WO2006038239A1 - A spoke and nipple assembly for a spoked wheel, and a spoked wheel including a plurality of said assemblies - Google Patents
A spoke and nipple assembly for a spoked wheel, and a spoked wheel including a plurality of said assemblies Download PDFInfo
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- WO2006038239A1 WO2006038239A1 PCT/IT2005/000550 IT2005000550W WO2006038239A1 WO 2006038239 A1 WO2006038239 A1 WO 2006038239A1 IT 2005000550 W IT2005000550 W IT 2005000550W WO 2006038239 A1 WO2006038239 A1 WO 2006038239A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B21/00—Rims
- B60B21/06—Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes, i.e. spoke seats
- B60B21/062—Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes, i.e. spoke seats for bicycles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B1/00—Spoked wheels; Spokes thereof
- B60B1/02—Wheels with wire or other tension spokes
- B60B1/0261—Wheels with wire or other tension spokes characterised by spoke form
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B1/00—Spoked wheels; Spokes thereof
- B60B1/02—Wheels with wire or other tension spokes
- B60B1/04—Attaching spokes to rim or hub
- B60B1/041—Attaching spokes to rim or hub of bicycle wheels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B1/00—Spoked wheels; Spokes thereof
- B60B1/02—Wheels with wire or other tension spokes
- B60B1/04—Attaching spokes to rim or hub
- B60B1/042—Attaching spokes to hub
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B21/00—Rims
- B60B21/06—Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes, i.e. spoke seats
- B60B21/064—Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes, i.e. spoke seats characterised by shape of spoke mounting holes, e.g. elliptical or triangular
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B21/00—Rims
- B60B21/06—Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes, i.e. spoke seats
- B60B21/068—Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes, i.e. spoke seats the spoke seat comprising sealing means, e.g. for tubeless racing bike tyres
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- a spoke and nipple assembly for a spoked wheel, and a spoked wheel including a plurality of said assemblies
- the invention relates to a spoke and nipple assembly for a spoked wheel and to a spoked wheel produced by assembling a plurality of said assemblies.
- the technical solution proposed by this invention is particularly suitable for the manufacture of spoked wheels having spokes of light alloy, the spread of which is enjoying increasing success also owing to the fact that they permit a substantial reduction of the rotating masses while maintaining the same degree of strength.
- a principal problem in the manufacture of such wheels is that of manufacturing spokes that have a structure which is strong and reliable over time, and that are not subject to yielding and that are readily adjustable for a correct adjustment of the wheel.
- Figures 2 and 3 are diagrammatic sectioned views of a second and third embodiment, respectively, of a spoked wheel according to the invention;
- Figures 4 to 6 are analogous diagrammatic sectioned views of further embodiments of a spoked wheel according to the invention. Preferred embodiments of the invention
- a spoked wheel manufactured in accordance with the invention is generally indicated 1.
- the wheel comprises a rim 2 and a hub 3 which are joined to each other by means of a plurality of spoke and nipple assemblies which are respectively in dicated 10 in the first embodiment, 20 in the second embodiment, 30 in the third embodiment, 40 in the fourth embodiment, 50 in the fifth and 60 in the sixth.
- Analogous or technically equivalent parts will be indicated by the same reference numerals in the six embodiments described here.
- the particular feature of this invention is that the spoke is substantially integrated with the nipple with which it is constrained on the one or the other of the rim and the hub.
- the nipple comprises a head 11 on which is formed an operating key 12, for example a polygonal key or a hexagonal socket or a flat-cut or cross-shaped key; at the base of the head 11 is a flange 13 constituting an abutment member with which the nipple is held inside a groove 14 in the rim in abutment therewith.
- the end of the shank proximal to the flange 13 of the ni pple has a thread 16 and is engaged in a hole 17 in the rim with the interposition of a seal 18.
- This embodiment is suitable for the construction of wheels intended for the fitting of tyres without an air chamber, so-called tubeless tyres.
- this is not a preferred solution for this invention.
- a threaded axial hole 19 At the distal end of the shank relative to the flange 13 is a threaded axial hole 19 in which a threaded portion 21a of a tension rod 21 engages.
- the tension rod 21 is connected in an adjustable manner to the hub 3 by means of an adjusting nipple 4 having a structure which is conventional per se.
- the tension rod 21 and the shank 15 together constitute the stem of the spoke and are arranged one as the axial extension of the other.
- the threaded coupling between the shank and the hole in the rim 2 provided in the previous embodiment has been eliminated.
- An auxiliary key 22 formed along the shank 15 and preferably in the vicinity of the distal end thereof relative to the flange 13 is also provided.
- the embodiment of Figure 3 differs from the previous embodiments owing to the fact that the threaded stem 21 has, at a free end thereof, a head 5, this term meaning any shaping suitable for locking the spoke axially.
- the adjustment of the wheel is obtained in this case by varying the screwing condition of the tension rod 21 in the hole 19.
- the tension rod 21 has a head 23 which is of the elbow type, and which slides to a limited extent in a slotted seat 24 formed in the corresponding fringe of the hub 3.
- the stem 15 of the nipple and the associated hole 17 in the rim are free from threading, and locking is obtained by means of a resilient ring 30 with an interposed spacer 31, while sealing is provided by a seal 32 placed preferably along the axial length of the hole 17.
- the nipple with the associated shank of the embodiments described above is produced from aluminium alloy or another light alloy or else from composite materials based on carbon fibre or having an organic or metal matrix, while the tension rod 21 is produced from steel.
- the invention thus solves the problem set, achieving numerous advantages over conventional spoke and nipple assemblies.
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EP05794548A EP1796920B1 (en) | 2004-10-04 | 2005-09-27 | A spoke and nipple assembly for a spoked wheel, and a spoked wheel including a plurality of said assemblies |
US11/664,208 US20080036287A1 (en) | 2004-10-04 | 2005-09-27 | Spoke And Nipple Assembly For A Spoked Wheel, And A Spoked Wheel Including A Plurality Of Said Assemblies |
JP2007535327A JP4927745B2 (en) | 2004-10-04 | 2005-09-27 | Spoke and nipple assembly for a spoke wheel and a spoke wheel having a plurality of these assemblies |
AT05794548T ATE554949T1 (en) | 2004-10-04 | 2005-09-27 | SPOKE AND NIPPLE ARRANGEMENT FOR A SPOKE WHEEL AND SPOKE WHEEL HAVING SEVERAL SUCH ARRANGEMENTS |
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IT000241A ITPD20040241A1 (en) | 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-04 | RADIUS TOGETHER AND NIPPLO FOR WHEEL WITH SPOKES AND WHEEL WITH RAYS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF THOSE SETS |
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