TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A VEHICLE

A tire/wheel assembly (200) is disclosed comprising a circular hub member (230) for securing to a rotatable axle of a vehicle, a first rim piece (210) for engaging the hub member (230), a second rim piece (220) for engaging the first rim piece (210), and a plurality of cylindrical sleeves (241) for...

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Hauptverfasser: EDWARDS, Steven Amos, CELIK, Ceyhan, BYATARAYANAPURA GOPALA, Arun Kumar
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A tire/wheel assembly (200) is disclosed comprising a circular hub member (230) for securing to a rotatable axle of a vehicle, a first rim piece (210) for engaging the hub member (230), a second rim piece (220) for engaging the first rim piece (210), and a plurality of cylindrical sleeves (241) for engaging both the first rim piece (210) and the second rim piece (110), the first rim piece (210) having cylindrical first shafts (212) each engaging a first end (242) of one of the sleeves (241), the second rim piece (220) having cylindrical second shafts (222) each engaging a second opposite end (244) of one of the sleeves (241), an outer cylindrical surface (245) of each sleeve (241) engaging a separate and distinct tire member (140). Also, a method for supporting a vehicle load is disclosed.