Wheel assembly and vehicle model with wheel assembly
US9857276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C13/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present embodiments provide a wheel assembly having a dynamic structure to influence an unloaded profile of a tire. In one embodiment the unloaded profile is also influenced by a centrifugal force on the wheel assembly and an inflation pressure of the tire. In one embodiment, a loaded profile of the tire is influenced by a weight of the wheel assembly, the inflation pressure of the tire, and the centrifugal force on the wheel assembly.
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