NL2011783C2 - A wheel and method of manufacturing. - Google Patents

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NL2011783C2
NL2011783C2 NL2011783A NL2011783A NL2011783C2 NL 2011783 C2 NL2011783 C2 NL 2011783C2 NL 2011783 A NL2011783 A NL 2011783A NL 2011783 A NL2011783 A NL 2011783A NL 2011783 C2 NL2011783 C2 NL 2011783C2
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Peter Verschut
Marten Luinstra
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Abstract

The invention relates to a wheel suitable for a vehicle, comprising a rim, wherein the rim comprises a rim bed, characterised in that the rim bed comprises a wound tape comprising a fibre reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset polymer matrix. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such wheel, comprising the following steps; providing at least one conical mould; rotating the conical mould; providing an endless tape comprising a fibre reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset matrix material; winding the tape in various directions at angles between -90 and + 90 degrees in relation to the axis of rotation around the rotating conically shaped mould and melting and consecutive solidifying or consolidating or curing the polymer matrix material of the tape, or bonding or welding the tape together, such that a truncated cone shaped rim bed is manufactured.

Description

Title: A Wheel and method of manufacturing
The invention relates to a wheel and its method of manufacturing. More specifically, the invention relates to a wheel for vehicles, made of a thermoplastic material.
In the art, wheels are made from various materials of construction, most used is steel and aluminium. These materials are relatively easy to forge or to mould, have however the disadvantage of being relative heavy. The weight of the wheel contributes to the momentum of inertia. The lower this momentum is, the more agile and less energy consuming the wheel becomes. For these reason, various solutions have been suggested.
The German utility model DE 297 06 229 U1 discloses a wheel, being manufactured by injection moulding of a fibre reinforced thermoplastic material. This material is however prone to creep, when a low amount of fibres is embedded in the thermoplastic material, and may become too brittle when too high amount of fibres is embedded. These antagonising effects do not allow a proper selection of thermoplastic material and amount of fibres.
In order to overcome this problem, it has been suggested in the German patent application DE 42 23 290 to use for the manufacturing of a portion of the wheel fibre reinforced thermoplastic resin and for another portion a homogeneous or heterogeneous thermoset resin instead. The reinforced portions are the rim and/or the rim flanges, are manufactured of various materials. This however induces interfaces between different materials, that are prone to rupture of damage due to the forces exerted on the wheel.
In various more recent patent applications, such as the international applications W02013/030106 and W02012/110560 a fibre reinforced thermoplastic material is injection moulded in a mould cavity eventually having inlays of further reinforcement fibrous structures. However by these injection moulding techniques, still the strength and resistance to creep is not sufficiently high to perform well under operating conditions of the wheels in question.
It is believed that due to the flowing properties of the polymer mass to be injected, a relative low amount of fibre mass can be used, and due to the injection moulding the fibres are not sufficiently aligned along the lines of the force fields, occurring during use. Therefor these wheels are yet unsuitable for normal transport.
Accordingly it is an object of the invention to mitigate or solve the above described and/or other problems of such wheels in the art, while maintaining and/or improving the advantages thereof.
More specifically the object of the invention can be seen in providing a wheel that is light, durable, strong, and resilient against high impacts, while its manufacture is relative cost effective and practical.
These and/or other objects are reached by a wheel suitable for a vehicle, comprising a rim, wherein the rim comprises a rim bed, characterised in that the rim bed comprises a wound tape comprising a fibre reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset polymer matrix.
By winding a tape around a mould or preform, the direction of the fibres can be designed optimally, and the fibre contents can be higher that can be achieved with injection moulding. Consequently, a far stronger, lighter rim can be obtained, with a very high defined quality and reproducibility.
The wound tape can be an endless tape. This is advantageous for feeding a tape applicator with a continuous stream of tape, such that a continuous, high quality gradual build-up of the rim bed can be provided.
The tape can be wound in various orientations, e.g. within an angle of -90 to +90 degrees with respect to the axis of rotation symmetry of the wheel. Thus the strength of the rim in the various directions can be designed and tuned. By for instance providing a layered pattern of tape directions each at a 60 degree angle to the previous, a very durable three dimensional fibre netting can be obtained within the rim bed. Other patterns may be designed and obtained as required.
