101 |
Automatic carving device for wheel |
US15635819 |
2017-06-28 |
US10144244B2 |
2018-12-04 |
Weidong Liu; Jiandong Guo |
An automatic carving device for a wheel, including a rack, a chassis, a lifting cylinder, brackets, bearing blocks, linear bearings, mounting plates, guide shafts, a lifting shaft, a servo motor, a synchronous pulley, a connection plate, a synchronous belt, a synchronous pulley, a pedestal, a connection shaft, a servo motor, a shaft sleeve, a lower end cover, a connection shaft, a shaft sleeve, and an oil cylinder. The automatic carving device for the wheel can automatically carve characters on the wheel, meanwhile it also has the characteristics of simple structure, convenience for manufacturing, stable performance and high precision that can meet the machining requirement, and can also meet the requirement of automatic production. |
102 |
Vehicle wheel positioning device |
US15074592 |
2016-03-18 |
US09895783B2 |
2018-02-20 |
Bowen Xue; Donghui Zhang; Jiandong Guo |
A vehicle wheel positioning device, including a frame, a jacking cylinder and two sliding sleeves fixed on a bottom plate, the outputting end of the jacking cylinder is connected with a top plate, and a belt pulley connected to a servo motor via a shaft. A vehicle wheel may be positioned via the top plate during a vehicle wheel finish turning automation processing, without switching programs for automation production of the wheel with different wheel widths and different offset distances. |
103 |
Upper wheel fairing reducing critical vehicle drag |
US13799005 |
2013-03-13 |
US09878745B2 |
2018-01-30 |
Garth L. Magee |
A method and apparatus for shielding critical faster-moving upper wheel surfaces from headwinds reduces vehicle propulsive counterforces needed to countervail mechanically magnified upper wheel drag forces combined with drag forces on the apparatus itself. The apparatus includes various upper wheel fairings of FIGS. 1-6. Each fairing shields a critical primary vehicle-drag-inducing upper wheel surface from headwinds otherwise impinging thereon. |
104 |
Method for detecting the wheel center depth of an aluminum wheel cast blank |
US15413952 |
2017-01-24 |
US09862227B2 |
2018-01-09 |
Zhi Chen |
The invention relates to a device and method for detecting the wheel center depth of an aluminum wheel cast blank, the device includes a roller way tray, a position sensor, a frame, a CCD camera, a programmable controller and a laser distance measurement sensor, an upper servo-cylinder, a motor support, a servo-motor and a lower servo-cylinder. The invention has the following advantages: the method for automatically detecting and identifying the wheel center depth of an aluminum wheel cast blank is utilized for the identification and classification of wheel cast blanks, so as to reduce the influence of large casting dimension tolerance on the machining dimension tolerance, increase the acceptability rate of products from the automatic machining unit, ensure that the production line automatically runs with high quality and quantity and also reduce the labor intensity of operators. |
105 |
WHEEL FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE |
US15637137 |
2017-06-29 |
US20180001700A1 |
2018-01-04 |
Fredrick Taylor |
This disclosure concerns wheels for industrial vehicles, including scissor lift vehicles and aerial platform vehicles. More particularly, this disclosure concerns a wheel fabricated with a substantially cylindrical wheel rim and a front face surface which includes a center hub section that is inwardly offset from the front edge by an amount and at an angle providing flexibility to recover from incidences that can damage the wheel. |
106 |
WHEEL ASSEMBLIES REMOVABLE WITHOUT TOOLS |
US15588239 |
2017-05-05 |
US20170239986A1 |
2017-08-24 |
Michael Abraham Morris; William Michael Palleva |
A hub or wheel assembly includes a retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, a second end, and a conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore. |
107 |
Variable track wheel |
US14367381 |
2012-12-10 |
US09701158B2 |
2017-07-11 |
Pasquale Patrizio Pellicano; Graziano Donati |
A variable track wheel (1) comprises a rim (2) suitable for receiving a tire, and a disc (3) through which said wheel (1) is mountable on a hub (37), said disc (3) being removably secured by fastenings (6) to a connecting member (4) provided in said rim (2), said connecting member (4) projecting towards a rotation axis (X) of said wheel (1), said wheel further comprising a plurality of spacers (15) interposed between an annular perimeter zone (36) of said disc (3) and said connecting member (4) of said rim (2), said disc (3) and said rim (2) being mountable in a plurality of reciprocal axial positions and in a plurality of reciprocal orientations to obtain a variation in the track of said wheel (1), said wheel (1) further comprising at least one centring device (8; 9) for mutual positioning of said disc (3) and of said rim (2), said centring device (8; 9) comprising a hole (10; 10a; 10b) and a pin (11), said hole (10; 10a; 10b) or said pin (11) being provided in said connecting member (4) or in said disc (3), said centring device (8; 9) further comprising a coupling element (21) so conformed as to cooperate with said hole (10; 10a; 10b) and with said pin (11) for reciprocally coupling said pin (11) and said hole (10; 10a; 10b). |
