Hub and wheel
US10549575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B2900/114
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hub and a wheel having such a hub are provided. The hub includes a hub shell and an axle to rotatably receive the hub shell. The hub shell is provided with circumferential hub flanges serving for accommodation and defined orientation of a plurality of spokes. Each of the spokes has a spoke body and a spoke head. The hub flanges include a plurality of accommodation sections receiving a spoke head each. Each of the accommodation sections has one spoke feed-through assigned to it through which an accommodated spoke can be guided out of the accommodation section. The hub flange includes two different types of accommodation sections. A first type includes a circumferentially closed spoke feed-through and a second type, a circumferentially opened spoke feed-through.
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