Method of making a composite vehicle wheel

Details Method of making a composite vehicle wheel Method of making a composite vehicle wheel

1975-03-10

1977-04-12

Reeves, Robert B.

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Methods

Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

156192, 301 6A, 301 6W, 301 6WB, 301 63DS, 301 63PW, B60B 502

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040173488

ABSTRACT:
A composite wheel, for a heavy duty vehicle, having a barrel member with an inner layer of laminated tape structure wound on an out of round shaped mandrel. The barrel member has a plurality of formed sections of chopped fibers in an epoxy resin. The inner surface of each section conforms to the out of round tape structure and the outer surface forms the tire bead retainers and drop center portion of the wheel. An outer layer of laminated tape structure surrounds the formed sections. A wheel web member, made of chopped fibers in an epoxy resin has its outer surface conforming to the out of round configuration of the barrel member. The web member is made of two sections which are secured to the barrel member.

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patent: 262990 (1882-08-01), Smith
patent: 1813431 (1931-07-01), Shoemaker
patent: 3369843 (1975-09-01), Prew
patent: 3829162 (1974-08-01), Stimson
patent: 3871709 (1975-03-01), Eaton

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