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Wheel arrangement

a technology of wheel arrangement and wheel hub, which is applied in the direction of brake discs, brake drums, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of wheel bending and becoming unbalanced, tire not sealing properly, and motor vehicles used off the road can often encounter unexpected obstacles

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-27
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"The present invention is an arrangement of a vehicle wheel for automotive multiple passenger vehicles. The wheel includes a wheel disc with a pilot aperture and concentric lug receiving apertures. A drum is connected to the wheel disc and has an inner surface with a tire bead seat. An outboard reinforcement ring is welded to the inner surface of the drum and has apertures to remove trapped moisture. An inboard reinforcement ring is also provided and has an inner diameter that is larger than the outboard reinforcement ring inner diameter. The technical effects of the invention include improved strength and durability of the vehicle wheel, reduced likelihood of damage to the wheel during use, and improved performance of the vehicle."

Problems solved by technology

Motor vehicles which are used off the road can often encounter unexpected obstacles.
Contact with the wheel can cause the wheel to be bent and become unbalanced.
Contact can also damage the tire bead seat which can cause the tire to not seal properly.
However, such wheels have not been desirable for large vehicles such as sport utility vehicles or light trucks for a multitude of reasons.

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[0012] Referring to FIGS. 1-4 an arrangement of an automotive multiple-passenger vehicle wheel arrangement 7 is provided. The wheel arrangement includes a wheel disc 10. The wheel disc has a central body 12. The wheel disc central body has a central pilot aperture 14. The pilot aperture 14 is encircled by concentric lug receiving apertures 16. The wheel disc 10 has an outer diameter surface 18. The wheel disc 10 has a plurality of spoke holes 20. The spoke holes 20 have an outer diameter 22.

[0013] A drum 24 is provided. The drum 24 has an extreme outboard end 26. The drum 24 has an extreme inboard end 28. The drum 24 has an outer diameter surface 30. The drum has an outboard tire bead seat 31 with an outer surface 32. The drum has an inboard tire bead seat 33 with an outer surface 34. The drum 30 has an inner diameter surface 36. The outer diameter surface 18 of the wheel disc is fixably connected to the inner diameter surface 36 of the drum. Typically, this connection will be by w...

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Abstract

A wheel arrangement is provided which has reinforcing rings adjacent inboard and outboard tire bead seats. The outboard reinforcement ring has a radial width which is substantially greater than the radial width of the inboard reinforcement ring.

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THE FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The field of the present invention is that of an arrangement for a wheel for a multiple passenger automotive vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to wheels for passenger, sport utility, or light truck vehicles which can be used on highways. The present invention can also be used on off highway vehicles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Motor vehicles which are used off the road can often encounter unexpected obstacles. If a vehicle wheel hits an unintended obstacle, the tire can be displaced to an extent that the obstacle can come in direct contact with the wheel drum. This contact most typically occurs in the area adjacent to the tire bead seats. Contact with the wheel can cause the wheel to be bent and become unbalanced. Contact can also damage the tire bead seat which can cause the tire to not seal properly. There have been wheels which are reinforced for very small all terrain vehicles which have been reinforced along the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60B3/02B60B3/04B60B3/10B60B21/00
CPCB60B1/08B60B3/02B60B3/044B60B25/004B60B3/12B60B21/00B60B21/02B60B3/10
Inventor FITZGERALD, KEVIN R.
Owner ZZYYXX