A wheel is provided that combines the principles of a beadlock wheel and a liner wheel for improved performance in motor racing, in particular drag racing. The wheel has beadlock rings that fasten to inner and outer rims of the wheel to secure an outer tire, and the wheel has knurls interior to the inner and outer rims to secure an inner tire. Projections from the inner and outer rims are arranged to accommodate the various functions of the combination of the beadlock rings and the inner tire. The projections counterintuitively add weight to the wheel, yet the combination of beadlock rings and an inner tire results in improved stability and safety as well as faster times on the racetrack.

A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from an alloy and defines a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly between a central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed of a composite material that defines an annular wall extending between the proximal bead element and a distal bead element. The face portion defines a mating member that is disposed in mating engagement with a rim seat defined by the rim portion. The mating member and the rim seat define a receptor for receiving a pin with said pin including shear resistors oriented to counteract shear forces F between said face portion and the rim portion.

A wheel mechanism (10) is disclosed as including an outer wheel (12), two inner wheels (36) received in the outer wheel, and two rubber dampers (24) each separating a respective outer wheel and inner wheel, the rubber dampers being deformable between a first configuration in which the entire outer periphery (37) of the inner wheel is in contact with an inner wall (29) of a recess (28) of the rubber damper and a second configuration in which a part of the outer periphery of the inner wheel is out of contact with the inner wall of the recess of the rubber damper.

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.

The invention relates to a cycle hub assembly and a method of producing such cycle hub assembly. The cycle hub assembly includes a wheel hub and a plurality of spoke mounting elements. The spoke mounting elements are present in two axially spaced rows positioned around the circumference of the wheel hub. Each spoke mounting element includes at least one spoke mounting hole for receiving at least part of at least one spoke. At least two adjacent spoke mounting elements are interconnected in an efficient manner such that an optimal design of the cycle hub assembly is obtained.

A hybrid wheel including a functional rim, a center disc, and a wheel face insert, wherein the wheel rim and the center disc are made of a specified material, and wherein the wheel face insert is made of a dissimilar material. The wheel face insert can be secured to the center disc by at least one of screws, pins, rivets, or structural adhesive, and/or the wheel face insert can be secured to the functional rim by at least one of screws, pins, rivets, or structural adhesive.

A number of variations may include a vehicle which may have a vehicle body and a vehicle hub operably coupled to the vehicle body. A vehicle wheel may be operably coupled to the vehicle hub. The vehicle wheel may be isolated from the vehicle hub by at least one isolation feature selected from the group consisting of: an extended flange portion of the vehicle wheel may be disposed between a pilot hole and the vehicle hub, a multiple piece cover portion may fully cover the pilot hole, a drain slot may be disposed on the vehicle wheel and the drain slot may have a slope of at least five degrees, or an enhanced bushing may create a non-flat profile between the vehicle wheel and a fixation device.

A method of thermal management for an electrically motorized wheel, the method can include defining a thermally conductive path from at least one component, the at least one component becoming heated during operation of the electrically motorized wheel, providing the path with a thermally conductive material and further defining the path such that the path contacts the at least one component, further defining the path such that the path contacts a hub shell assembly of the electrically motorized wheel thereby conducting heat from the at least one component to the hub shell assembly.

A reinforcing structure of a carbon fiber rim is provided. A rim body is made from a carbon fiber material. The rim body includes an external diameter edge to be assembled with a tire, an inner diameter edge to be assembled to a hub via spokes, and two side sections between the outer diameter edge and the inner diameter edge. Metal reinforcing sheets are respectively disposed on the spoke assembling positions of the inner diameter edge and wrapped by the carbon fiber material, and each reinforcing sheet has two opening edges and a middle ring section connecting the two opening edges. The middle ring section is disposed with a reinforcing part corresponding to the inner diameter edge of the rim body and two reinforcing edge parts corresponding to two side edge sections.

A reinforcing structure of carbon fiber rim is provided. A rim body is made from a carbon fiber material. The rim body includes an external diameter edge to be assembled with a tire, an inner diameter edge to be assembled with hubs and spokes, and two side sections between the outer diameter edge and the inner diameter edge. Metal reinforcing sheets are disposed on the spoke assembling positions of the inner diameter edge and wrapped by the carbon fiber material, and each has two opening edges and a middle ring section connecting the two opening edges. The middle ring section is disposed with a reinforcing part corresponding to the inner diameter edge of the rim body and two reinforcing edge parts corresponding to two side edge sections.