Hub and wheel
US10668768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B2900/311
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hub and a wheel having such a hub. The hub includes a hub shell and an axle to rotatably receive the hub shell. The hub shell is provided with circumferential hub flanges for accommodation and defined orientation of a plurality of spokes. Each of the spokes includes a spoke body and a spoke head. The hub flanges include a plurality of accommodation sections to receive one spoke head each. The accommodation sections are axially disposed on the hub flanges. 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. Two spoke feed-throughs each are provided with one joint and circumferentially closed outlet opening in the hub flanges. The hub flanges enclose the outlet opening integrally.
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