Folding wheel for a bicycle and bicycle

By designing a folding bicycle wheel and utilizing the motion design of the hub and spoke components, the tire can be transformed from a horizontal to a vertical position, solving the problem that bicycle wheels cannot be folded further and achieving effective wheel reduction and convenient transportation.

CN115302976BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07李佶阳
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202211137275.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-09-19
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2042-09-19

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Technical Problem

Existing bicycle wheels cannot be folded further, which prevents the bicycle from being reduced in size, making it inconvenient to carry and transport.

Method used

A folding bicycle wheel was designed. By having the first and second hubs move relative to or towards each other along the hub's central axis, and by combining the track design of the tire segment and spoke assembly, the tire can change from a horizontal state to a vertical state, thus achieving wheel folding.

Benefits of technology

It enables efficient folding of bicycle wheels, reducing space occupation and improving the convenience of carrying and transporting.

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Abstract

The application provides a folding wheel for a bicycle and a bicycle, and relates to the technical field of bicycles, and aims to improve the defect that the bicycle wheel cannot be folded, so that the volume of the bicycle cannot be further reduced. The folding wheel comprises a first hub, a second hub, a hub shaft, a plurality of tire segments, and a plurality of spoke assemblies. The second hub is arranged opposite to the first hub. The first hub and the second hub are both sleeved on the hub shaft, and the first hub and the second hub can move relatively or oppositely along the hub shaft. The tire segments are connected with each other to form a complete tire. The tire segments are provided with a first track and a second track extending along the length direction of the tire segments. The spoke assemblies are used for connecting the first hub and the second hub, and can change with the distance between the first hub and the second hub, so that the folding of the wheel is realized.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of bicycles, in particular to a folding wheel for a bicycle and a bicycle. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, most bicycles on the market have the problems of transportation difficulty and inconvenience of storage due to their large space occupation. In view of the problem of large space occupation, some folding bicycles appear on the market. Although these folding bicycles are folded, the shape of the wheels of the bicycles is fixed and cannot be further reduced, thereby limiting the further reduction of the volume of the folded bicycles, and the inconvenience still exists in carrying, transporting or storing. SUMMARY

[0003] In summary, the present application provides a folding wheel for a bicycle to solve the problem that the wheels of the bicycle cannot be folded, resulting in the volume of the bicycle cannot be further reduced.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve the above technical problems is as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a folding wheel for a bicycle, comprising:

[0006] a first hub;

[0007] a second hub, the second hub is arranged opposite to the first hub;

[0008] a hub shaft, the first hub and the second hub are sleeved on the hub shaft, and the first hub and the second hub can move relatively or oppositely along the hub shaft;

[0009] a plurality of tire segments, the plurality of tire segments are connected to each other to form a complete tire, and the tire segments are provided with a first track and a second track extending along the length direction of the tire segments;

[0010] a plurality of spoke assemblies, the spoke assembly comprises a first spoke and a second spoke, the first spoke has a first end and a second end arranged opposite along the length direction thereof, the first end is hinged to the edge of the first hub, and the second end is located in the first track and can slide in the first track; the second spoke has a third end and a fourth end arranged opposite along the length direction thereof, the third end is hinged to the edge of the second hub, and the fourth end is located in the second track and can slide in the second track; the middle part of the first spoke is hinged to the middle part of the second spoke.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, the folding wheel has a folded state and an unfolded state, when the folding wheel is in the folded state, the second end is farthest away from the fourth end; when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state, the second end is closest to the fourth end.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, when the folding wheel is deformed from the unfolded state to the folded state, the first hub moves away from the second hub along the hub center axis, the second end moves away from the fourth end along the first track, and the fourth end moves away from the second end along the second track.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, when the folding wheel is in the folded state, the first spoke is located between the first hub and the second hub, and the first spoke length direction has an included angle with the hub center axis axial direction.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, the first track and the second track are located on the same straight line.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the folding wheel further comprises a locking member, which is used to fix the first hub and the second hub when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, the locking member comprises a clamping portion, the clamping portion has a clamping state and an open state, one side of the clamping portion is connected with the first hub, a clamping groove is formed on the second hub, when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state and the clamping portion is in the clamping state, the clamping portion is located in the clamping groove to fix the first hub and the second hub, when the clamping portion is in the open state, the clamping portion is separated from the clamping groove, and the first hub and the second hub can move relatively.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, the locking member further comprises a force applying portion, the force applying portion is integrally connected with the clamping portion, the first hub has a first center axis portion, the force applying portion is hinged with the first center axis portion, and the force applying portion is used to control the clamping portion to switch between the clamping state and the open state.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present application, the two ends of the tire section are provided with connecting portions, and the adjacent tire sections are detachably connected through the connecting portions when the folding tire is in the unfolded state.