The fibre material in the fibre reinforced tape can comprise elongated thermoplastic or thermoset material such as unidirectional tape, thread, comingled fibre, cable, woven or non-woven ribbon. Also bi-axial or tri-axial tape may be used. By varying the type and directions of the fibres within the tape, further modifications and adjustments for increased strength can be designed. The fibre material may be any other elongated organic or inorganic material such as glass fibre, Dyneema fibres, Twaron fibres or carbon fibres and/or any other suitable fibre .
The fibre comprising elongated thermoplastic or thermoset material can be welded, fused, bound or molten during or after winding on the preform or mould. By such welding or bonding, a durable, strong and light rim can be obtained, which can be manufactured in a constant high quality while production costs can be kept relative modest.
The fibre reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset material can be resistant to temperatures preferably up to 175[deg.]C and more preferably up to 200[deg.]C. By providing high temperature resistant polymers, the melting is less likely to occur when e.g. the breaks are heating up.
The rim bed can be shaped as a truncated cone. The advantage of this form is that it can be relatively easily removed from the preform or mould it has been built-up around.
The hub can be connected to the rim bed by moulding and/or welding a thermoplastic or thermoset material in a hub shaped cavity of a mould onto the rim bed.
The rim flanges can be connected to the rim bed by moulding and/or welding a thermoplastic or thermoset material in flange shaped cavities within a mould cavity, on the rim bed.
The flanges can comprise reinforcement rings in radial direction seen, in the outer edges. These outer edges need to withstand the outward force of the tire being under pressure and are the parts of the wheel, most prone to damage. Thus the reinforcement ring can provide additional strength and resilience against damage.
The reinforcement rings can comprise a wound tape comprising a fibre reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset polymer. Thus the reinforcement rings can be made from the same or similar tape as from which the rim bed is made off.
By winding several tape layers one on top of the other and welding or fusing the tape, a strong ring can be manufactured.
The material of the matrix of the tape, the flanges, the hub and the rim bed can be substantially the same polymer composition. Thus the various parts can be attached to each other by welding or fusing. The material of the matrix of the tape, the flanges, the hub and the rim bed can alternatively comprises one or more substantially different polymer compositions. Thus a myriad of combinations of material properties can be selected in order to design the best wheel for any dedicated application.
The polymer material of the hub and/or the polymer material of the flanges can be affixed to the rim bed by means of compression moulding, wherein the material is injected as a viscous melt or is inserted in the mould as a solid like heated polymer mass. Compression moulding allows for more viscous, less fluid compositions to be moulded.
Thus a high fibre content polymer or a polymer with long fibres e.g. with fibre lengths ranging from 5 mm up to 50 mm or even more, which is difficult or even impossible to inject, can still be used. The advantage thereof is that high fibre loaded polymers can have enhanced strength.
The invention further comprises a method of manufacturing a wheel as indicated herein above, comprising the following steps, to be performed in any suitable order; providing at least one conical mould; rotating the conical mould; providing an endless tape comprising a fibre reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset matrix material; winding the tape in various directions at angles between -90 and + 90 degrees in relation to the axis of rotation around the rotating conically shaped mould; and melting and consecutive solidifying or consolidating or curing the polymer matrix material of the tape, or bonding or welding the tape together, such that a truncated cone shaped rim bed is manufactured. Advantageous of such method is, that the exact placement of the tape can provide a very reproducible, strong, light rim.
Such method can further comprise the step of removing the rim bed from the conical mould and inserting the rim bed in a rim bed portion of a compression mould cavity for moulding the wheel, wherein the cavity comprises a rim bed portion, two flange portions and a hub portion. Reinforcement rings can be inserted in the compression mould cavity in the flange portions of the cavity. This can provides additional sturdiness and strength to the flanges.
Metal sleeves can be inserted in the hub portion of the cavity to define the bolt bores positions. These sleeves can be inserted as loose ring inserts or they can be connected to each other by means of a plate, a star like structure or any other suitable structure. The metal rings can provide material on which the, in most cases, conical portion of the tightening bolts can exert full force, without the polymer material starting to creep. Thus a better connection between the axle and the hub can be provided.
The flange and hub can be moulded in separate moulds, and can be affixed to the rim bed by welding or fusing, wherein a conducting wire mesh tape can be placed around the edges of the truncated cone shaped rim bed, wherein the mesh is positioned at the interfaces between the rim bed and the flange and between the rim bed and the hub.
