CPC B29C 70/865 (2013.01) [B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B60B 3/004 (2013.01); B60B 3/02 (2013.01); B60B 3/10 (2013.01); B60B 5/02 (2013.01); B60B 7/061 (2013.01); C08K 3/04 (2013.01); C08K 3/36 (2013.01); C08K 7/06 (2013.01); C08K 7/28 (2013.01); C08L 63/00 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/32 (2013.01); B60B 2310/204 (2013.01); B60B 2310/52 (2013.01); B60B 2360/346 (2013.01); B60B 2360/36 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A shaped preform component for a spoke portion of a composite wheel, the shaped preform comprising:
an elongate body configured to be located in the spoke portion of a composite wheel,
wherein the shaped preform component is formed from a cured composite fibre material having a compressibility of <2% volumetric under moulding conditions of 50 bar hydrostatic pressure and a temperature of 60 to 150° C.,
and wherein the density of the cured composite fibre material is selected to form a counterbalance mass for a mass addition to the composite wheel.
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