[0019] In a second aspect, the present application provides a bicycle comprising the folding wheel for bicycle as described in the first aspect.

[0020] To sum up, due to the adoption of the technical solutions, the present application at least includes the beneficial effects:

[0021] The present application provides a folding wheel for bicycle and a bicycle. In some embodiments provided by the present application, a first hub and a second hub are sleeved on a hub shaft, and the first hub and the second hub can move relatively or oppositely along the axial direction of the hub shaft, so that the distance between the first hub and the second hub can be changed according to whether the wheel is folded or not. The tire is configured by connecting a plurality of tire segments, so that the complete tire can be divided into a plurality of tire segments to reduce the space occupied by the tire. The first hub and the second hub are connected to the middle tire segment. The first end of the first spoke is hinged to the first hub, so that the first spoke can rotate around the hinge point. The second end of the first spoke is located in the first track, so that the second end of the first spoke can move in the first track. Similarly, the second end of the second spoke can rotate around the hinge point of the second hub and move in the second track. The middle part of the first spoke and the middle part of the second spoke are hinged. With the increase of the relative distance between the first hub and the second hub, the two ends of the first spoke and the second spoke are respectively subjected to the pulling force of the first hub and the second hub, so as to make the first spoke and the second spoke rotate relative to each other, and the second end moves from one end of the first track to the other end, and the fourth end moves from one end of the second track to the other end. If the complete tire is in a horizontal state, the spoke assembly changes from a horizontal state to a vertical state, and the tire segment is driven by the spoke to also be in a vertical state and arranged around the axial direction of the first hub, so as to achieve the effect of folding the tire. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only relate to some embodiments of the present application, but not limit the present application. Among them:

[0023] Figure 1 A structure schematic diagram of a folding wheel for bicycle in an unfolded state provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 A structure schematic diagram of a folding wheel for bicycle in a folded state provided by an embodiment of the present application; Figure 1 A structure schematic diagram of a folding wheel for bicycle in an unfolded state provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 A structure schematic diagram of a folding wheel for bicycle in a folded state provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 4 A structure schematic diagram of a folding wheel for bicycle in an unfolded state provided by an embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 A structure schematic diagram of a folding wheel for bicycle in an unfolded state provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 5 Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a first hub and a second hub of a folding wheel in an unfolded state.

[0028] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] 1. first hub; 11. first axle portion; 2. second hub; 21. second axle portion; 3. hub axle; 4. tire section; 41. first track; 42. second track; 5. spoke assembly; 51. first spoke; 511. first end; 512. second end; 52. second spoke; 521. third end; 522. fourth end; 6. locking member; 61. clamping portion; 62. force applying portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0031] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0032] In the application, the word "exemplary" is used to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration." Any embodiment described as exemplary in this application is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the application. Details are set forth in the following description for purpose of explanation. It should be appreciated that one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the application can be practiced without the use of these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and processes have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the description of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited by the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded with the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed.

