| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 301104000 | Spoke | 15 |
| 20080265659 | Spoke, wheel and process for manufacturing a spoke, especially for bicycles - A spoke, in particular for bicycles, having at least a spoke body and spoke ends provided at the spoke body which are provided to be attached to a rim or a hub body, wherein the spoke body consists of a fibrous composite material, the spoke body includes a plurality of fibers which can be spread out fan-like at least at one spoke end as exposed fibers. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080296962 | Connection members of spokes for bicycle wheel - A spoke for bicycle wheel includes an elongate body and a first connection member and a second connection member are respectively connected to two ends of the elongate body so as to be connected to the hub and the rim of the bicycle wheel. Each of the first and second connection members has an enlarged end which is received in the elongate body to provide strong connection between the connection members and the spoke. The enlarged end can be an open or closed end which is a hollow or solid portion. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080303338 | Wheel for vehicle - A wheel for vehicle includes a wheel body, a decorated member, and a visible space. The wheel body has a rim, a hub, and a plurality of spokes connecting the hub and the rim. The decorated member is made from resin, is disposed on a surface of at least one of the spokes, and is retained to the wheel body. The visible space is disposed between the decorated member and the one of the spokes at least, exhibits a height in an axial direction of the wheel body, and is visible from an axial outer side of the wheel body. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080315677 | RIM AND BICYCLE WHEEL WITH WINGS WITH COMPENSATED FLARING - A rim has a pair of converging wings connected by at least one bridge. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090236902 | Spoked Bicycle Wheel - A wheel including a rim, hub and at least one spoke, is disclosed. The spoke of the wheel has a leading edge with an aerodynamic protrusion and a valley. Also disclosed is a method of reducing aerodynamic drag on a wheel. According to the method, airflow around an aerodynamic protrusion disposed on a leading edge of a spoke of the wheel is disrupted into a plurality of airflows forming a first vortex about a first valley associated with the protrusion and a second vortex about a second valley associated with the protrusion. The plurality of airflows are joined at the trailing edge of the spoke. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100253134 | SPOKED WHEEL DISK MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SPOKED WHEEL - A method comprising: a step of preforming a plurality of bulging portions on a substantially circular plate blank, the bulging portions being located concentrically and circumferentially outward of a bolt hole, each of the bulging portions being a base of a reinforcing portion of a spoke; a step of forming a plurality of prototypical decorative holes on the respective bulging portions to form a prototypically-shaped spoke between the adjacent prototypical decorative holes; a step of forming a disk flange by bending an outer circumferential portion of the plate blank, on which the prototypical decorative holes are formed, at a right angle to be substantially parallel to a wheel axial direction, so that an outer periphery of a resultant decorative hole forms an upper end edge of the disk flange; and a step of forming the spoke by providing the prototypically-shaped spoke with the reinforcing portion. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120161499 | SPOKE OF A BICYCLE WHEEL - A spoke of a bicycle rim has a spoke body having a connecting end and a threaded segment formed on the connecting end. The threaded segment has multiple first thread sections and at least one second thread section. The first thread sections have a major radius, a minor radius and a pitch. The at least one second thread section is formed between the first thread sections to form at least one loosen-proofing section between the first thread sections and has a major radius, a minor radius and a pitch. The major radius of the second thread section is smaller than the major radius of the first thread sections. The minor radius of the second thread section is larger than the minor radius of the first thread sections. The pitch of the second thread section is the same as that of the first thread sections. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120200144 | Brilliant Etched Wheels - The invention comprises a wheel with improved cooling characteristics and method of making a wheel with a high efficient heat exchange capability. The edges of the wheel being modified to increase surface area while maintaining performance and aesthetics. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120242139 | WHEEL SPOKE - A wheel spoke includes a shaft, a head at an axial end of the shaft, and a head rear surface on the face of the head which faces towards the shaft; the head rear surface has a plurality of alternating raised portions and recesses which can define a discontinuous contact surface. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130069422 | MULTI-PIECE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR TOY VEHICLES - A wheel for a toy vehicle including a rim comprising at least one spoke radiating from a hub comprising a channel, and an insert configured to be disposed in the channel, wherein the insert is held within the channel such that the insert appears to be integral with the at least one spoke. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140210252 | SPOKE NIPPLE STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING RUPTURE OF SPOKE THREAD - Spoke nipple structure for reducing rupture of spoke thread, which could maintain the straightness of the spoke thread by improving spoke and mated nipple; the spoke comprises: a spoke body as well as head and threaded portion set separately at both ends of the spoke body; the head is pulled or bent in practice to mate with the hub, and the threaded portion is provided with a threaded section of certain length; especially, a cyclic bulge is shaped on the spoke body adjacent to the threaded portion; the max. OD of the bulge is less than or equal to the ID of the nipple's large hole for tight coupling; the locking effect of cyclic bulge could maintain the straightness of the threaded portion and eliminate the bending point formed in the threaded portion of spoke arising from the transversal stress. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140361604 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A SPOKE FOR SPOKED WHEELS, SPOKE FORMING MACHINE AND SPOKE OBTAINED WITH SAID METHOD - The method for the manufacture of a spoke for spoked wheels including a step of forming a head of the spoke at a longitudinal end of the shank thereof by equipment for the plastic deformation of the end of the shank, wherein the plastic deformation is obtained by maintaining the shank in relative rotation to the equipment. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150306906 | Wheel with Flexible Wide-Body Spokes - A wheel with flexible spokes, including a rim and hub, and spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The spokes are also flexible and resilient such that they can bend while retaining their integrity and strength. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160107479 | Spoke With Enhanced Fatigue Resistance - A spoke includes a spoke body that has two ends respectively forming a terminal section and the threaded section and includes a neck section arranged below the terminal section; a first flattened section set at a location below the neck section; and a second flattened section set at a location below the first flattened section in such a way that the second flattened section and the first flattened section are at different horizontal plane. In assembling the spoke body to a wheel hub and a wheel rim, the combination of the first flattened section and the second flattened section helps set the spoke body at a correct position and direction for assembly and force taking, whereby the first flattened section may absorb torsion and the second flattened section helps transfer tension and allows for change of the angle of bending. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20180022147 | CARBON FIBER SPOKE | 01-25-2018 |
