Method of Manufacturing a Wheel with a Tyre and a Wheel with a Tyre

摘要

A method of manufacture of a wheel with a tyre 2 in which the tyre 4 is formed directly on the wheel in which the wheel has a conduit which runs between its hub and rim, and a mould is placed over the wheel in order to form a cavity between an inner surface of the mould and the wheel's rim. Liquid materials to form the tyre 4 are injected into the cavity via the conduit and the wheel spun to distribute the materials throughout the cavity, which materials solidify to form the tyre 4 attached to the wheel. The method includes the step of placing a hub cap 6 over a face of the wheel prior to placing the mould and sealing the hub cap 6 to the wheel during the moulding process. The invention also relates to a wheel manufactured according to said method.