[0033] See Figure 1 and Figure 3 The application provides a folding wheel for a bicycle, comprising:

[0034] a first hub 1 ;

[0035] a second hub 2, which is arranged opposite to the first hub 1 ;

[0036] a hub shaft 3, the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 are sleeved on the hub shaft 3, and the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 can move relatively or oppositely along the hub shaft 3 ;

[0037] a plurality of tire segments 4, which are connected to each other to form a complete tire, the tire segments 4 are provided with a first track 41 and a second track 42 extending along the length direction of the tire segments 4 ;

[0038] a plurality of spoke assemblies 5, the spoke assemblies 5 include a first spoke 51 and a second spoke 52, the first spoke 51 has a first end 511 and a second end 512 arranged opposite along the length direction thereof, the first end 511 is hinged to the edge of the first hub 1, and the second end 512 is located in the first track 41 and can slide in the first track 41 ; the second spoke 52 has a third end 521 and a fourth end 522 arranged opposite along the length direction thereof, the third end 521 is hinged to the edge of the second hub 2, and the fourth end 522 is located in the second track 42 and can slide in the second track 42 ; the middle part of the first spoke 51 is hinged to the middle part of the second spoke 52.

[0039] The folding bicycle wheel is mainly achieved by the relative or opposite movement of the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 on the hub central axis 3, and the spoke assembly 5 on the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 moves synchronously. When the folding bicycle wheel is transformed from a complete wheel shape to a folding state, the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 move towards each other, and the spoke assembly 5 rotates, and the tire segment 4 rotates to be parallel or close to parallel to the hub central axis 3. Here, close to parallel means that the angle between the tire segment 4 and the hub central axis 3 is small. Thus, the complete tire is folded from a large area shape to a small area shape, and the folding of the wheel is completed. Here, the comparison of the area is that, when the wheel is not folded, it is a complete circle, and the radius is the radius of the first hub 1 plus the length of the spoke assembly 5 plus the thickness of the tire segment 4; and after folding, the area is close to the area of the first hub 1. Obviously, the wheel has obvious folding effect through the above technical scheme.

[0040] It should be noted that the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 each have a certain accommodating space for accommodating the hub central axis 3. Specifically, when the wheel is in a complete wheel state, the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 contact each other, and a part of the hub central axis 3 is accommodated in the accommodating space of the first hub 1, and the other part is accommodated in the accommodating space of the second hub 2.

[0041] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2 , the first track 41 and the second track 42 are oppositely arranged along the length direction of the tire segment 4, and the first track 41 and the second track 42 are located on the same straight line, the shapes of the first track 41 and the second track 42 are waist hole shapes, the sizes of the first track 41 and the second track 42 are the same, the first track 41 and the second track 42 are symmetrically arranged with the center line of the tire segment 4 as the axis of symmetry. In addition, the middle part of the first spoke 51 is hinged to the middle part of the second spoke 52, the lengths of the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 are the same, and the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 can move synchronously when moving, that is, the rotating angles of the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 and the moving distances of the second end 512 and the fourth end 522 in the track are the same, which is convenient for production and manufacturing and makes the movement of each component more stable when folding.

[0042] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2 and Figure 4, the folded wheel has a folded state and an unfolded state. The unfolded state refers to a state in which a plurality of tire segments 4 are spliced with each other to form a complete tire shape. For the convenience of understanding and description, the tire in the unfolded state is defined as horizontal, and the tire in the folded state is defined as vertical. Of course, whether the wheel is horizontal or vertical, or inclined, is determined according to actual use or placement, and is not limited. When the folded wheel needs to be deformed from the unfolded state to the folded state, the specific deformation process is as follows: first, the user applies a pulling force to the first hub 1, so that the first hub 1 moves away from the second hub 2 along the hub central axis 3. The first end 511 of the first spoke 51 moves with the first hub 1. Since the first end 511 moves away from the second hub 2, the second end 512 of the first spoke 51 also moves. The first track 41 of the tire segment 4 limits the movement of the second end 512, so that it can only move in the first track 41, thereby making the tire segment 4 have a tendency to move towards the first hub 1. For the second spoke 52, although it is not connected to the first hub 1, its third end 521 is connected to the second hub 2, and the middle part of the second spoke 52 is hinged to the middle part of the first spoke 51. Therefore, when the first spoke 51 moves, the second spoke 52 will move synchronously due to the movement of the first spoke 51 and the change of the relative distance between the first hub 1 and the second hub 2. The fourth end 522 of the second spoke 52 moves in the second track 42 along with the movement of the third end 521. Since the relative movement direction of the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 is the vertical direction, the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 will move from the horizontal state to the vertical state during the movement. In the movement process, the second end 512 and the fourth end 522 are located in the first track 41 and the second track 42 of the tire segment 4 respectively, which drives the tire segment 4 to move from the horizontal state to the vertical state. Thus, the folding of the folded wheel is completed.

