The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor. The in-wheel motor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a circular rim to which a tire is coupled by being wrapped around an outer ring thereof and a shaft is connected by passing through a center thereof; a motor assembly which is disposed in an inner portion of the rim and includes a stator connected to the shaft and a rotor disposed to be wrapped around the stator and configured to rotate; a cover coupled to cover one open side surface of the rim and configured to seal the inner portion of the rim; and a lead-out wire entry/exit portion waterproof structure configured to seal an entry/exit portion for a lead-out wire connected to supply power from outside of the in-wheel motor to the inner portion of the rim via a hollow portion of the shaft, wherein the lead-out wire entry/exit portion waterproof structure includes an elastic stopper, to which the lead-out wire is connected to pass through a center thereof and which is configured to be elastically contracted after being inserted into the hollow portion of the shaft in an axial direction and seal between the hollow portion of the shaft and the lead-out wire, and a stopper fixing body fastened to the shaft and configured to press the elastic stopper in the axial direction so that the elastic stopper is inserted and fixed inside the hollow portion of the shaft.

The invention relates to a device (3) for protecting a wheel rim (2) of a motor vehicle, wherein: an outer side of a rim flange (4) is covered by the device (3); the device (3) consists of a ring (5), the diameter of which is matched to that of the rim flange (4); and the ring (5) has a circumferential tongue (5.2) for fastening the device (3) to the rim flange (4), which tongue can be clamped between an inner side of the rim flange (4) and a side wall of a tyre (1). The device (3) is intended to be held securely on the wheel rim (1) even at very high speeds and correspondingly large forces acting on the device (3). No changes to the wheel rim (1) are necessary, and installation is simple. This is achieved in that the single ring (5) is produced from a hard material and has a continuous radial gap (6) and in that end faces (5.3) of the ring formed by the gap (6) can be connected by means of a clamping screw (8).

A caster wheel assembly for an outdoor power equipment machine includes a wheel mount and provides a double bell-shaped caster wheel including two bell-shaped halves, each bell-shaped half includes a central hub, a smooth transition portion, an outer circumferential rim, and a planar face. A ground contacting tread can be provided by the outer circumferential rims. A ground contacting tread can be provided by a resilient tread ring positioned between the two bell-shaped halves.

The invention relates to a wheel, especially for motor vehicles, comprising a wheel rim and a wheel disc, the wheel rim having a rim base made of fiber composite material. The invention is characterized in that the wheel disc (3, 11, 20, 29, 40) can be indirectly connected to the wheel rim (1), in particular the rim base (2), by means of a connecting element (5, 14, 22, 31, 35, 42) which is designed and associated with the rim base (2) in such a way that the connected wheel disc (3, 11, 20, 29, 40) is not in contact with the rim base (2).

THIS invention relates to a wheel cover. More specifically, the invention relates to an advertising wheel cover having a wheel mount for push fitting into a vehicle wheel rim and a display disc rotatably mounted to the wheel mount by bayonet-type connectors. The display disc is off-centre weighted so as to remain in a substantially upright and static orientation relative to the wheel mount, which is rotatable with the wheel.

A liner plate for a work machine has a frame with a frame surface and an axle opening, and a guard member at least partially disposed above the axle opening. The guard member has a lower face, a region of the frame surface and a region of the lower face define a volume. The liner plate includes a body portion defining an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The body portion defines a first side surface and a second side surface. The body portion is adapted to be coupled to the frame surface proximate the first side surface. The body portion is adapted to be coupled to the guard member proximate the second side surface. Further, upon coupling of the body portion to the frame surface and the guard member, the body portion prevents at least some debris from entering the volume.

An apparatus equipped with a moving tool includes a base and the moving tool including a wheel that rolls on a floor surface during movement of the apparatus, and a support unit that is fixed to the base at a position above an upper end of the wheel and that supports the wheel. The base includes a contact portion that is disposed at a position behind the support unit in a moving direction and above the upper end of the wheel, and with which the moving tool comes into contact when the support unit is bent rearward.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a tire containment device securely mounted to an axle of a vehicle to contain shrapnel caused by a tire blowout. In an illustrative example, the tire containment device may include an axle bracket and a tire fender. The axle bracket, for example, may be mounted to an axle of the vehicle. The tire fender may, for example, have a substantially continuous containment cavity. In some examples, when the tire fender is coupled to a vehicle axle by the axle bracket, the containment cavity may extend over at least a top and an exterior face of an upper third of a diameter of a tire. For example, the containment cavity may substantially intercept shrapnel from failure of the tire before it reaches a body of the vehicle. Various embodiments may advantageously reduce damage to a body of the vehicle during a tire blowout.

A heat shield assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the heat shield assembly defines a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side and an inboard end and an outboard end and includes a first layer defining a first surface of the heat shield assembly and having a first tab member disposed proximate the inboard end at the first circumferential side and a second tab member disposed proximate the outboard end at the first circumferential side; and a second layer defining a second surface of the heat shield assembly and having one or more first crimped portions extending along the first circumferential side and configured to engage the first tab member and the second tab member.

An attachment for a vehicle wheel allows the vehicle to be driven when the tire is flat. The attachment includes a main body having a mounting portion and a running surface portion. When ready to be mounted, the mounting portion has a closed circumference.