Wheel with tension spokes
US7950747B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49508
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tension-spoke wheel including a rim, spokes, and a central hub, the exterior of the rim having a tire-receiving channel that defines a median plane, and an interior of the rim having spoke fastening zones that define a median plane for fastening the spokes, the hub having a median plane and two flanges for fastening the spokes, one of the flanges being closer to the median plane of the hub than the other, and at least the spokes fastened to the flange that is closer to the median plane of the hub lacking individual tensioning mechanisms. The spokes fastened to the flange that is closer to the hub median plane are fastened to the rim on the side of the median plane of the tire-receiving channel that is opposite the closer flange.
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