WHEEL WITH DETACHABLE HUB UNIT

摘要

In re application of Thomas J. Lester For COMPOSITE MOTORCYCLE WHEEL CONSTRUCTION A lightweight composite motorcycle wheel construction characterized in that it comprises a wheel unit casting including concentric outer and inner rim and sleeve portions integrally connected together by angularly spaced spokes; and a hub unit casting having an interference fit within the bore of said sleeve portion thus to frictionally retain said units together against relative angular and axial movement while the bearing receiving bore in said hub unit is located and held coaxially of said rim portion, said wheel and hub units additionally being welded together to retain them as aforesaid despite application of torque and axial loads exceeding the frictional resistance of said interference fit.