[0043] It should be noted that when the folded wheel is in the folded state, the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 are relatively arranged in the vertical direction, and the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 are located between the first hub 1 and the second hub 2. The second end 512 is located at the end of the first track 41 farthest from the second track 42, and the fourth end 522 is located at the end of the second track 42 farthest from the first track 41, which can support the first hub 1 and the second hub 2. Even without separately setting a component for locking the first hub 1 and the second hub 2, the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 will not move without external force, ensuring the stability of the wheel structure in the folded state.

[0044] When the folding wheel needs to switch from the folded state to the unfolded state, the user only needs to press the first hub 1 to move the first hub 1 towards the second hub 2. At the same time, the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 also move accordingly, specifically, the first end 511 of the first spoke 51 rotates, the second end 512 moves in the first track 41 towards the second track 42, the third end 521 of the second spoke 52 rotates, the fourth end 522 moves in the second track 42 towards the first track 41, and the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 also rotate relative to each other, driving the tire segment 4 to rotate from the vertical state to the horizontal state. When the plurality of tire segments 4 are all rotated to the horizontal state, the adjacent tire segments 4 are connected to each other, completing the switching of the wheel from the folded state to the unfolded state.

[0045] Further, the first spoke 51 has an angle between the extension line in the length direction and the extension line of the hub central axis 3, which is equivalent to the first spoke 51 having an angle with the vertical direction. Similarly, the second spoke 52 also has the same angle between the extension line in the length direction and the extension line of the hub central axis 3. The angle can be 70° to 90°, and the angle in the embodiment is 80°. By limiting the angle between the first spoke 51 and the second spoke 52 relative to the extension line of the hub central axis 3, the user can press the first hub 1 more easily when switching from the folded state to the unfolded state, that is, the first hub 1 can move towards the second hub 2.

[0046] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 5 , in order to ensure that the folding wheel can improve the stability that the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 do not move along the hub central axis 3 in the unfolded state, the folding wheel further comprises a locking member 6 for locking and fixing the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 in the unfolded state. For the locking member 6, the structure thereof will be described in detail below:

[0047] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 , the locking member 6 comprises a clamping portion 61, the clamping portion 61 has a clamping state and an open state, one side of the clamping portion 61 is connected with the first hub 1, the second hub 2 has a second central axis portion 21, a clamping groove is formed on the surface of the second central axis portion 21, when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state and the clamping portion 61 is in the clamping state, the clamping portion 61 is located in the clamping groove to fix the first hub 1 and the second hub 2, when the clamping portion 61 is in the open state, the clamping portion 61 is separated from the clamping groove, and the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 can move relative to each other.

[0048] The locking member 6 further comprises a force applying part 62 which is integrally connected with the clamping part 61, the first hub 1 has a first middle shaft part 11, the force applying part 62 is hinged with the first middle shaft part 11, and the force applying part 62 is used to control the clamping part 61 to switch between the clamping state and the unfolded state.

[0049] Further description is made to the structure of the locking member 6: the force applying part 62 of the locking member 6 is two force applying plates which are respectively located at two sides of the first middle shaft part 11, the first middle shaft part 11 has a hinged part which protrudes from the side surface thereof, the two force applying plates are respectively hinged with the hinged part, and the force applying plates are provided with return springs which are sleeved on the hinged part, when the force applying plates are forced to rotate around the hinged part, the force applying plates have a tendency to return to the initial state due to the return characteristic of the springs, and when the external force applied to the force applying plates disappears, the force applying plates return to the initial position. The user can press the two force applying plates to make the force applying plates rotate around the hinged part, and the rotating direction is the direction in which the two force applying plates approach each other. The clamping part 61 of the locking member 6 is two clamping arms which are integrally connected with the two force applying plates. When the two force applying plates are forced to approach each other, the clamping arms move away from each other due to the lever principle, and the clamping arms are in the unfolded state; when the force applied to the force applying plates is removed, the two force applying plates return to the initial state due to the return force of the springs, and the two clamping arms approach each other. If the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 contact each other at this time, i.e. the folding tire is in the unfolded state, the two clamping arms approach each other due to the disappearance of the external force, and the two clamping arms are located in the clamping grooves, thereby completing the connection and fixation of the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 which are in the unfolded state.

