A wheel assembly in accordance with various embodiments for use with an aircraft can include an inner surface, a first lug extending into an area defined by the inner surface and a heat shield configured to be coupled to the first lug. The wheel assembly can also include a gasket configured to be positioned between the inner surface and the heat shield and to remain in place relative to the first lug in response to rotation of the wheel assembly relative to the aircraft.

A tire rim assembly having two cylindrical bodies, each with a diameter approximately the same as the interior diameter of a tire. On the front body, are found an outer edge on one side and bolt receiving means on the opposite site and alignment holes. On the back body is found an outer edge, bolt receiving means that run across the entire length of the back body, are located on the interior of the body and are placed equidistant around the body. Each bolt receiving means aligns with a complimentary bolt receiving means on the front body. The back body also has alignment pegs that fit into the alignment holes of the front body for proper alignment of the front and back bodies. Holes on the hub, located on the front body permit placement of the tire and tire rim assembly onto an axle of an automobile or other wheeled device.

A tire rim structure including an annular inner ring (2) provided on the inner ring of a tire body (1) and a circular outer ring (3) provided on the outside of the tire body (1), fixedly connected to the annular inner ring (2), and formed by stamping. The annular inner ring (2) includes an annular inner ring body (21) formed by extrusion, an annular left ring (22) provided at one side of the annular inner ring body (21) and formed by extrusion, and an annular right ring (23) provided at the other side of the annular inner ring body (21), connected to the circular outer ring (3), and formed by extrusion. A shaft hole (31) is provided at the middle part of the circular outer ring (3). By breaking down a tire rim into the annular inner ring body (21), the left ring (22), the right ring (23), and the outer ring (3) connected to the right ring, each of the components composing the tire rim can be processed and formed via extrusion or stamping processes, this provides increased consistency compared with an existing tire rim that is integrally processed and formed via a casting process, thus allowing for increased structural strength and simplified manufacturing process.

A wheel assembly (1) for a vehicle, uncommonly capable of a compact construction and ease of maintenance, comprises: A wheel rim (2) suitable to rotate around an axis of rotation (a-a), defining an axial direction (A-A) parallel or coincident with said axis of rotation (a-a), an orthogonal radial direction (R-R), and a circumferential direction locally coincident with a tangential direction (T-T) orthogonal to the axial direction (A-A) and the radial direction (R-R), said wheel rim (2) having a radially outer side, or outer side (3), opposite the axis of rotation (a-a), and a radially inner side, or inner side (4), facing the axis of rotation (a-a), said rim being suitable to receive externally a tyre (5), and wherein said wheel rim forms internally a cylindrical chamber of the rim (54) delimited radially from said inner side (4); a motor (306) comprising a rotor (307) and a stator (308); said rotor (307) being supported, free to rotate, on said stator (308); said stator being fixed to a stator support (120); said motor (306) being housed in the said cylindrical wheel rim chamber (54) of said wheel rim (2); said rotor (307) is selectively, removably and rigidly connected to the inner side (4) of said wheel rim (2), avoiding the interposition of elastic members or damping members; said assembly (1) also comprising a braking device (10), said device comprising a disc brake disc (11) having a radially outer edge (12) and a radially inner edge (13), said braking device (10) further comprising a disc brake caliper (14) selectively, removably and rigidly connected, directly or indirectly, to said stator support (120), said disk brake caliper (14) being placed with its active part (21) astride the inner edge (13) of said disc brake disc (ID; in whichsaid wheel rim (2) is made in two parts (15, 16) selectively and removably connected with each other to form a wheel rim body (17); and whereinone of the two parts of said wheel rim (15) forms in a single piece at least one spoke (18) that protrudes radially towards the axis of rotation (a-a); and whereinsaid disc (11) is connected with its outer edge (12) to said at least one spoke (18).

Vehicle rim for mounting of a tire, comprising: an axially central part (20) comprising a disc; two lateral parts (31, 32), at least one of the lateral parts being separate from the axially central part, each of the lateral parts having a rim seat to receive a bead of a tire, the axially central part and the two lateral parts being made from a rigid matrix; an intermediate part (41, 42) that forms the only mechanical link between the axially central part and each lateral part that is separate from the axially central part, this intermediate part being made of a flexible matrix, the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the flexible matrix being greater than and equal to 50 MPa and less than or equal to 400 MPa; wherein the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the rigid matrix is greater than or equal to 5 GPa.

A multi-part wheel 10 includes a curb-side rim part 11 and a car-side rim part 12, wherein the curb-side rim part 11 includes an outer rim-base portion 14, and the car-side rim part 12 includes an inner rim-base portion 14 and a center part 4.

A full face fabricated vehicle wheel having a wheel attached to a wheel disc. The wheel disc includes a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc further includes an outer circumferential edge having an outboard bead seat retaining flange, and an annular transition portion radially extending between the hub and the outer circumferential edge. The transition portion includes a plurality of vent hole regions circumferentially spaced around the transition portion about the wheel axis. At least one vent hole region includes a vent hole formed through the transition portion and defining an outer perimeter such that at least two bridging portions extend inwardly from the perimeter which subdivides the vent hole into at least three smaller holes formed through the transition portion at the at least one vent hole region.

Embodiments of collapsible wheels and methods of making collapsible wheels are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

A two-piece wheel may have a first section and a second section. The wheel has areas of varying diameter across its width, and the first second and the second section are joined at the area of the wheel with the smallest diameter. The first section can be a spoke section with spokes extending from the central hub and the second section can be a barrel section.

A two-piece wheel may have a first section and a second section. The wheel has areas of varying diameter across its width, and the first second and the second section are joined at the area of the wheel with the smallest diameter. The first section can be a spoke section with spokes extending from the central hub and the second section can be a barrel section.