VEHICLE WHEEL Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; wheels. SUBSTANCE: proposed vehicle wheel has separately made inner disk and flexible rim interconnected by resilient members. Each of three resilient members has constant rounded radius and thickness and variable width being secured by wider end on inner disk by means of two bolts. Other end is secured by two bolts diametrically opposite on flexible rim which consists of two resilient members of variable thickness decreasing from middle of resilient member to points of its attachment. According to second design version, rigid rim is used. Each of three resilient members is secured by one end of hub and by other end is secured diametrically opposite on rigid rim. EFFECT: improved smoothness of vehicle running. 3 cl, 3 dwg