part includes a first curved region which joins the central well, and a second curved region between the first curved region and the connecting wall. The second curved region has a convex profile from the side of the wheel rim with the tire, and includes a first curved surface joined to the connecting wall with a first radius of curvature, and a second curved surface between the first curved surface and the first curved region, with a second radius of curvature different from the first radius of curvature.

A lightweight fastener assembly with reduced weight and method is provided. The fastener assembly has a fastener body with a cap retention feature adjacent a first end and a threaded portion extending from a second end. A load bearing surface is configured to mate with a fastener seat on a wheel. A flange is formed adjacent a load bearing surface and having a diameter larger than the cap retention feature. A wrenching feature is formed between the cap retention feature and the second end and is configured to be engaged by a standard tool. A cap is secured to the cap retention feature on the fastener body and has upright contoured walls extending to a cap top. The cap is hollow in a capped region defined by the contoured walls and cap top beyond the first end of the fastener body.

A security fastener assembly is provided with a cap having a standard tool bearing surface and an attachment portion formed opposite the tool bearing surface. A fastener body has a mating attachment portion formed at a first end along which the cap is secured and a keyed security feature formed adjacent the mating attachment portion. A second end of the fastener body has a threaded fastener portion for securing the fastener assembly to a vehicle. The threaded portion of the fastener body is installed with rotation in a first direction. Engaging the tool bearing surface of the cap and rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction does not rotate the threaded portion of the fastener body. The fastener body is removable with the keyed security feature.