Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Having auxiliary bracing
Patent
1981-12-24
1984-01-10
Reeves, Robert B.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Having auxiliary bracing
301 12R, 301 13SM, 301 66, 2915903, B21K 134
Patent
active
044250045
ABSTRACT:
Prior art truck hub has central boss with central axis, a plurality of spokes extending from the boss, and webs extending between the spokes. End faces of spokes commonly crack and by using method of repair the hub can be salvaged by removing from outer end of each spoke, a generally U-sectioned portion of end face and adjacent portions of spoke to form a pair of spaced shoulders on side portions of spoke. An annular rim or band is fitted on shoulders so that cylindrical inner face of band is adjacent generally axial edges of shoulders, and annular end face of band is adjacent radial edges of shoulders and partially annular edges of outer faces of spokes. Band is welded to ends of spokes to provide additional support for tire bearing rim.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2553161 (1951-05-01), Ash
patent: 2734778 (1956-02-01), Cook
patent: 3013841 (1961-12-01), Walther
patent: 4315360 (1982-02-01), Carmichael et al.
Carmichael William E.
Rodacker Wayne
Carmichael William E.
Reeves Robert B.
Stormer Russell D.
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