US3250571A - Nonferrous wheel having steel inserts and steel rim welded thereto - Google Patents

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US3250571A
US3250571A US348114A US34811464A US3250571A US 3250571 A US3250571 A US 3250571A US 348114 A US348114 A US 348114A US 34811464 A US34811464 A US 34811464A US 3250571 A US3250571 A US 3250571A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60BVEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B1/00Spoked wheels; Spokes thereof
    • B60B1/06Wheels with compression spokes
    • B60B1/08Wheels with compression spokes formed by casting
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    • B60B3/00Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body
    • B60B3/06Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body formed by casting
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49481Wheel making
    • Y10T29/49492Land wheel
    • Y10T29/49513Compression, e.g., nontension, spoke type wheel making
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  • An object of this invention is to provide a wheel wherein the steel and cast aluminum sections may be joined without loosening of said connection under use.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a means for interconnecting the relatively flexible rim to the relatively inflexible center in such a manner as to provide for relative movement between the two.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the wheel.
  • FIGURE 2 is a view taken along line 22 of FIG- URE 1.
  • FIGURE 3 is a view taken along line 3-3 of FIG- URE 1.
  • FIGURE 4 is a view taken along line 4-4 of FIG- URE 2.
  • FIGURE 5 is a view taken along line 55 of FIG- URE *1.
  • FIGURE 6 is a perspective of the connecting member.
  • FIGURE 7 is a sectional view similar to FIGURE 5 of a modified form.
  • FIGURE 8 is a plan view of the modified connecting member.
  • a steel clip or connecting member 10 is formed with a peripheral section 12, a perforated section 14 and an interconnecting section 16.
  • the perforated section has one or more holes 18 therethrough.
  • the clip or connecting member 10 is provided with a bend or curved section 26 between the peripheral section 12 and perforated section 14 which is outside the cast aluminum center section 20. This bend or curved section will, during operation of the car, flex to compensate for the relative movement between the steel rim 22 and the aluminum center 20.
  • FIGURES 7 and 8 a modified form of this invention is shown wherein like parts are given the same numerical designation with the addition of the exponent a.
  • the difference here resides in the formation of the clip 10:: where the interconnecting section 16 has been eliminated 3,258,571 Patented May 10, 1966 to without departing from the scope of this invention and such alterations and modifications are intended to :be included within the scope of the appended claims.
  • a vehicle wheel assembly including: a hub made of nonferrous metal and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced rim mounting portions each having an axially extending circumferentially arcuate outer end surface, said hub having apertured wheel mounting webs for mounting on a vehicle, a steel rim having a circular axially extending inner surface placed over and engaging said end surfaces; steel inserts carried by said mounting portions to afford the welding thereof to said rim, each of said inserts including a body portion embedded in one of said mounting portions and an exposed portion extending radially outwardly along and externally of a side surface of said one of said mounting portions and terminating adjacent the inner surface of said rim, and a bead of weld applied to said exposed portion of said insert and to said rim joining said rim to said hub.
  • a vehicle wheel assembly including: a hub made of nonferrous metal and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced rim mounting portions each having an axially extending circumferentially arcuate outer end surface, a steel rim having a circular axially extending inner surface placed over and engaging said end surfaces, a steel insert carried by each of said rim mounting portions, each insert having one extremity embedded in its rim mounting portion and its other extremity directly and rigidly secured to said rim, the intermediate portion of each insert being free of direct securement to said hub and rim and comprising a resiliently flexible connection between said hub and rim.
  • a wheel as defined in claim 2 wherein said other extremity of each insert is welded to said rim and wherein said one extremity is provided with at least one hole therethrough interlocking with the material of said hub.
  • each said intermediate portion is curved.
  • each said intermediate portion is located externally of its rim mounting portion on one side of said wheel.

