Spoked wheel and a spoke made with a composite material
US7926885B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B21/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spoke for a tension wheel, the spoke being made of a composite material and including a tension body, the body having a median portion and two ends, the body being extended beyond each end by a fastening segment, the body and the fastening segments being connected by a transitional zone. The spoke has at least one portion with a cross-sectional surface reinforced relative to the cross section of the median portion, the reinforced cross-sectional portion extending through at least one transitional zone between the tension body and the embedded fastening segment.
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