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Wheel component and method for producing a wheel component

US11298973B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Thomas Baranowski · Würselen, DE
Maik Broda · Würselen, DE
Markus Franzen · Stolberg, DE
Pascal Rebmann · Weilerswist, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2018
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/86
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a wheel component (1, 20) for a wheel of a vehicle, having a hub (2), which can be connected in a rotationally secure manner to a hub flange of the vehicle and which at least partially comprises a metal material, a rim (4, 21) for receiving a tire of the wheel, and spokes (7) which connect the hub (2) to the rim (4, 21). The wheel component includes at least one spoke (7) including a spoke portion (8, 24), which comprises an injection-molded thermoplastic material, and further including a spoke reinforcement element (9, 25) at least partially embedded into the spoke portion. The spoke reinforcement element at least partially comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic material.

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