108 |
CORROSION RESISTANT WHEELS, ANTICORROSION LAYERS ASSOCIATED WITH WHEELS, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US15379916 |
2016-12-15 |
US20170165714A1 |
2017-06-15 |
Phil Pierce |
A corrosion resistant wheel including a body having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mounting plate having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the body is adapted for securement to a vehicle and/or trailer, a primary anticorrosion layer associated with at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the wheel body and/or at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the mounting plate, an optional secondary layer associated with the primary anticorrosion layer, and a tertiary layer associated with the secondary layer. |
109 |
BICYCLE WHEEL COMPONENT WITH BRAKING AREA MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND RELATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS |
US15287340 |
2016-10-06 |
US20170100960A1 |
2017-04-13 |
Paolo FABRIS |
A process for manufacturing a bicycle wheel component, comprising the steps of providing a component having at least one braking area that cooperates with a braking body made by molding of composite material having structural fibers in a polymeric material, and post-molding machining of at least one region of the braking area by removing only polymeric material, without removal of the structural fiber, from the entire region so that the structural fiber outcrops at least in part from the polymeric material, and removing the structural fiber and possibly the polymeric material according to at least one groove within the region. A bicycle wheel component having a braking area of composite material, wherein in a region of the braking area, the structural fiber outcrops at least from the polymeric material, and the region comprises a groove through the structural fiber and possibly the polymeric material of the composite material. |
110 |
VEHICLE WHEEL POSITIONING DEVICE |
US15074592 |
2016-03-18 |
US20160346887A1 |
2016-12-01 |
Bowen XUE; Donghui ZHANG; Jiandong GUO |
The invention discloses a vehicle wheel positioning device, constituted of a frame, a cylinder, a belt pulley, a servo motor, a shaft and others. The invention in use is able to achieve positioning function before a vehicle wheel finish turning automation processing, without switching programs for automation production of the wheel with different wheel widths and different offset distances. |
111 |
ASSEMBLIES REMOVABLE WITHOUT TOOLS |
US14956069 |
2015-12-01 |
US20160082773A1 |
2016-03-24 |
Michael Abraham Morris; William Michael Palleva |
A hub or wheel assembly includes a retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, a second end, and a conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore. |
112 |
Non pneumatic vehicle tires and pneumatic vehicle tires with tread patterns |
US13956283 |
2013-07-31 |
US09242509B2 |
2016-01-26 |
Alice Chang |
Vehicle tires with solid materials, such as rubber and polymer, are designed to increase the safety of the vehicle without the risk of having a flat tire. The tires are non pneumatic and have treads. The tires are for use on a variety of vehicles, including cars, bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, trucks, buses, aircrafts, earthmovers, tractors, trailers, carts, heavy equipments, and lawnmowers. |
113 |
Wheel and hub assemblies removable without tools |
US13761066 |
2013-02-06 |
US09205703B2 |
2015-12-08 |
Michael Abraham Morris; William Michael Palleva |
A hub or wheel assembly includes a retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, a second end, and a conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore. |
114 |
AERODYNAMICALLY SPOKED VEHICLE WHEEL |
US14727835 |
2015-06-01 |
US20150258848A1 |
2015-09-17 |
Garth L. Magee |
A spoked vehicle wheel having streamlined oval-shaped wheel spokes for reduced drag when exposed to headwinds. |
115 |
VEHICLE WHEEL |
US14452891 |
2014-08-06 |
US20150061354A1 |
2015-03-05 |
Takeshi TANAKA |
