Hollow light-weight hub

By designing hollow structures and thermal conductivity in the car hub, the existing wheels are solved, and lightweight and high -efficiency thermal management is realized.

CN222387905UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-24BEIJING MENGTAIJIN TRANSPORTATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421251482.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-03
Publication Date
2025-01-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-03

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Technical Problem

Due to the excessive spokes of existing automobile wheel hubs, the wheel hubs are heavy and the torque and loads are large. Over time, the wheel hubs are prone to heat up, and the existing technology has not effectively solved this problem.

Method used

A hollow lightweight wheel hub is designed. By setting a weight-reducing groove in the wheel hub body and installing a supporting and strengthening structure in the groove, the weight of the wheel hub is reduced. At the same time, a thermally conductive component is embedded in the inner wall of the wheel hub body to absorb heat and avoid rapid heating.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a significant reduction in the weight of the wheel hub, while ensuring the support strength and thermal management of the wheel hub, avoiding the problem of rapid heating of the wheel hub.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a hollow light-weight hub which comprises a hub body, the two ends of the hub body are integrally connected with a front hub rim and a back hub rim respectively, a hub disc is installed on the side, located on the front hub rim, in the hub body, and a center positioning hole is formed in the center of the hub disc. A central positioning hole is formed in the hub disc, five mounting holes are formed in the hub disc and located on the outer side of the central positioning hole, a plurality of weight reduction grooves are formed in the inner wall of the hub body, supporting strengthening structures are arranged in the weight reduction grooves, and heat conduction components are arranged on the inner wall of the hub body and located between the weight reduction grooves in an embedded mode. The hub has the advantages that the hub is simple in structure, the weight of the whole hub body is greatly reduced, meanwhile, the overall structural strength of the hub body cannot be affected, the problem of deformation cannot occur, heat in the hub body is absorbed when the hub body rotates, and the problem that the hub body is heated rapidly is solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile wheel hubs, in particular to a hollow lightweight wheel hub. Background Art

[0002] The automobile wheel hub is the intermediate component that fixes the tire and connects the tire to the axle. It is an important part of the automobile parts. It is responsible for carrying the weight of the vehicle, transmitting power, supporting the tire, etc. Moreover, as a rotating moving part, the wheel hub must meet the technical conditions of light weight, fatigue resistance, and dynamic balance under the premise of having a certain rigidity. With the increasing urgency of energy conservation and emission reduction, automobile lightweighting has become a new direction for the development of the automobile industry. Lightweight design is to optimize the design of the automobile structure to reduce the weight of the automobile under the premise of ensuring that the automobile meets the basic rigidity and strength.

[0003] Lightening the overall weight of a car can better help the car save energy and reduce emissions, and the weight of the car wheel hub greatly affects the weight of the car tire. In the prior art, the car wheel hub used has too many spokes, which makes the wheel hub heavy. At the same time, when the vehicle is driving, the torque and load it bears are very large, and the wheel hub will heat up over time.

[0004] Currently, no effective solution has been proposed for the problems in the related technologies. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide a hollow lightweight wheel hub.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model is implemented through the following technical scheme: a hollow lightweight wheel hub, including a wheel hub body, wherein the two ends of the wheel hub body are respectively integrally connected with a front hub rim and a back hub rim, a hub disc is installed on one side of the front hub rim in the wheel hub body, a center positioning hole is opened at the center of the hub disc, and five mounting holes are opened on the outside of the center positioning hole on the hub disc, a spoke body is connected between the hub disc and the inner wall of the wheel hub body, a plurality of weight reducing grooves are opened on the inner wall of the wheel hub body, and support reinforcement structures are arranged in the weight reducing grooves, and a heat-conducting component is embedded on the inner wall of the wheel hub body between the weight reducing grooves.