The conducting wire mesh can be locally heated by means of an alternating current operated coils that induce induction or resistance heating in and around the wire mesh, exactly at the interface between the individual parts to be welded together. Thus an elegant local heating can be generated, wherein the structural integrity of the individual parts can be maintained.
The welding or fusing can be performed in a second mould, wherein the second mould is provided with conducting coils, for inducing heat locally to the conducting wire mesh tape, such that local melting of the interfaces between the rim bed edges and the flange and hub occurs. The hub and the flange can alternatively be affixed to the rim bed by means of compression moulding, wherein a compression mould is partially filled with a molten polymer material matrix comprising fibres, and is closed under pressure to have the polymer material reach all pockets and cavities within the mould, thus unifying the individual parts.
The invention further relates to an apparatus for manufacturing fibre reinforced rims, suitable for vehicle wheels as described herein above, wherein the apparatus comprises a rotating cone shaped mould or preform and a tape applicator, for applying a tape onto the mould or preform. With this apparatus the wheels according to the invention can be manufactured.
In order to further elucidate the invention, exemplary embodiments will be described with reference to the figures. In the figures:
Figure 1 depicts a first schematic perspective view of a wheel according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 depicts a schematic cross sectional view of the wheel according to figure 1 and
Figure 3 depicts a schematic top view of a manufacturing installation according to another embodiment of the invention.
The figures represent specific exemplary embodiments of the inventions and should not be considered limiting the invention in any way or form. Throughout the description and the figures the same or corresponding reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding elements .
The expression "vehicle" used herein is to be understood as, though not to be considered limited to any transport means having wheels with tires, such as bicycles, motorcycles, cars, busses, lorries, trucks etc.
The expression "wheel" used herein is to be understood as, though not to be considered limited to a complete set of a tire, a rim and a hub.
The expression "rim" used herein is to be understood as, though not to be considered limited to the part of the wheel on which the tire is placed, comprising a rim bed and two flanges for holding the beads of the tire in place. In this specification, the rim is not referring to comprising a hub and/or tire as well.
The expression "rim bed" used herein is to be understood as, though not to be considered limited to the cylindrical or conical part of the rim to which the flanges and the hub is connected.
In figure 1, a schematic perspective view of a vehicle wheel 1 is depicted. The wheel 1 comprises a rim 2, comprising a rim bed 3 and flanges 4 and 5. On the rim bed 3, close to the flanges 4 and 5 is a shoulder 9 positioned for holding the beads 12 and 13 of the tire 11 in place, as is depicted in phantom in figure 2. The wheel in figure 1 is further comprising a hub 6, for connecting the wheel to a axle, by means of bolts that fit into the bores 18 and 19, which can be provided with metal sleeves 20 and 21 respectively.
Figure 2 represent a sectional view of the embodiment shown in figure 1. In the figure the rim bed 3 is shown to be a truncated cone shaped element being built up from an endless strand of fibre reinforced polymer tape 38. Around the edges of the rim bed 3, metal wire mesh rings 16 and 17 can be positioned, in between the material of the rim bed 3 and the material of the inner flange 4 and the hub 6 respectively.
Within the, in radial direction seen, outer edge of the inner flange 4 and the outer edge of the outer flange 5, reinforcement rings 7 and 8 are placed respectively.
These reinforcement rings can provide sufficient additional strength to the rim. Close to the flanges 4 and 5 are respective shoulders 9 and 10 positioned. These shoulders 9 and 10 can keep the beads 12 and 13 of the tire 11 in place.
In the hub 6 a central hole 22 can be positioned for allowing the wheel to centre around the axle. Further bores 18 and 19 are provided in the flange 6 for mounting the hub onto a wheel mounting plate of an axle. The bores are provided with metal inserts 20 and 21. These can be individually positioned in the polymer material of the hub or can be connected to each other by means of a plate or any other suitable connector.
