Automobile hub with hollow rim, hub assembling method and automobile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11370247-B2
Application number	US-201916550155-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2019
Priority date	Mar 14, 2019
Publication date	Jun 28, 2022
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022

Abstract

An automobile hub with a hollow rim includes a wheel disc and the rim with at least one hollow cavity, in which the rim includes at least two mutually nested rings and an axial end cap at the same ends of the at least two rings, and the hollow cavity consists of the rings and the axial end cap. The outer side of one end of the wheel disc includes axial rim mounting grooves, and the rim is inserted into the rim mounting grooves and fixed to the wheel disc through the end without the axial end cap. By employing the automobile hub with the hollow rim, the hub assembling method, and the automobile having the hub, the weight of the hub can be further reduced, and the hub has sufficient strength.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An automobile hub with a hollow rim, wherein the automobile hub comprises a wheel disc and the rim with at least one hollow cavity, the rim comprises at least two mutually nested rings and an axial end cap at same ends of the at least two rings, and the hollow cavity consists of the rings and the axial end cap; and an outer side of one end of the wheel disc comprises axial rim mounting grooves, and the rim is inserted into the rim mounting grooves and fixed to the wheel disc through an end without the axial end cap.

2. The automobile hub with the hollow rim according to claim 1 , wherein the rim comprises two said mutually nested rings, the rings are formed by an outer rim arranged on an outer side and an inner rim arranged on an inner side, the outer side of one end of the wheel disc comprises two rim mounting grooves, and the rim is inserted into the two rim mounting grooves and fixed to the wheel disc through one end of the outer rim and one end of the inner rim respectively.

3. The automobile hub with the hollow rim according to claim 2 , wherein the axial end cap further comprises at least one charging pipe joint and a sealing plug, one end of the at least one charging pipe joint communicates with the hollow cavity, and other end of the at least one charging pipe joint is filled with the sealing plug.

4. The automobile hub with the hollow rim according to claim 2 , wherein the wheel disc and the rim are both made of aluminum alloy.

5. The automobile hub with the hollow rim according to claim 4 , wherein a width of each of the two rim mounting grooves is 1-3 mm and a depth of each of the two rim mounting grooves is 4-6 mm.

6. The automobile hub with the hollow rim according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the outer rim or the inner rim is 1-3 mm.

7. A method for assembling an automobile hub with a hollow rim, wherein the automobile hub comprises a wheel disc and the rim with at least one hollow cavity, the rim comprises a plurality of mutually nested rings and an axial end cap at same ends of the rings, and the hollow cavity consists of the rings and the axial end cap, and an outer side of one end of the wheel disc comprises axial rim mounting grooves, wherein the method comprises:
inserting first ends of the rings forming the rim into the rim mounting grooves of the wheel disc and fixing the rings; and
mounting the axial end cap to end faces of the rings from second ends of the rings to form the rim with the at least one hollow cavity.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein inserting the first ends of the rings forming the rim into the rim mounting grooves of the wheel disc and fixing the rings comprises:
inserting the first ends of the rings forming the rim into the rim mounting grooves of the wheel disc and fixing the rings to the wheel disc through welding.

Assignees

• Citic Dicastal Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cheng Chuan
• Li Changhai
• Wang Xu
• Li Hongbiao
• Zhu Lin
• Li Zhen
• Zhou Yule

Classifications

• B60B30/08

  the central part of the wheel body · CPC title

• B60B21/025 Primary

  the transverse section being hollow · CPC title

• B60B27/0015

  for driven wheels · CPC title

• B60B2360/104

  Aluminum · CPC title

• B60B3/045

  characterised by the attachment portions · CPC title