[0007] Preferably, the supporting reinforcement structure includes an inner cavity shell, in which square reinforcing ribs are fixedly installed, and the inner cavity shell and the square reinforcing ribs are both arc-shaped, and reinforcing metal sheets are provided at both ends of the inner cavity shell, and the two ends of the inner cavity shell are welded to both sides of the inner wall of the weight reduction groove through the reinforcing metal sheets.

[0008] Preferably, the bottom of the inner cavity shell is integrally connected with a welded metal plate, the welded metal plate is welded to the bottom of the inner wall of the weight-reducing groove, triangular support plates are provided on both sides of the square reinforcement ribs, and an external connecting rod is fixedly connected between the connected triangular support plates.

[0009] Preferably, the heat-conducting component includes a weight-reducing shell embedded on the inner wall of the hub body, an upper heat-conducting plate embedded on the top surface of the weight-reducing shell, a lower heat-conducting plate embedded on the bottom surface of the weight-reducing shell, and a metal column connected between the upper heat-conducting plate and the lower heat-conducting plate.

[0010] Preferably, a filling hole is provided on the weight-reducing shell, a sealing cover is detachably mounted on the filling hole, the interior of the weight-reducing shell is filled with cooling liquid through the filling hole, and four supporting members are provided inside the weight-reducing shell.

[0011] Preferably, two groups of reinforcements are integrally connected to one end of the spoke body, and the reinforcements are welded to the inner wall of the hub body, a triangular support area is formed between the reinforcements and the hub body, and a weight-reducing opening is formed between the reinforcements.

[0012] Preferably, the hub body, the front hub rim, the back hub rim and the hub disc are all sprayed with an anti-rust coating.

[0013] The utility model provides a hollow lightweight wheel hub, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The front hub rim and the back hub rim are integrally connected to the two ends of the wheel hub body, which facilitates the positioning of the tire. The hub plate cooperates with the central positioning hole and the mounting hole to facilitate the installation and connection of the hub plate to the car. The several weight-reducing grooves can effectively reduce the weight of the entire wheel hub body. By utilizing the function of the supporting and strengthening structure, even if the weight-reducing grooves are opened, the supporting strength of the wheel hub body will not be affected. The heat-conducting component can absorb the heat when the wheel hub body is working, thereby avoiding the problem of rapid heating of the wheel hub body. The utility model has a simple structure, which greatly reduces the weight of the entire wheel hub body. At the same time, it will not affect the overall structural strength and will not cause deformation. At the same time, when the wheel hub body rotates, it absorbs the heat therein, thereby solving the problem of rapid heating of the wheel hub body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a front view of a hollow lightweight wheel hub according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a side view of a hollow lightweight wheel hub according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a support reinforcement structure in a hollow lightweight wheel hub according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a heat-conducting component in a hollow lightweight wheel hub according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0020] In the figure:

[0021] 1. Hub body; 2. Back hub rim; 3. Front hub rim; 4. Hub disc; 5. Center positioning hole; 6. Spoke body; 7. Weight reduction groove; 8. Support reinforcement structure; 9. Heat-conducting component; 10. Reinforced metal sheet; 11. Welded metal plate; 12. Square reinforcing ribs; 13. Triangular support plate; 14. External connecting rod; 15. Inner cavity shell; 16. Upper heat-conducting plate; 17. Lower heat-conducting plate; 18. Metal column; 19. Infusion hole; 20. Sealing cover; 21. Support member; 22. Cooling liquid; 23. Reinforcement member; 24. Weight reduction opening; 25. Weight reduction shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0023] See also Figure 1-4The utility model provides a hollow lightweight wheel hub, including a wheel hub body 1, wherein the two ends of the wheel hub body 1 are respectively integrally connected with a front hub rim 3 and a back hub rim 2, a hub plate 4 is installed on one side of the front hub rim 3 in the wheel hub body 1, a center positioning hole 5 is opened at the center of the hub plate 4, and five mounting holes are opened on the hub plate 4 on the outside of the center positioning hole 5, and the front hub rim 3 and the back hub rim 2 are respectively integrally connected at the two ends of the wheel hub body 1, so as to facilitate the positioning of the tire, and the hub plate 4 is arranged to cooperate with the center positioning hole 5 and the mounting hole, so as to facilitate the installation and connection between the hub plate 4 and the car, and the hub plate 4 and the wheel A spoke body 6 is connected between the inner walls of the hub body 1, and a plurality of weight-reducing grooves 7 are provided on the inner wall of the hub body 1, and a support reinforcement structure 8 is provided in each of the weight-reducing grooves 7. A heat-conducting component 9 is embedded between the weight-reducing grooves 7 on the inner wall of the hub body 1, and the plurality of weight-reducing grooves 7 can effectively reduce the weight of the entire hub body 1. By utilizing the support reinforcement structure 8, even if the weight-reducing grooves 7 are provided, the support strength of the hub body 1 can be ensured not to be affected. The heat-conducting component 9 can absorb the heat of the hub body 1 when it is working, thereby avoiding the problem of rapid heating of the hub body 1.