In figure 3 a schematic view of a manufacturing apparatus is depicted. In this figure a winding and applicator 39 can position a tape 38 at any position on the outer circumference of the mould/preform 24 at any angle between +90 deg. and -90 deg. Bracket 43 can be positioned on a mounting plate 41, which is connected to rotating joint 26 of a robot arm, comprising arm sections 28, which are connected by rotating joints 27. The Bracket 43 can be rotated in the directions indicated by the arrows 45, such that the tape indeed can be positioned in any direction with respect to the axis of rotation of the mould/preform 24. Further the bracket can be moved along the surface of the mould/preform in a direction indicated by arrow 40 substatially in a direction along the axis of rotation of the mould/preform. Thus angle and location of the tape 38 on the circumference of the mould/preform 24 can be exactly set during the entire build-up of the rim bed 3. The tape 38 can be an endless tape originating from storage reel 33. This storage reel 33 can be a drum 34 with flanges 35, which can rotate around an axis 36. Between flanges 35 around the drum 34, the reel 33 can hold a storage coil 37 of tape 38.
The tape can be consumed by rotating the mould/preform 24 by means of shaft 29. The mould/preform 24 can be affixed to the shaft 29 by means of a abutting ring 30, a tightening ring 31 and a thread 32. Tightening ring can be tightened by means of the thread 32, such that the mould/preform 24 is mounted at the shaft 29. Any other suitable fixation can be used correspondingly.
The applicator 39 can additionally be equipped with a cutting device, such that short portions of tape can be positioned at any set location and at any set angle during the build-up of the rim bed 3. The applicator can additionally be equipped with a feeding device, which can provide well defines pieces of certain lengths, when the cutting device is in place. Thus relative short pieces of tape 38 can be placed in a direction virtually parallel to the axis of rotation of the mould/preform 24. The length of these pieces can in that case be e.g. exactly equal to the width of the circumferential surface of the mould/preform 24 .
The tape 38 can run through a heating channel 44, before it reaches the outer circumference of the mould/preform 24. By means of the heating channel 44, the tape 38 can be partly molten so that it can fuse around the mould/preform 24 and form a truncated cone shape surface. Alternative heating, by means of heated air, induction heating or resistivity heating techniques may also be applied correspondingly. For some heating techniques, e.g. techniques based on induction or resistance of the tape may require the addition of a conducting or semiconducting material within the tape.
The invention is to be understood not to be limited to the exemplary embodiments shown in the figures and described in the specification. For instance the mould/preform may similarly be a set of staged moulds 24.
The tape 38 is described to be wound as a single tape, though the applicator 39 may correspondingly guide a set of predominantly parallel tapes in order to speed up the manufacturing. The very same or similar apparatus used for the manufacture of the rim bed 3, may be used in a very similar or corresponding way to manufacture the reinforcement rings 7 and 8.
These and other modifications are considered to be variations that are part of the framework, the spirit and the scope of the invention outlined in the claims.
List of reference signs 1. Wheel 2. Rim 3. Rim bed 4. Flange 5. Flange 6. Hub 7. Reinforcement ring 8. Reinforcement ring 9. Shoulder 10. Shoulder 11. Tire 12. Bead 13. Bead 14. Bead wire 15. Bead wire 16. Wire mesh tape 17. Wire mesh tape 18. Bolt bore 19. Bolt bore 20. Sleeve 21. Sleeve 22. Axle bore 23. Mould/ preform 24. Conical mould 25. Bracket 26. Rotating joint 27. Rotating joint 2 8. Arm 29. Shaft 30. Abutting ring 31. fixation ring 32. Thread 33. Storage reel 34. Drum 35. Circular plate 36. Shaft 37. Tape coil 38. Tape/Ribbon 39. Applicator 40. Arrow 41. Connector 42. Turning guide 43. Bracket 44. Heating tunnel 45. Arrow

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1. Een wiel, geschikt voor een voertuig, waarbij het wiel een velg omvat, waarbij de velg een velgbed omvat, daardoor gekenmerkt, dat het velgbed een gewikkeld lint omvat, waarbij het lint een vezelversterkte thermoplastische of thermohardende polymere matrix omvat.A wheel suitable for a vehicle, the wheel comprising a rim, the rim comprising a rim bed, characterized in that the rim bed comprises a wound ribbon, the ribbon comprising a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer matrix. 2. Een wiel volgens conclusie 1, waarbij het gewikkelde lint een eindeloos lint is.A wheel according to claim 1, wherein the wound ribbon is an endless ribbon. 3. Een wiel volgens conclusie 2, waarbij het lint in verschillende oriëntaties is gewikkeld, binnen een hoek van + 90 graden en - 90 graden ten opzichte van de rotatiesymmetrie-as van het wiel.A wheel according to claim 2, wherein the ribbon is wound in different orientations, within an angle of + 90 degrees and - 90 degrees with respect to the axis of rotation symmetry of the wheel. 4. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het vezelmateriaal uit het vezelversterkte lint een uitgestrekt thermoplastisch of thermohardend materiaal of andere organische of anorganische uitgestrekte materialen omvat, zoals een uni-directioneel lint, een bi-axiaal lint, een tri-axiaal tape, een draad, verstrengelde vezels, kabel, geweven of non-woven lint.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fiber material from the fiber-reinforced ribbon comprises an expanded thermoplastic or thermosetting material or other organic or inorganic extended materials, such as a unidirectional ribbon, a bi-axial ribbon, a triaxial tape, a wire, entangled fibers, cable, woven or non-woven ribbon. 5. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het vezelbevattende uitgestrekte thermoplastische of thermohardende polymere materiaal is gelast, versmolten, gelijmd, of gesmolten tijdens of na het wikkelen om een voorvorm of een mal.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fiber-containing expanded thermoplastic or thermosetting polymeric material is welded, fused, glued, or fused during or after wrapping around a preform or a mold. 6. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het vezelversterkte thermoplastische of thermohardende materiaal bestand is tegen temperaturen tot 175 graden Celsius en bij voorkeur temperaturen tot 200 graden Celsius.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic or thermosetting material is resistant to temperatures up to 175 degrees Celsius and preferably temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius. 7. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het velgbed als een afgetopte kegel is gevormd.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rim bed is shaped as a topped cone. 8. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de naaf met het velgbed is verbonden door middel van gieten en/of lassen van een thermoplastisch of thermohardend materiaal in een naafvormige holte van een mal om en/of aan het velgbed.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hub is connected to the rim bed by casting and / or welding a thermoplastic or thermosetting material in a hub-shaped cavity of a mold around and / or to the rim bed. 9. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de flenzen van velg met het velgbed zijn verbonden door middel van gieten en/of lassen van een thermoplastisch of thermohardend materiaal in flenzvormige holtes van een mal om en/of aan het velgbed.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the flanges of rim are connected to the rim bed by casting and / or welding a thermoplastic or thermosetting material in flange-shaped cavities of a mold around and / or on the rim bed. 10. Een wiel volgens conclusie 9, waarbij de flenzen verstevigingsringen omvatten, in radiale richting gezien in hun buitenranden.A wheel according to claim 9, wherein the flanges comprise reinforcement rings, viewed in radial direction in their outer edges. 11. Een wiel volgens conclusie 10, waarbij de verstevigingsringen een gewikkeld lint omvatten, welk lint een vezelversterkte thermoplastische of thermohardende polymeer omvat.A wheel according to claim 10, wherein the reinforcement rings comprise a wound ribbon, which ribbon comprises a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer. 12. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het materiaal van de matrix van het lint, de flenzen, de naaf en het velgbed in hoofdzaak de zelfde polymere samenstelling omvatten of één of meer in hoofdzaak verschillende polymere samenstellingen omvatten.A wheel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the material of the matrix of the ribbon, the flanges, the hub and the rim bed comprise substantially the same polymeric composition or one or more substantially different polymeric compositions. 13. Een wiel volgens één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het polymere materiaal van de naaf en/of het polymere materiaal van de flenzen worden bevestigd aan het velgbed door middel van compressiegieten, waarbij het materiaal wordt ingebracht als een viskeuze smelt of in de mal is ingebracht als een vast-achtige verhitte polymere massa.A wheel according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the polymeric material of the hub and / or the polymeric material of the flanges are attached to the rim bed by means of compression molding, wherein the material is introduced as a viscous melt or in the mold is introduced as a solid-like heated polymeric mass. 14. Een werkwijze voor de vervaardiging van een wiel volgens een van de conclusies 1 tot en met 13, waarbij de werkwijze de volgende in elke geschikte volgorde uit te voeren stappen omvat: a) het verschaffen van ten minste één conische mal, b) het roteren van de conische mal, c) het verschaffen van eindeloos lint, waarbij het lint een vezelversterkte thermoplastische of thermohardende