A corrosion resistant wheel including a body having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mounting plate having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the body is adapted for securement to a vehicle and/or trailer, a primary anticorrosion layer associated with at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the wheel body and/or at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the mounting plate, an optional secondary layer associated with the primary anticorrosion layer, and a tertiary layer associated with the secondary layer.

An axle-free wheel comprising: an outer rim member having a ground interface on an external surface thereof and an outer ball race or rolling race on an inner surface thereof; an inner rim member having an inner ball or rolling race on an outer surface thereof.

An axle-free wheel comprising: an outer rim member having a ground interface on an external surface thereof and an outer ball race or rolling race on an inner surface thereof; an inner rim member having an inner ball or rolling race on an outer surface thereof.

Aluminum wheels include a rim and a disc having a mounting portion. The mounting portion includes an inner mounting face and an outer mounting face. The mounting portion also includes a coarse grain region and a fine grain region. The coarse grain region can be adjacent, and at least partially form, one of the inner mounting face or the outer mounting face. The coarse grain region includes aluminum alloy grains of a first average grain length that is greater than 1 mm. The fine grain region extends between the coarse grain region and the other of the inner mounting face or the outer mounting face. The fine grain region includes aluminum alloy grains of a second average grain length that is less than 0.5 mm.

A tire/wheel assembly includes a wheel including a disk and a rim, the wheel having a power reception device attached to an inner peripheral surface of the rim to receive electric power supplied wirelessly from farther outward in a radial direction of the wheel than the rim, and a tire attached so as to cover an outer peripheral surface of the wheel and including a pair of bead portions. Each bead portion in the pair of bead portions includes a bead core and a bead filler, and 0.1≤BFW/BDW≤0.6, where BFW is a width in a tire width direction at a central position of the bead filler in a tire radial direction, and BDW is a maximum width in the tire width direction of the bead core.

A tire/wheel assembly includes a wheel including a disk and a rim, the wheel having a power reception device attached to an inner peripheral surface of the rim to receive electric power supplied wirelessly from farther outward in a radial direction of the wheel than the rim, and a tire attached so as to cover an outer peripheral surface of the wheel and including a pair of bead portions. Each bead portion in the pair of bead portions includes a bead core and a bead filler, and 0.1≤BFW/BDW≤0.6, where BFW is a width in a tire width direction at a central position of the bead filler in a tire radial direction, and BDW is a maximum width in the tire width direction of the bead core.

The present invention explains a process for manufacturing tubeless vehicle wheel without welding using a hoop 100 having an outboard end 101, a centre region 102, an inboard end 103. The process includes spinning the outboard end 101 to obtain a disc region 202, spinning disc end 203 to obtain preform nave region 301. Forming the disc region 202 to obtain a disc profile 401 and a nave region 403, forming the centre region 102, inboard end 103 to obtain a straight rim profile 402. Spinning and forming outer end 405 of the straight rim profile 402 to obtain an outboard flange 502a and spinning the straight rim profile 402 to obtain a concave rim profile 601a with a preform inboard flange 602a. Spinning the concave rim profile 601a to obtain bead seats 701a, well region 703a and, forming the preform inboard flange 602a to obtain an inboard flange 704a.

A wheel rim assembly includes a rim defining a rim opening, a wheel disk disposed in the rim opening, a plurality of first fastening members fastening the wheel disk to the rim, and a plurality of second fastening members. The wheel disk includes a center disk defining a center bore that is coaxial with the rim, and a plurality of spokes interconnecting the center disk and the rim. The first fastening members fasten the spokes to the rim such that removal of the first fastening member permits separation of the spoke from the rim. The second fastening members fasten the spokes to the center disk such that removal of the second fastening member permits separation of the spoke from the center disk.

An omnidirectional wheel and a scooter having an omnidirectional wheel are provided. The omnidirectional wheel includes: a hub; support members, in which the support members are circumferentially distributed on the hub, each of the support members has a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface disposed oppositely, the first mounting surface is provided with a first mounting shaft, the second mounting surface is provided with a second mounting shaft, and a distance between a first axis of the first mounting shaft and a wheel center of the hub is less than a distance between a second axis of the second mounting shaft and the wheel center of the hub; first rollers, in which at least one of the first rollers is rotatably disposed on each first mounting shaft; and second rollers, in which at least one of the second rollers is rotatably disposed on each second mounting shaft.

A studded wheel increases traction of a vehicle along slippery surfaces, such as a pipe. The wheel features a wheel body manufactured from a rigid material and having a tread surface. A plurality of studs are secured to the tread surface of the wheel body. The plurality of studs may be polycrystalline diamond. The plurality of studs may be secured directly to the tread surface of the wheel body, such as by brazing. The vehicle to which the wheel is attached may be an inspection vehicle with a mounted camera system fitted for surveying inaccessible areas including sewer systems and other internal piped locations.