Vehicle wheel axle centrifugal adjusting arrangement
US7240969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2114
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle wheel includes a wheel body having an elongated guiding slot radially extended from a center of the wheel body; and an axle centrifugal adjusting arrangement, which includes a sliding member slidably mounted along the guiding slot for mounting the wheel body to the wheel axle; and a gear adjustment device including a first gear unit mounted at the guiding slot of the wheel body, and a second gear unit mounted at the sliding member to substantially engage with the first gear unit so as to selectively adjust the sliding member to slide along the guiding slot.
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