matrix omvat, d) het wikkelen van het lint om de draaiende conische mal in verschillende richtingen binnen hoeken van -90 graden en +90 graden ten opzichte van de rotatie-as en e) het smelten en vervolgens laten her-stollen of het laten uitharden van het polymere matrixmateriaal van het lint, of het lassen of het verlijmen van het lint, zodanig, dat een afgetopt-conusvormig velgbed wordt vervaardigd.A method of manufacturing a wheel according to any of claims 1 to 13, wherein the method comprises the following steps to be performed in any suitable order: a) providing at least one conical mold, b) rotating the conical mold, c) providing endless ribbon, the ribbon comprising a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic or thermosetting matrix, d) wrapping the ribbon around the rotating conical mold in different directions within angles of -90 degrees and +90 degrees with respect to the axis of rotation and e) melting and then solidifying or hardening the polymeric matrix material of the ribbon, or welding or gluing the ribbon, such that a tapered cone-shaped rim bed is produced . 15. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 14, waarbij de werkwijze voorts een stap van het verwijderen van het velgbed van de conische mal en het inbrengen van het velgbed in een velgbedgedeelte van een compressiegietmatrijsholte voor het gieten van het wiel omvat, waarbij de matrijsholte een velgbedgedeelte, twee flensgedeeltes en een naafgedeelte omvat.The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises a step of removing the rim bed from the conical mold and inserting the rim bed into a rim bed portion of a compression molding mold cavity for casting the wheel, wherein the mold cavity comprises a rim bed portion, comprises two flange portions and a hub portion. 16. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 15, waarbij verstevigingsringen in de compressiegietmatrijsholte worden ingebracht in de flensgedeeltes van de matrijsholte.The method of claim 15, wherein reinforcement rings in the compression mold cavity are inserted into the flange portions of the mold cavity. 17. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 16, waarbij metalen bussen zijn ingebracht in het naafgedeelte van de matrijsholte om de boutgatposities te definiëren.The method of claim 16, wherein metal bushes are inserted into the hub portion of the mold cavity to define the bolt hole positions. 18. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 14, waarbij een flens en de naaf in afzonderlijke matrijsholtes worden gegoten, en aan het velgbed worden bevestigd door middel van lassen of versmelten, waarbij een geleidend draadrasterlint om de randen van het afgetopt-conusvormige velgbed is aangebracht, gepositioneerd tussen de verbindingsvlakken van het velgbed en de velg en tussen de verbindingsvlakken van het velgbed en de naaf.The method of claim 14, wherein a flange and the hub are cast into separate mold cavities, and attached to the rim bed by welding or fusing, wherein a conductive wire mesh ribbon is disposed around the edges of the capped cone-shaped rim bed between the connecting surfaces of the rim bed and the rim and between the connecting surfaces of the rim bed and the hub. 19. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 18, waarbij het lassen of versmelten wordt uitgevoerd in een tweede matrijs, waarbij deze tweede matrijs is uitgerust met geleidende spoelen, voor het lokaal inductief overdragen van warmte in het draadrasterlint, zodanig, dat een lokaal smelten aan de verbindingsvlakken van de velgbedranden en de naaf en velg plaatsvindt.The method of claim 18, wherein the welding or fusing is carried out in a second mold, said second mold being provided with conductive coils, for locally inductively transferring heat into the wire mesh ribbon, such that a local melting at the connection faces of the rim bed edges and the hub and rim. 20. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 15, waarbij de naaf en de flens zijn bevestigd op het velgbed door middel van compressiegieten, waarbij een compressiematrijs gedeeltelijk wordt gevuld met een gesmolten polymeermatrix die vezels omvat, on onder druk wordt gesloten zodanig dat het polymere materiaal tot in alle holtes en leegtes binnen in de matrijs kan geraken.The method of claim 15, wherein the hub and flange are attached to the rim bed by compression molding, wherein a compression die is partially filled with a molten polymer matrix comprising fibers, closed under pressure such that the polymeric material all cavities and voids can enter the mold. 21. Een apparaat voor het vervaardigen van vezelversterkte velgen, geschikt voor voertuigwielen, waarbij het apparaat een draaiende conische mal of voorvorm omvat en een lintaanbrenger, voor het aanbrengen van een lint op de mal of voorvorm.A device for manufacturing fiber-reinforced rims suitable for vehicle wheels, the device comprising a rotating conical mold or preform and a ribbon applicator for applying a ribbon to the mold or preform.
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