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May 10, 1966 R. RICHTER 3,250,571
NONFERROUS WHEEL HAVING STEEL INSERTS AND STEEL RIM WELDED THERETO Filed Feb. 28, 1964 INVENTOR. R07 Ava/972 A BY a rfiw United States Patent 3,250,571 NONFERROUS WHEEL HAVING STEEL INSERTS AND STEEL RIM WELDED THERETO Roy Richter, Downey, Calif, assignor to Bell Auto Parts, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California Fiied Feb. 28, 1964, Ser. No. 348,114 (Ilaims. (Cl. 30165) This invention relates to wheel construction and more particularly, to the design and manufacture of wheels for automotive and associated markets.
Recently a'form of wheel has been in demand which comprises a normal steel rim and a cast aluminum center section which is polished or painted to enhance its appear- .ance. Several methods of attaching the aluminum center section to the steel rim have been attempted such as riveting. Due to the relatively flexible characteristics of the steel rimunder use and the relative inflexible characteristics of the aluminum casting, the fastening means or rivets tend to become loose. This results in air leaks when using tubeless tires and allows the wheels to squeak and ultimately leads to its destruction.
An object of this invention is to provide a wheel wherein the steel and cast aluminum sections may be joined without loosening of said connection under use.
A further object of this invention is to provide a means for interconnecting the relatively flexible rim to the relatively inflexible center in such a manner as to provide for relative movement between the two.
Other objects and advantages will :be apparent from the following description:
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FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the wheel.
FIGURE 2 is a view taken along line 22 of FIG- URE 1.
FIGURE 3 is a view taken along line 3-3 of FIG- URE 1.
FIGURE 4 is a view taken along line 4-4 of FIG- URE 2.
FIGURE 5 is a view taken along line 55 of FIG- URE *1.
FIGURE 6 is a perspective of the connecting member.
FIGURE 7 is a sectional view similar to FIGURE 5 of a modified form.
FIGURE 8 is a plan view of the modified connecting member.
A steel clip or connecting member 10 is formed with a peripheral section 12, a perforated section 14 and an interconnecting section 16. The perforated section has one or more holes 18 therethrough.
When the center aluminum section 20 is cast, a clip 10 is positioned at the end of each normal spoke of the wheel. During casting the aluminum fills holes 18 thus firmly anchoring the clips to the cast aluminum center section.
When it is desired to mount the wheel center on the steel rim 22, which is of a standard construction well known to those skilled in the art, the peripheral section 12 of each clip is welded as at 24 thereto.
It is to be noted that the clip or connecting member 10 is provided with a bend or curved section 26 between the peripheral section 12 and perforated section 14 which is outside the cast aluminum center section 20. This bend or curved section will, during operation of the car, flex to compensate for the relative movement between the steel rim 22 and the aluminum center 20.
In FIGURES 7 and 8 a modified form of this invention is shown wherein like parts are given the same numerical designation with the addition of the exponent a. The difference here resides in the formation of the clip 10:: where the interconnecting section 16 has been eliminated 3,258,571 Patented May 10, 1966 to without departing from the scope of this invention and such alterations and modifications are intended to :be included within the scope of the appended claims.
I claim:
1. A vehicle wheel assembly, including: a hub made of nonferrous metal and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced rim mounting portions each having an axially extending circumferentially arcuate outer end surface, said hub having apertured wheel mounting webs for mounting on a vehicle, a steel rim having a circular axially extending inner surface placed over and engaging said end surfaces; steel inserts carried by said mounting portions to afford the welding thereof to said rim, each of said inserts including a body portion embedded in one of said mounting portions and an exposed portion extending radially outwardly along and externally of a side surface of said one of said mounting portions and terminating adjacent the inner surface of said rim, and a bead of weld applied to said exposed portion of said insert and to said rim joining said rim to said hub.
2. A vehicle wheel assembly, including: a hub made of nonferrous metal and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced rim mounting portions each having an axially extending circumferentially arcuate outer end surface, a steel rim having a circular axially extending inner surface placed over and engaging said end surfaces, a steel insert carried by each of said rim mounting portions, each insert having one extremity embedded in its rim mounting portion and its other extremity directly and rigidly secured to said rim, the intermediate portion of each insert being free of direct securement to said hub and rim and comprising a resiliently flexible connection between said hub and rim.
3. A wheel as defined in claim 2 wherein said other extremity of each insert is welded to said rim and wherein said one extremity is provided with at least one hole therethrough interlocking with the material of said hub.
4. A wheel as defined in claim 2 wherein each said intermediate portion is curved.
5. A wheel as defined in claim 2 wherein each said intermediate portion is located externally of its rim mounting portion on one side of said wheel.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,008,933 7/1935 Sinclair 301-65 2,164,883 7/1939 Moore 3016 2,439,881 4/ 1948 Ash 30165 2,65 3,547 9/ 1953 Langdon 29470.7 X 3,004,795 10/1961 Atkin 188-218 FOREIGN PATENTS 3 87,086 2/ 1933 Great Britain.
463,319 3/1937 Great Britain.
469,803 7/ 1937 Great Britain.
OTHER REFERENCES Johnson: Magnasteel Wheels, advertising brochure published by Johnsons Engineering, Portland, Oregon, dis tributed nationally in March of 1963.
BENJAMIN HERSH, Primary Examiner. ARTHUR L. LA POINT, Examiner.
R. J. JOHNSON, Assistant Examiner.

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  1. 2. A VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING: A HUB MADE OF NONFERROUS METAL AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED RIM MOUNTING PORTIONS EACH HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ARCUATE OUTER END SURFACE, A STEEL RIM HAVING A CIRCULAR AXIALLY EXTENDING INNER SURFACE PLACED OVER AND ENGAGING SAID END SURFACES, A STEEL INSERT CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID RIM MOUNTING PORTIONS, EACH INSERT HAVING ONE EXTREMITY EMBEDDED IN ITS RIM MOUNTING PORTION AND ITS OTHER EXTREMITY DIRECTLY AND RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID RIM, THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF EACH INSERT BEING FREE OF DIRECT SECUREMENT TO SAID HUB AND RIM AND COMPRISING A RESILIENTLY FLEXIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID HUB AND RIM.
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