EDGE ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMPOSITE WHEEL

摘要

A rim component (102) of a composite wheel (100) comprising a rim body (118) formed around a central axis (X-X), the rim body (118) axially extending between two annular edges (120), the rim body (118) comprising: a plurality of layers (126) of reinforcement fibres, at least one of the layers (126) having an end (128) which extends to at least one of the annular edges (129); and at least one substantially continuous capping layer (132) comprised of reinforcement fibres wrapped over and around the respective ends of the layers (126) of at least one of the annular edges (129) of the rim body (118).