Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
  • B60B23/00—Attaching rim to wheel body
  • B60B23/06—Attaching rim to wheel body by screws, bolts, pins, or clips
  • B60B23/10—Attaching rim to wheel body by screws, bolts, pins, or clips arranged axially
• • 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
• • Y—GENERAL 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
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
  • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
  • Y02T10/80—Technologies aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions common to all road transportation technologies
  • Y02T10/86—Optimisation of rolling resistance, e.g. weight reduction 

Definitions

• the invention relates to a vehicle wheel, in particular for personal motor vehicles, consisting of a rim serving to receive a tire and a wheel dish connecting the rim to the wheel hub.
• Vehicle wheels of the type in question have been known in practice for many years.
• the essential parts of such wheels are the rim and the wheel disc, which is often referred to as a wheel disc.
• sheet steel for mass wheels as well as aluminum and - somewhat less often - magnesium in forged and cast versions have been used as materials.
• aluminum sheet has not been able to assert itself, or only to a limited extent, for cost reasons. So far, plastics have largely been rejected, in particular due to insufficient heat resistance, problematic wheel attachment and wheel production.
• the wheel bowl and rim are usually welded to one another.
• the one-piece version is usually preferred for light metal forged and cast wheels. Only in special cases are previously separable designs, also in different materials, e.g. Magnesium bowl and aluminum rim manufactured.
• the automotive industry strives to reduce the weight of the motor vehicle, which in turn reduces fuel consumption.
• the use of aluminum and / or magnesium is a first step in this direction.
• the previously unsuccessful attempt to manufacture vehicle wheels entirely from plastic is - as already mentioned above - due to the low heat resistance of the plastic and in particular also due to the low thermal conductivity for heat transfer from the wheel bowl area failed. Especially the braking heat occurring there always has to be removed, whereby the wheel disc is to serve as a heat sink for heat exchange with the surroundings.
• the invention is therefore based on the object of designing and developing the vehicle wheel of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that a considerable reduction in weight is achieved with sufficient heat dissipation via the wheel disc.
• the vehicle wheel according to the invention solves the above object by the features of claim 1.
• the rim of the vehicle wheel mentioned is made of plastic and the wheel disc is largely made of metal. Furthermore, the rim is positively and / or non-positively or materially connected to the wheel disc.
• the problem of the unfavorable heat dissipation of a vehicle wheel made entirely of plastic can be eliminated by producing the vehicle wheel in two parts and thereby from different material components.
• the rim which contributes less to heat dissipation, is manufactured from plastic in the manner according to the invention, in particular to reduce the weight of the entire vehicle wheel.
• the wheel disc responsible for the heat dissipation of the heat generated by the braking energy and exchanging heat with the surroundings is at least largely made of metal.
• the vehicle wheel thus fulfills on the one hand the requirement for weight reduction, on the other hand for sufficient heat dissipation in the area of the wheel disc.
• the rim is connected to the wheel bowl in a positive and / or non-positive or material connection.
• a material connection there is a connection to understand fertilizer, which is either adhesive or by forming a reaction zone or the like.
• the plastic forming the rim is a highly heat-resistant plastic. This plastic should have a relatively high thermal conductivity for heat dissipation.
• the wheel disc responsible for the heat dissipation of the heat coming from the brake is made in a particularly advantageous manner from aluminum, magnesium or an aluminum or magnesium alloy. These materials have low densities and yet have relatively high strength values.
• the thermal conductivity of aluminum and magnesium is sufficient enough that, with a sufficiently large surface area, the heat generated during braking can be easily exchanged with the surroundings.
• the wheel disc could also be made from a metal-plastic composite.
• the plastic content significantly reduces the weight of the vehicle wheel. So that sufficient heat dissipation is now possible, the metal-plastic composite material would have to be an intercalation structure, the plastic component being the dispersant, i.e. the storage phase.
• the matrix consisting of metal would therefore be responsible for the heat transport or the thermal conductivity, the embedded plastic would serve with good adhesion between the phases in the sense of a filler with low density.
• the plastic of the rim and the metal and, if appropriate, the one used as the dispersant Plastic of the wheel disc approximately matched with regard to their thermal expansion.
• This coordination is particularly advantageous because of the different high temperatures that occur, since material stresses that arise during heating or cooling are largely avoided with approximately coordinated thermal expansion coefficients. Consequently, liability between the components or phases is largely guaranteed.
• connection between the rim and the wheel hub can be realized in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting or material-fitting manner.
• the rim could be screwed or riveted to the wheel bowl.
• the rim of the wheel disc is adapted in a particularly advantageous manner approximately to the contour formed between the hump and the low bed on the side of the rim facing away from the tire.
• the wheel hub is largely in a form-fitting manner on the rim.
• the rim on the side of the low bed facing away from the tire could have an inward edge or - depending on the number of screw connections - individual projections or the like for contacting and screwing the wheel disc. The same applies to riveting.
• the wheel disc would then be connected to the rim in a further advantageous manner by means of screws extending from the inside of the wheel through bores in the edge, the projections or the like and reaching into the wheel disc. If rivets are used, the wheel bowl would also have passages at appropriate locations.
• the rim could be mechanically toothed with the wheel disk and, if necessary, be pressed at the connection point.
• the rim could be materially connected to the wheel disc in the sense of a metal-plastic composite. This material-locking connection would be realized in a particularly advantageous manner if the wheel dish is already made of a composite material containing metal and plastic. Adhesion caused in the production could lead to particularly good adhesion between the components, so that there is a particularly good connection between the rim and the wheel disc.
• connection area between the rim and the wheel disc is designed as a metal-plastic laminate, whereby the production of the wheel disc from a metal-plastic composite material would also significantly promote the adhesion or the bond between the rim and the wheel disc.
• FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of an embodiment of a vehicle wheel according to the invention
• FIG. 2 shows the vehicle wheel from FIG. 1 in a front view.
• FIG. 1 shows the arrangement of the rim 1 and the wheel bowl 2 particularly clearly Reference is made as these details are of importance for describing the teaching according to the invention.
• the rim 1 is made of plastic and the wheel bowl 2 is at least largely made of metal. 1 clearly shows that the rim 1 is at least largely positively connected to the wheel disk 2.
• the plastic of the rim 1 is a highly heat-resistant plastic.
• the wheel disc 2 is made of aluminum or magnesium or a corresponding alloy. As already mentioned, the production of the wheel disc 2 from a metal-plastic composite material is also conceivable.
• Fig. 1 shows particularly clearly that the rim 1 is screwed to the Rad ⁇ bowl 2.
• the wheel disc 2 with its edge region 3 between the hump 4 and the deep bed 5 on the side 6 of the rim 1 facing away from the tire is adapted to the contour.
• the wheel disc 2 is in a form-fitting manner on the rim 1.
• 1 further shows that the rim 1 on the side 6 of the low bed 5 facing away from the tire has an inwardly directed edge 7 for engaging and screwing the wheel bowl 2 in place.
• the wheel bowl 2 is connected to the rim 1 by means of screws 10 which extend from the wheel inside 8 through bores 9 in the edge 7 and extend into the wheel bowl 2.
• the rim 1 could be mechanically interlocked with the wheel disc 2 and, if necessary, pressed.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Materials Engineering (AREA)
• Tires In General (AREA)
• Arrangement Or Mounting Of Propulsion Units For Vehicles (AREA)
• Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
• Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
• Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
• Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)

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