[0024] In one embodiment, please refer to the attached manual. Figure 3 As shown, the support reinforcement structure 8 includes an inner cavity shell 15, in which a square reinforcement rib 12 is fixedly installed, and the inner cavity shell 15 and the square reinforcement rib 12 are both arc-shaped, and reinforcement metal sheets 10 are provided at both ends of the inner cavity shell 15, and the two ends of the inner cavity shell 15 are welded to the inner wall of the weight-reducing groove 7 through the reinforcement metal sheets 10, and the bottom of the inner cavity shell 15 is integrally connected with a welding metal plate 11, and the welding metal plate 11 is welded to the bottom of the inner wall of the weight-reducing groove 7, and triangular support plates 13 are provided on both sides of the square reinforcement rib 12, and the connected triangular support plates 13 are fixedly connected with an external connecting rod 14. By setting the square reinforcement rib 12 in the inner cavity shell 15, cooperating with the triangular support plate 13 and the external connecting rod 14, the weight-reducing groove 7 will not have the problem of insufficient strength.

[0025] In one embodiment, please refer to the attached manual. Figure 4As shown, the heat-conducting member 9 includes a weight-reducing shell 25 embeddedly mounted on the inner wall of the hub body 1, an upper heat-conducting plate 16 embeddedly mounted on the top surface of the weight-reducing shell 25, a lower heat-conducting plate 17 embeddedly mounted on the bottom surface of the weight-reducing shell 25, a metal column 18 connected between the upper heat-conducting plate 16 and the lower heat-conducting plate 17, a perfusion hole 19 is provided on the weight-reducing shell 25, a sealing cover 20 is detachably mounted on the perfusion hole 19, the interior of the weight-reducing shell 25 is perfused with a cooling liquid 22 through the perfusion hole 19, and four supporting members 21 are provided inside the weight-reducing shell 25. The upper heat-conducting plate 16 and the lower heat-conducting plate 17 arranged on the weight-reducing shell 25 can absorb heat, and cooperate with the metal column 18 to transfer it to the cooling liquid 22, so as to play a cooling role and avoid the problem of rapid temperature rise.

[0026] In one embodiment, please refer to the attached manual. Figure 1-2 As shown, one end of the spoke body 6 is integrally connected with two sets of reinforcements 23, and the reinforcements 23 are welded to the inner wall of the hub body 1, a triangular support area is formed between the reinforcements 23 and the hub body 1, and a weight-reducing opening 24 is formed between the reinforcements 23, and an anti-rust coating is sprayed on the hub body 1, the front hub rim 3, the back hub rim 2 and the hub 4. The anti-rust coating can effectively prevent rust, and the reinforcements 23 form a triangular support area to increase the connection stability. At the same time, the weight-reducing opening 24 can reduce its weight.