[0050] In some embodiments, the tire section 4 is provided with a connecting part at both ends, and the adjacent tire sections 4 are detachably connected through the connecting parts when the folding tire is in the unfolded state. The connection mode between the adjacent connecting parts can be buckle connection, embedded connection, threaded bolt connection, etc., and is not specifically limited.

[0051] It should be further noted that in some embodiments, the six tire segments 4 and the six spoke assemblies 5 are connected in sequence to form a complete tire, and the six tire segments 4 are connected to the six spoke assemblies 5 respectively. In addition, the first hub 1 and the second hub 2 are respectively provided with six hinge positions, and the six hinge positions on the first hub 1 are hingedly connected to the six first spokes 51 respectively, and the six hinge positions on the second hub 2 are hingedly connected to the six second spokes 52 respectively. The six hinge positions on the first hub 1 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the first hub 1, and the six hinge positions on the second hub 2 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the second hub 2. When the folding wheel changes from the folded state to the unfolded state, the six tire segments 4 move synchronously with the first hub 1 moving towards the second hub 2; similarly, when the folding wheel changes from the unfolded state to the folded state, the six tire segments 4 move synchronously with the first hub 1 moving away from the second hub 2.

[0052] The application also provides a bicycle, which comprises a foldable frame and a folding wheel as described in any one of the preceding embodiments, and the folding wheel is arranged at the tire mounting position of the foldable frame, thereby solving the problem that the folding effect of the bicycle is not ideal due to the size of the tire being unable to be changed.

[0053] The foregoing detailed description has set forth various embodiments of the application via the use of a number of particular embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the forgoing is merely illustrative of various embodiments of the application and that numerous modifications may be practiced by those skilled in the art, now known or later developed. The particular embodiments described herein are not intended to limit the scope of the application but merely to illustrate a number of potential embodiments and applications of the application. While the application has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, it will be apparent that many modifications and variations of the present application are possible in light of this disclosure. It is, therefore, the intent of the present application to claim by way of example only the presently described embodiments and that equivalents of the present application are within the scope of the appended claims. Many variations and modifications can be made to the embodiments described and illustrated herein, all of which have been previously described and explained. Accordingly, while the application is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in order to elucidate the manner of operation of the application. It should be understood, therefore, that no limitation of the scope of the application is intended by the description therof or by the drawings.

[0054] Also, the use of "one embodiment", "an embodiment", or "some embodiments" throughout this specification are not necessarily an accumulation of features, structures, or characteristics of that which can be employed in all embodiments. Rather, such phrasing may be overreaching in some instances and simply not applicable in other instances. Therefore, in not providing "simply one embodiment", applicants do not, and should not be taken to be, limiting the application in this respect.

[0055] In the same manner, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the expression of the disclosure of the application and to help the understanding of one or more embodiments of the application, sometimes the foregoing description of the embodiments of the application will incorporate various features into one embodiment, drawing or description thereof. However, this method of disclosure does not mean that the features required by the application are more than the features mentioned in the claims. In fact, the features of the embodiment are less than all the features of the disclosed single embodiment.

