A vehicle wheel has a wheel hub arrangement with a wheel hub arrangement surface and a wheel rim with a wheel rim surface. The wheel hub arrangement surface and the wheel rim surface are arranged to abut to each other when the wheel rim is mounted on the wheel hub arrangement. The wheel hub arrangement is provided with first and second engagement structures, wherein the first engagement structure and the second engagement structure are adapted to engage with each other, and wherein the wheel hub arrangement and the wheel rim are assemblable together to form the vehicle wheel, provided that the wheel hub arrangement and the wheel rim are mutually positioned such that the first engagement structure and the second engagement structure are engaged thereby enabling the wheel hub arrangement surface and the wheel rim surface to abut to each other.

A wheel hub assembly for a vehicle includes a shaft adapted for operatively connecting to a motor of the vehicle. The shaft including a threaded end portion, and a splined portion including a plurality of external splines; an integral braking hub disposed on and connected to the shaft; a wheel fastened to the integral braking hub by a plurality of fasteners; and a nut fastened to the threaded end portion of the shaft, the wheel being disposed between the nut and the brake disc portion in an axial direction of the shaft. The integral braking hub includes a central hub portion including a plurality of internal splines and a brake disc portion extending radially from the central hub portion, the brake disc portion being integral with the central hub portion and the central hub portion or the brake disc portion defining a plurality of through-holes.

Mechanisms are disclosed for releasably attaching a wheel to a vehicle in a position where the wheel supports a weight of the vehicle. An illustrative quick connect system is described to include a wheel, a vehicle frame, and a coupling system that releasably attaches the wheel to the vehicle frame. The coupling system, when in a coupled state, may substantially prevent or oppose rotation between a wheel core and the vehicle frame.

Mechanisms are disclosed for releasably attaching a wheel to a vehicle in a position where the wheel supports a weight of the vehicle. An illustrative quick connect system is described to include a wheel, a vehicle frame, and a coupling system that releasably attaches the wheel to the vehicle frame. The coupling system, when in a coupled state, may substantially prevent or oppose rotation between a wheel core and the vehicle frame.

Locking assembly for securing a wheel rim to a wheel hub of a vehicle, comprising a locking element with a cylindrical extension along the wheel hub main axis, having a first threaded section complementary to a hub second threaded section, wherein the locking element has at least one securing means which is movable between a locking position and a release position, said securing means comprising a retaining part which faces a corresponding abutment surface arranged on a hub central tubular portion, when the securing means is in its locking position, in such a way that, in the locking position, loosening of the locking element with respect to the wheel hub is prevented by engagement of said retaining part with said abutment surface.

The present invention relates to a retention device and method of use thereof for fitting wheel rims. In one form, there is provided a retention device including: a body having a mounting end and an opposed outer end and defining a receiving opening extending from the mounting end at least partially towards the outer end, said receiving opening configured to at least partially receive the wheel stud therein; a plurality of wedge elements aligned and arranged within the body to engage with the wheel stud; and a magnetic member positioned at the mounting end of the body, said magnetic member configured to magnetically mount the retention device to a nave plate of a wheel rim.

The present invention relates to a retention device and method of use thereof for fitting wheel rims. In one form, there is provided a retention device including: a body having a mounting end and an opposed outer end and defining a receiving opening extending from the mounting end at least partially towards the outer end, said receiving opening configured to at least partially receive the wheel stud therein; a plurality of wedge elements aligned and arranged within the body to engage with the wheel stud; and a magnetic member positioned at the mounting end of the body, said magnetic member configured to magnetically mount the retention device to a nave plate of a wheel rim.

A rim system including a rim, an adapter disc for mounting on a wheel hub of a vehicle, a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts for fastening the rim to the adapter disc, a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub and a wheel hub centring ring for centring the adapter disc relative to the wheel hub. A rim centring ring is provided for centering the rim relative to the adapter disc.

A hub bearing unit includes a radially outwardly extending flange, a first portion on a first side of the flange and a tubular portion on a second side of the flange. A bearing outer ring surrounds the first portion, and rolling elements are mounted between the first portion and the outer ring. A splined shaft of a constant velocity joint extends into the hub and has a threaded end portion inside the tubular portion. A threaded connector is mounted on the threaded end portion and has a deformable portion configured to be deformed to prevent the threaded connector from being unscrewed. A portion of the tubular portion near the flange includes a radial through hole configured to allow a torque arm of a deformation tool to access and deform the deformable portion.

A wheel mounting structure for a vehicle includes a wheel hub including a center boss protruding from a hub flange in an axial direction, a wheel fitted around the center boss at an internal diameter portion of the wheel, a center lock bolt threadedly coupled to the center boss and configured to press the wheel against the hub flange, and a locking device configured to lock rotation of the center lock bolt with respect to the wheel hub or to release the locking of rotation of the center lock bolt.