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Title:
ELASTIC WHEEL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006335200
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an elastic wheel, capable of improving steering stability, and a method of manufacturing the wheel.

This elastic wheel includes a rim 3 on which a tire 2 is installed, a disc 4 fixed to an axle, and a connection means for the rim 3 to the disc 4. The connection means 5 includes a pair of circular ring pieces 6 and 6 protruded from an inner circumferential surface 3i of the rim 3 radially inward to extend in the circumferential direction, and provided at a distance in the axle direction, a coupling part 7 provided radially outward of the disc 4, extended between the pair of ring pieces 6 and 6 in the circumferential direction, and having an axle direction interval to each ring piece 6, and a damper member 8 comprising rubber elastic material disposed between the ring piece 6 and the coupling part 7 to fill the interval. In an inner surface of each ring piece 6, a first engagement groove 9 is formed. In each surface of the coupling part 7 in the axle direction, a second engagement groove 10 is formed. The damper member 8 is supported by the first engagement groove 9 and the second engagement groove 10 as a pair at both ends in the axle direction to be disposed between them in a compressed state in the axle direction.


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Inventors:
Imamura, Tadashi
Kimura, Yoshimasa
Maki, Kenji
Application Number:
JP2005000161733
Publication Date:
December 14, 2006
Filing Date:
June 01, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER IND LTD
TOPY IND LTD
International Classes:
B60B9/12; B60B3/04; B60B21/02



 
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