US 12,337,611 B2
Vehicle wheel and production method thereof
Tristan Timmel, Chemnitz (DE); Wolfgang Nendel, Oederan/OT Schönerstadt (DE); Mirko Spieler, Gelenau (DE); Sebastian Iwan, Chemnitz (DE); and Torsten Vogel, Thum-Herold (DE)
Assigned to CIP MOBILITY GMBH, Grunwald (DE)
Appl. No. 17/641,287
Filed by CIP Mobility GmbH, Grünwald (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/074367
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/047963, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 124 145.6 (DE), filed on Sep. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264513 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. B60B 1/08 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29K 77/00 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/32 (2006.01); B60B 1/00 (2006.01); B60B 5/02 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 1/08 (2013.01) [B60B 5/02 (2013.01); B60B 27/0015 (2013.01); B29C 45/14311 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/32 (2013.01); B60B 1/003 (2013.01); B60B 2310/204 (2013.01); B60B 2360/3416 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle wheel comprising: an annular portion, a plurality of spokes and a hub portion integrally formed by mould injection of fibre reinforced or carbon nano tubes containing thermoplastic,
wherein each of the plurality of spokes comprise a substantially Z-shaped cross section with a middle leg and a pair of outer legs, wherein an angle enclosed by each of the pair of outer legs and the middle leg is greater than a right angle;
wherein a length of the middle leg increases from the annular portion toward the hub portion;
wherein said hub portion comprises a metal insert that comprises apertures for an injection molded and form-fitting connection to hold at least one of an axle, an electric motor, a hub dynamo, an internal gear hub or a wheel bearing, and wherein a wheel suspension can be configured unilateral or bilateral.