Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Compression wheel
Patent
1993-12-10
1996-04-23
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Compression wheel
301 642, B60B 300
Patent
active
055097260
ABSTRACT:
A multi-piece, non-take-apart full-face vehicle wheel assembly having a multiple-part disc in which a wheel mounting disc center part and a disc outer part are each made separately from one another. Each disc part has an annular connector flange formed respectively at the inner and outer peripheries thereof engaging one another in assembly and permanently secured to join the disc parts. Various types of flange joints and fastening systems are employed to join the flanges, including welding systems and mechanical fastening systems. In one joint embodiment the connector flanges of the disc outer part and center part have either conical or cylindrical shape and extend respectively inboard and outboard of said wheel assembly and slidably telescopically overlap with a press fit in assembly. In another joint embodiment the overlapping flanges of the disc center and outer parts extend generally radially of the wheel assembly. In most of the disclosed embodiments the rim has an annular flange extending radially inwardly therefrom in the vicinity of the rim outboard bead seat, and the disc outer part radially overlaps the rim flange. A second joint permanently secures the rim flange and disc outer part together circumferential around the same. The rim may be made from rolled ferrous or non-ferrous sheet metal, or as a machined casting, forging or extrusion of a light metal alloy. The disc outer part and center part are separately manufactured as sheet metal stampings from materials such as stainless, HSLA, or mild carbon steels or non-ferrous light metal alloys.
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Prior Art Drawings FIGS. A and B illustrating American Racing Equipment of Rancho Dominguez, California, Part No. 72-4604 (No Date).
Motor Wheel Corporation
Stormer Russell D.
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