[0056] Some embodiments use numerical values to describe components, quantities of attributes, and it should be understood that such numerical values used in the description of the embodiments are, in some examples, modified by the terms "about," "approximately," or "generally." Unless otherwise stated, "about," "approximately," or "generally" indicates ± % variation of the stated value. Accordingly, numerical values used in the description and claims of some embodiments are approximations that vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained in light of the individual embodiment. In some embodiments, numerical values used in the description and claims are approximations that will vary from the numerical values stated in the specification. In some embodiments, numerical values should be considered in the context of the description and the claimed invention, and, therefore, should be considered to be open-ended in the context of this disclosure. Although the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of some embodiments of the application are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as practicable. The numerical values set forth in the specific examples are provided to be as precise as reasonably possible. However, some variations may occur depending on the implementation desired.

[0057] Each patent, patent application, publication, document, article, book, instruction manual, and / or other material cited in this application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, except to the extent that the incorporation of a document or material would be inconsistent with the express teachings of this application. To the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in this application conflicts with the meaning or definition of the same term in a document incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to that term in this application shall control.

Claims

1. A folding wheel for a bicycle, characterized by, The folding wheel comprises: a first hub; a second hub, which is arranged opposite to the first hub; a hub shaft, the first hub and the second hub are sleeved on the hub shaft, and the first hub and the second hub can move relatively or oppositely along the hub shaft; a plurality of tire segments, the tire segments are connected to each other to form a complete tire, and the tire segments are provided with a first track and a second track extending along the length direction of the tire segments; a plurality of spoke assemblies, the spoke assemblies comprise a first spoke and a second spoke, the first spoke has a first end and a second end arranged opposite along the length direction of the first spoke, the first end is hinged to the edge of the first hub, and the second end is located in the first track and can slide in the first track; the second spoke has a third end and a fourth end arranged opposite along the length direction of the second spoke, the third end is hinged to the edge of the second hub, and the fourth end is located in the second track and can slide in the second track; the middle part of the first spoke is hinged to the middle part of the second spoke; the first track and the second track are arranged opposite along the length direction of the tire segments, and the first track and the second track are located on the same straight line, the first track and the second track are symmetrically arranged with the middle line of the tire segment as the axis of symmetry, the first spoke and the second spoke have the same length, so that the angles of rotation of the first spoke and the second spoke and the distances of movement of the second end and the fourth end in the tracks are the same; the folding wheel has a folded state and an unfolded state, when the folding wheel is in the folded state, the second end is farthest away from the fourth end; when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state, the second end is closest to the fourth end; when the folding wheel is in the folded state, the first hub and the second hub are arranged opposite in the vertical direction, the first spoke and the second spoke are located between the first hub and the second hub, the second end is located at one end of the first track farthest away from the second track, and the fourth end is located at one end of the second track farthest away from the first track; the folding wheel further comprises a locking member, which is used for fixing the first hub and the second hub when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state.

2. The folding wheel for a bicycle according to claim 1, wherein when the folding wheel is deformed from the unfolded state to the folded state, the first hub moves away from the second hub along the hub shaft, the second end moves away from the fourth end along the first track, and the fourth end moves away from the second end along the second track.

3. The folding wheel for a bicycle according to claim 1, wherein when the folding wheel is in the folded state, the first spoke has an included angle between the extension line of the length direction and the extension line of the axial direction of the hub shaft.

4. The folding wheel for a bicycle according to claim 1, wherein The locking member comprises a clamping portion having a clamping state and an open state, one side of the clamping portion is connected with the first hub, a clamping groove is formed on the second hub, when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state and the clamping portion is in the clamping state, the clamping portion is located in the clamping groove to fix the first hub and the second hub, when the clamping portion is in the open state, the clamping portion is separated from the clamping groove, and the first hub and the second hub can relatively move.

5. The folding wheel for a bicycle according to claim 4, wherein The locking member further comprises a force applying portion which is integrally connected with the clamping portion, the first hub has a first middle shaft portion, the force applying portion is hinged with the first middle shaft portion, and the force applying portion is used to control the clamping portion to switch between the clamping state and the open state.

6. The folding wheel for a bicycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein Both ends of the tire section are provided with connecting portions, and adjacent tire sections are detachably connected through the connecting portions when the folding wheel is in the unfolded state.

7. A bicycle characterized in that, A folding wheel for a bicycle comprising any one of the locking members according to claims 1 to 6.

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