Wheel comprising a tire

US11858300B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Camso Inc. · CA

Inventors

• Salvatore Messina · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE
• Marc Favre · Clermont-Ferrand, FR
• Slim Frikha · Paris, FR
• Hugo Van De Wiele · Lokeren, BE
• Tim De Witte · Oostrozebeke, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 2, 2024
• Expiry date: May 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60C7/143
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel for a vehicle, such as a forklift (e.g., an electric forklift) or another material-handling vehicle, in which the wheel comprises a tire (e.g., a non-pneumatic tire) and may be designed to enhance its use and performance and/or use and performance of the vehicle, including, for example, to exhibit less rolling resistance, be more energy-efficient and/or allow the vehicle to travel faster and/or with improved ride comfort. For instance, elastic deformation of the wheel as it rolls may be better managed (e.g., reduced), which may improve thermal behavior of the wheel and/or may be combined with ways to better distribute or dissipate heat (e.g., by increasing thermal conductivity).