摘要 |
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly 10 comprises an outer rim assembly 26, an inner vehicle hub connection member 11, a compartment 9 located between the outer rim assembly 26 and the inner hub connection member 11, at least one pair of arrays 21 of spring elements and at least one other array 22 of spring elements. The spring elements are arcuate, and at least some elements are attached to the outer rim assembly 26 and to the inner vehicle hub connection member 11. The spring elements of the at least one pair of arrays 21 of spring elements are convexly curved in a first circumferential direction of the wheel assembly 10 and are arranged in an opposing or counteracting orientation to the spring elements of the at least one other array 22 which are convexly curved in a second circumferential direction of the wheel assembly 10. Each of the respective arrays of the at least one pair of arrays 21 of spring elements and the at least one other array 22 of spring elements is located in a plane that is different from the planes in which the other arrays are located.
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