CA2472600A1 - Plastic wheel assembly and mounting sleeve with stabilizing recess - Google Patents

Plastic wheel assembly and mounting sleeve with stabilizing recess Download PDF

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CA2472600A1
CA2472600A1 CA002472600A CA2472600A CA2472600A1 CA 2472600 A1 CA2472600 A1 CA 2472600A1 CA 002472600 A CA002472600 A CA 002472600A CA 2472600 A CA2472600 A CA 2472600A CA 2472600 A1 CA2472600 A1 CA 2472600A1
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Michael A. Morris
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Geo Plastics Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/1468—Means for facilitating the transport of the receptacle, e.g. wheels, rolls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B37/00—Wheel-axle combinations, e.g. wheel sets
    • B60B37/10—Wheel-axle combinations, e.g. wheel sets the wheels being individually rotatable around the axles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B5/00—Wheels, spokes, disc bodies, rims, hubs, wholly or predominantly made of non-metallic material
    • B60B5/02—Wheels, spokes, disc bodies, rims, hubs, wholly or predominantly made of non-metallic material made of synthetic material

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  • Carriages For Children, Sleds, And Other Hand-Operated Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

A plastic wheel (122, 222) and wheel mounting sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) used to releasably secure the wheel (122, 222) onto an axle (123, 223). The wheel mounting sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) preferably includes a resilient, radially displaceable, axially extending, cantilevered finger (146, 246, 346, 446) which includes an axle-engaging lug (155, 255, 355, 455), while a wheel- engaging shoulder is provided on the sleeve by an annular rib (201, 301). The sleeve shoulders latch the sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) to the axle (123, 223) and the wheel (122, 222) to the sleeve. The sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) includes an axle stabilizing recess (198, 298, 398, 498) positioned in an end wall (158, 258, 358, 458), which receives an axle stub (199, 299) that supports the axle (123, 223) against lateral loading and stabilizes it to reduce wobble, chatter and vibration.

Claims (18)

1. A wheel mounting sleeve comprising:
a sleeve body having an inner end and an outer end and formed and dimensioned for mounting through a wheel bearing bore in a wheel, said sleeve body further having an axially extending sleeve bore dimensioned for mounting in telescoped relation over an axle;
said sleeve body having at least one axle-engaging shoulder thereon retaining said sleeve on the axle and at least one wheel-engaging shoulder thereon retaining the wheel on said sleeve; and said sleeve body includes a transversely extending end wall, and said sleeve bore extending axially into said end wall to provide an axle support bore segment in said end wall for support of transverse loads on the axle by said sleeve.
2. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 1 wherein, the axle support bore segment extends only partially into said end wall to provide a closed end extending across the end of the axle.
3. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 1 wherein, said axle support bore segment has a diameter less than a diameter of a remainder of said sleeve bore.
4. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 3 wherein, an end of said remainder of said sleeve bore convergently tapers to the smaller diameter of said axle support bore segment.
5. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 1 wherein, said sleeve bore slidably engages the axle;
said axle-engaging shoulder is provided on a resiliently outwardly displaceable finger positioned proximate said end wall; and said axle support bore segment in said end wall slidably engages the end of the axle.
6. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 5 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is cantilevered to extend axially along said sleeve body to a position proximate said end wall.
7. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 6 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is cantilevered from said end wall.
8. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 6 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is cantilevered from proximate a mid-length of said sleeve body and terminates short of said end wall.
9. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 5 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is circumferentially cantilevered from said sleeve body proximate said end wall.
10. A wheel assembly comprising:
an axle having a circumferentially extending notch proximate and inwardly of an outer end thereof;
a wheel having a central wheel bearing bore extending therethrough from an inner side to an outer side of said wheel;
a wheel mounting sleeve having a sleeve body formed with a sleeve bore dimensioned for, and slidably mounted over, said axle; said sleeve body having an outer diameter formed for, and slidably inserted into, said wheel bearing bore; said sleeve body further being formed with at least one axle-engaging shoulder thereon retaining said sleeve on said axle and at least one wheel-engaging shoulder thereon retaining said wheel on said sleeve; and said sleeve body further including a transversely extending end wall, and an axle stabilizing recess in said end wall axially aligned with said sleeve bore and receiving said outer end of said axle, said axle stabilizing recess being dimensioned to support transverse loads on said axle.
11. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein, said axle has an axle stub at said outer end having a diameter less than a diameter of said axle on both sides of said notch, said axle stub being slidably received in said axle stabilizing recess in said end wall.
12. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 11 wherein, said axle convergently tapers from a diameter proximate said notch to the smaller diameter of said axle stub.
13. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 12 wherein, said sleeve body convergently tapers to mate with the convergent taper of said axle.
14. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein, said sleeve bore slidably engages said axle;
said axle-engaging shoulder is provided on a resiliently outwardly displaceable finger positioned proximate said end wall; and said axle stabilizing recess in said end wall slidably engages said outer end of said axle.
15. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 14 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is cantilevered to extend axially along said sleeve body to a position proximate said end wall.
16. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 15 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is cantilevered from said end wall.
17. The wheel assembly as defined in claim 15 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is cantilevered from proximate a mid-length of said sleeve body and terminates short of said end wall.
18. The wheel mounting sleeve as defined in claim 14 wherein, said resiliently outwardly displaceable finger is circumferentially cantilevered from said sleeve body proximate said end wall.
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US10/044,621 US6637835B2 (en) 2000-02-18 2002-01-09 Plastic wheel assembly and mounting sleeve with stabilizing recess
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PCT/US2003/000595 WO2003059653A2 (en) 2002-01-09 2003-01-08 Plastic wheel assembly and mounting sleeve with stabilizing recess

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