[0027] In actual application, the front hub rim 3 and the back hub rim 2 are integrally connected at both ends of the hub body 1 to facilitate the positioning of the tire. The hub plate 4 is matched with the central positioning hole 5 and the mounting hole to facilitate the installation and connection between the hub plate 4 and the car. The several weight-reducing grooves 7 can effectively reduce the weight of the entire hub body 1. By utilizing the function of the supporting reinforcement structure 8, even if the weight-reducing grooves 7 are opened, the supporting strength of the hub body 1 can be guaranteed not to be affected. The heat-conducting member 9 can absorb the heat when the hub body 1 is working, thereby avoiding the problem of rapid heating of the hub body 1. The utility model has a simple structure, which greatly reduces the weight of the entire hub body 1. At the same time, it will not affect the overall structural strength and will not cause deformation. At the same time, when the hub body 1 rotates, it absorbs the heat therein, thereby solving the problem of rapid heating of the hub body 1.

[0028] Although this specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode includes only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A hollow lightweight wheel hub, characterized in that: The invention comprises a hub body (1), wherein the two ends of the hub body (1) are respectively integrally connected with a front hub rim (3) and a rear hub rim (2), a hub disc (4) is installed in the hub body (1) on one side of the front hub rim (3), a center positioning hole (5) is opened at the center of the hub disc (4), and five mounting holes are opened on the hub disc (4) on the outer side of the center positioning hole (5), a spoke body (6) is connected between the hub disc (4) and the inner wall of the hub body (1), a plurality of weight-reducing grooves (7) are opened on the inner wall of the hub body (1), and a supporting reinforcement structure (8) is arranged in each of the weight-reducing grooves (7), and a heat-conducting component (9) is embedded between the weight-reducing grooves (7) on the inner wall of the hub body (1).

2. A hollow lightweight wheel hub according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support reinforcement structure (8) comprises an inner cavity shell (15), a square reinforcement rib (12) is fixedly installed in the inner cavity shell (15), and the inner cavity shell (15) and the square reinforcement rib (12) are both arc-shaped, and reinforcement metal sheets (10) are provided at both ends of the inner cavity shell (15), and the two ends of the inner cavity shell (15) are welded to the inner walls of the weight-reducing groove (7) through the reinforcement metal sheets (10).

3. A hollow lightweight wheel hub according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the inner cavity shell (15) is integrally connected with a welded metal plate (11), and the welded metal plate (11) is welded to the bottom of the inner wall of the weight-reducing groove (7). Triangular support plates (13) are provided on both sides of the square reinforcement rib (12), and an external connecting rod (14) is fixedly connected between the connected triangular support plates (13).

4. The hollow lightweight wheel hub according to claim 3, characterized in that: The heat-conducting component (9) comprises a weight-reducing shell (25) embeddedly mounted on the inner wall of the hub body (1), an upper heat-conducting plate (16) embeddedly mounted on the top surface of the weight-reducing shell (25), a lower heat-conducting plate (17) embeddedly mounted on the bottom surface of the weight-reducing shell (25), and a metal column (18) connected between the upper heat-conducting plate (16) and the lower heat-conducting plate (17).

5. The hollow lightweight wheel hub according to claim 4, characterized in that: The weight-reducing shell (25) is provided with an injection hole (19), and a sealing cover (20) is detachably mounted on the injection hole (19). The interior of the weight-reducing shell (25) is injected with cooling liquid (22) through the injection hole (19), and four supporting members (21) are provided inside the weight-reducing shell (25).

6. The hollow lightweight wheel hub according to claim 5, characterized in that: One end of the spoke body (6) is integrally connected with two groups of reinforcement members (23), and the reinforcement members (23) are welded to the inner wall of the hub body (1), a triangular support area is formed between the reinforcement members (23) and the hub body (1), and a weight-reducing opening (24) is formed between the reinforcement members (23).

7. The hollow lightweight wheel hub according to claim 6, characterized in that: The wheel hub body (1), the front hub rim (3), the back hub rim (2) and the hub disc (4) are all sprayed with an anti-rust coating.