The present invention relates to a method for producing a vehicle wheel consisting of sheet metal.

A molded fiber wheel rim that has good impact absorbing properties and increased durability. In one embodiment the wheel rim is comprised in molded fiber material such as carbon fiber having outwardly-facing concave sidewalls capable of improved durability while flexing in response to forces from rim compressing wheel load bearing inputs and wheel rolling surface impacts.

A structure of a bicycle wheel rim is disclosed. It comprises an inner rim frame and a composite rim body. The inner rim frame is provided with an inner rim part, two lateral ring parts respectively disposed on both sides of the inner rim part, two hooks respectively disposed on terminals of the two lateral ring parts, and an opening formed between the two hooks and having a supporting part. The composite rim body encapsulates the inner rim part, the two lateral rings and the two hooks.

A tire having a plurality of shape memory alloy (SMA) radial stiffening elements including a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion. Each SMA radial element is secured to the rim of a wheel to form arching elements extending about an entire circumference of the tire.

A rim with an inner flange having strip weight reduction sockets and a wheel are provided. The rim includes the inner flange, a middle portion and an outer flange which are all annular and are connected end to end to form an annular rim, in which trapezoidal weight reduction sockets are provided on the inner wall of the inner flange; the bottom edges of the weight reduction sockets are flush with the edge of the inner flange; the top edge of each weight reduction socket has fillets; and the weight reduction sockets have a bottom edge length of 5-30 mm, a height of 15-60 mm, a top edge length of 5-15 mm, a base angle of 72-83, and a depth of 1-5 mm.

The present disclosure is directed to a polymer-based wheel assembly for a non-pneumatic tire. The wheel assembly comprises: an inboard wheel segment comprising an inboard tubular body having an exterior inboard rim surface, a first inboard segment end having an inboard annular lip extending radially outward from the exterior inboard rim surface, and a second inboard segment end having an inboard wheel segment connecting surface; an outboard wheel segment comprising an outboard tubular body having an exterior outboard rim surface, a first outboard segment end having an outboard annular lip extending radially outward from the exterior outboard rim surface, and a second outboard segment end having an outboard wheel segment connecting surface; wherein the inboard and outboard wheel segment connecting surfaces are coupled together to form a joint, and wherein the exterior inboard and exterior outboard rim surfaces cooperate to form a wheel assembly rim surface; and wherein the inboard and outboard wheel segments are formed from a polymer-based composition.

An adapter for a rolling assembly comprising a tire having two beads (B), a rim (J) with two rim seats (7), said adapter connecting one of the beads and the rim. The adapter has an axially inner end (10) comprising inner reinforcer element (16), and an axially outer end (15) comprising outer reinforcer element (15), respectively mounted on a rim seat (7). Body (11) connects said outer end (9) to said inner end (10). Main reinforcement connects said outer reinforcer (15), and said inner reinforcer (16), a substantially cylindrical adapter seat (18) receiving one of said beads (B), an adapter bearing face (21) substantially contained in a plane perpendicular to the rion otataxis. The reinforcer element (15) of the axially outer end (9) is entirely situated axially outside the bearing face (21), and in that the body (11) comprises, opposite the adapter seat (7), an annular seat reinforcer (19).

A rim sealing strip comprising: a circumferentially elongated rim strip having a radially outwardly facing outboard surface, a radially inwardly facing inboard surface, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge laterally spaced from the first lateral edge; where the rim strip includes an overall lateral width between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge and a radial thickness between the outboard surface and the inboard surface; and where the radial thickness is variable across the lateral width to include a first lateral region having a first radial thickness and a second lateral region having a second radial thickness, where the first radial thickness is thicker than the second radial thickness. A rim sealing system comprising: a circumferentially elongated rim strip having a radially outwardly facing outboard surface, a radially inwardly facing inboard surface, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge laterally spaced from the first lateral edge; a rim to receive the circumferentially elongated rim strip, where the rim includes a radially outwardly projecting first bead flange, a radially outwardly projecting second bead flange laterally spaced from the first bead flange, and a radially outwardly facing tire bed surface positioned laterally between the first bead flange and the second bead flange, and where the inboard surface of the rim strip circumscribes the tire bed surface; where the rim strip includes an overall lateral width between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge and a radial thickness between the outboard surface and the inboard surface; and where the radial thickness is variable across the lateral width to include a first lateral region having a first radial thickness and a second lateral region having a second radial thickness, where the first radial thickness is thicker than the second radial thickness. A rim sealing strip comprising: a circumferentially elongated rim strip having a radially outwardly facing outboard surface, a radially inwardly facing inboard surface, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge laterally spaced from the first lateral edge; where the rim strip includes an overall lateral width between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge and a radial thickness between the outboard surface and the inboard surface; and where the rim strip includes a first lateral region and a second lateral region laterally adjoining the first lateral region; and where the material stiffness of the first lateral region has greater stiffness than the material stiffness of the second lateral region. A rim comprising: a rim, the rim comprising: a radially outwardly facing tire bed surfa

A rim, having a rim body with rim flanks, a rim well and a rim base, in which the flanks abut in the radially most inwardly point, and with opposed rim flanges, each extending from one of the flanks up to a radially most outwardly point, so that the rim flanges form opposed side walls with the flanks. The widest spot of the rim body lies beneath the rim well and above a horizontal centerline. The width in the widest spot is at least one quarter larger than a clear rim width between the rim flanges. The side walls show a defined curvature shape with an inflection point which is disposed between the radially most outwardly point and the widest spot and lies external of the rim flange. In the inflection point, a concave curvature makes a transition to a convex curvature lying between the inflection point and the widest spot.

In some examples, an aircraft wheel assembly includes an axle, a bearing assembly, and a hub defining a bearing bore. The bearing bore may be configured such that the dynamic radial and axial thrust bearing reactions between the axle and the hub results in a first reaction force F.sub.R applied to the hub, the first reaction force F.sub.R having a radial component, and a second reaction force F.sub.N applied to the hub, the second reaction force F.sub.N having both a radial and an axial component.