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Shweel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2012-06-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2032-06-25
Abstract
Abstract Shock-absorbers used as wheel-spokes between wheel-hub and rigid rim, which may be lined with threaded rubber or having gripping features otherwise. It reduces rolling resistance, saving fuel. It improves drivability. The compliance of the shocks is commensurate with that of a comparable inflated tire, but optimized passively or actively circumferentially, vertically and laterally. Rubber-bushing or spoke-inclination enhances driving stability. Giant field assembled mining-truck-wheels may be produced and deployed and field-assembled quickly by common metalworking shops at fractional cost and weight. It is environmentally friendly, for hardly using or not using rubber. The gas or liquid of the shock spokes may be interconnected and cooled. Soft and hard driving may be controlled manually or by computer on the fly. It is suitable for applications ranging from bicycle wheels to aircraft landing gears. It is fireproof, bulletproof, airless and silent. It cannot bounce or skid at jumpstart or braking and on ice.
Inventors
- 👤 Zoltan A. Kemeny
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:43
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B9/00; B60B9/26; B60B9/18; B60B9/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
1 . Shock attenuating wheel, called Shweel, comprising a sufficiently rigid rim and a hub interconnected by a multiplicity of gas-shock spokes, having, progressively-hardening stiffness with nonlinear-elastic-displacement-restoring capacity arranged to ensure driving-force, braking-force, static-load, undulating-load, shock-load, and sideway-load transfers between said hub and rim, all along its rolling and turning motions, while the ends of said spokes are hinged to said rim and hub by means allowing for said load transfers, with equal capacities in forward and reverse wheel turning directions, without significant restriction of the displacements associated with said loads, and whereas said spokes are pre-compressed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
1 . Shock attenuating wheel, called Shweel, comprising a sufficiently rigid rim and a hub interconnected by a multiplicity of gas-shock spokes, having, progressively-hardening stiffness with nonlinear-elastic-displacement-restoring capacity arranged to ensure driving-force, braking-force, static-load, undulating-load, shock-load, and sideway-load transfers between said hub and rim, all along its rolling and turning motions, while the ends of said spokes are hinged to said rim and hub by means allowing for said load transfers, with equal capacities in forward and reverse wheel turning directions, without significant restriction of the displacements associated with said loads, and whereas said spokes are pre-compressed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
2 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim is covered with road-gripping and liquid-diverting exterior rubbery layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
3 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes are spring assisted shock absorbers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
4 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas at least one of said spokes comprises hydraulics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
5 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes has means to enhance its air-cooling.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
6 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes has means to enhance its cooling by liquid pumped through a heat-exchanger.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
7 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes have means for pressure control, including setting and adjustment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
8 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes are mounted in hardware with pillow blocks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
9 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes are mounted with compliant bushings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
10 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said spokes are mounted with rigid joints allowing for unobstructed rotation at least in one direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
11 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim has features improving road gripping and liquid displacement.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
12 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim is covered at least on one side with attached cover structure, which sufficiently clears said hub.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
13 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim is covered at least on one side with attached cover structure, whereas at least one side of said cover is built up.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
14 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim comprises inflatable tire filled with consolidated foam.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
15 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas the compressed gas in at least two of said spokes are interconnected to form a common volume.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
16 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas the compressed gas in said spokes are isolated from each other.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
17 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas the compressed gas in at least two of said spokes are interconnected to form a common volume and commonly controlled by an active control system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
18 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas the compressed gas in at least two of said spokes are isolated from each other and controlled independently.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
19 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim is built up field assembled.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
20 . Wheel as per claim 1 , whereas said rim is built up from joined segments on the field-of-use to where such segments are received at least partially pre-assembled at least with one more part.
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