Provided is a one piece vehicle wheel capable of obtaining design having a high-class feeling, improving the cleaning property, reducing the weight, and easily adjusting the weight balance without deteriorating the design.A one piece type vehicle wheel 1 is provided with a cylindrical rim 2, a disk 3 provided inside the rim 2, and a plurality of spokes 7 each of which extends from the central part of the disk 3 toward the rim 2 and has an outer end connected to the rim. A boundary groove 23 is formed on a design surface side of the vehicle wheel 1 along the boundary between the rim 2 and each of the spokes 7. |
116 |
Vehicle Hub Unit and Air Pressure Adjusting Device |
US14380295 |
2013-02-13 |
US20150013866A1 |
2015-01-15 |
Atsushi Tanno |
A vehicle hub unit that supports a wheel that attaches to a pneumatic tire and is attached to a joint and an air pressure adjusting device that has this vehicle hub unit, provided with a first air passage that is formed with a first opening in at least one location on a surface that attaches to the wheel, is attached to pneumatic piping of the joint that supplies air, and supplies air from the first opening to the wheel; and a second air passage that is formed with a second opening in at least one location on a surface that attaches to the wheel, is attached to pneumatic piping of the joint that exhausts air of the joint, and collects air of the wheel from the second opening. |
117 |
Variable Track Wheel |
US14367381 |
2012-12-10 |
US20140368025A1 |
2014-12-18 |
Pasquale Patrizio Pellicano; Graziano Donati |
A variable track wheel (1) comprises a rim (2) suitable for receiving a tyre, and a disc (3) through which said wheel (1) is mountable on a hub (37), said disc (3) being removably secured by fastenings (6) to a connecting member (4) provided in said rim (2), said connecting member (4) projecting towards a rotation axis (X) of said wheel (1), said wheel further comprising a plurality of spacers (15) interposed between an annular perimeter zone (36) of said disc (3) and said connecting member (4) of said rim (2), said disc (3) and said rim (2) being mountable in a plurality of reciprocal axial positions and in a plurality of reciprocal orientations to obtain a variation in the track of said wheel (1), said wheel (1) further comprising at least one centring device (8; 9) for mutual positioning of said disc (3) and of said rim (2), said centring device (8; 9) comprising a hole (10; 10a; 10b) and a pin (11), said hole (10; 10a; 10b) or said pin (11) being provided in said connecting member (4) or in said disc (3), said centring device (8; 9) further comprising a coupling element (21) so conformed as to cooperate with said hole (10; 10a; 10b) and with said pin (11) for reciprocally coupling said pin (11) and said hole (10; 10a; 10b). |
118 |
Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel |
US12553026 |
2009-09-02 |
US08888195B1 |
2014-11-18 |
Steven Arthur Hed; Christopher Andrew Edin |
Embodiments described herein provide aerodynamic bicycle rims and wheels. Embodiments can include a bicycle rim that is wider than the width of the tire proximate to the outer edge of the rim and is shaped so that there is a tangent line tangent to the rim and the tire. The tangent line can be tangent to the rim on the sidewall or elsewhere on the rim. The widest part of the rim can be radially inward from the outer edge of the rim or elsewhere on the rim and the tangent line can be tangent at the widest part of the rim or elsewhere on the rim. |
119 |
NON PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRES AND PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRES WITH TREAD PATTERNS |
US13956283 |
2013-07-31 |
US20140217808A1 |
2014-08-07 |
Alice Chang |
Vehicle tires with solid materials, such as rubber and polymer, are designed to increase the safety of the vehicle without the risk of having a flat tire. The tires are non pneumatic and have treads. The tires are for use on a variety of vehicles, including cars, bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, trucks, buses, aircrafts, earthmovers, tractors, trailers, carts, heavy equipments, and lawnmowers. |
120 |
WHEEL WITH FOLDING SEGMENTS |
US13739419 |
2013-01-11 |
US20140057505A1 |
2014-02-27 |
Orville OLM; Zenon Dragan; Greg Wood |
A circular folding wheel has a center wheel section encompassing the center of a circle and adapted to be mounted to an axle at the center, with a side substantially corresponding to a chord of the circle. A wheel segment is pivotally attached to the center wheel section about a pivot axis extending along the side of the center wheel section. The wheel segment is movable from a rolling orientation, where the outer edge of the wheel segment is aligned with an outer edge of the center wheel section such that the folding wheel takes a rolling circular shape, to a folded orientation where the wheel segment extends laterally away from the pivot axis. Two, three, or more wheel segments can be pivotally attached to corresponding sides of the center wheel section. |