Vehicle rim and vehicle wheel having a vehicle rim

• US 10,576,779 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2017
• Issued: 03/03/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Seidl, Josef, Fischer, Stephan, Gordner, Achim, Jaeger, Elmar, Summerer, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Kotter, Kip T
• Application Number:
  US15/681,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20170341466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 925 Days
• Field of Search: 301 95107
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 21/02 characterised by transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 21/12 Appurtenances, e.g. lining bands
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 5/02 made of synthetic material
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/045 Arrangement in a wheel, e.g. a spare wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/12 Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters

Abstract

A vehicle rim is provided having a rim body and at least one capacitor. The rim body has a hub region, a rim bed and a connection region that connects the hub region to the rim bed. The rim body forms at least a part of a housing of the capacitor.

Claims

1. A vehicle rim, comprising:

a rim body having a hub region, a rim bed and a connection region which connects the hub region to the rim bed;

a casting compound; and

at least one capacitor, wherein

the rim body forms at least a portion of a housing of the capacitor, and

the casting compound is disposed in the at least a portion of a housing of the capacitor formed by the rim body.

2. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor has capacitor elements which are embedded in a recess of the rim body.

3. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 2, wherein the capacitor is arranged in the vehicle rim so as to surround the hub region.

4. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor is arranged in the vehicle rim so as to surround the hub region.

5. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rim body is constructed in an integral manner.

6. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rim body comprises a composite fiber material.

7. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rim body comprises a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics material.

8. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor has capacitor elements which are embedded in the rim bed so as to surround the hub region.

9. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor has capacitor elements which are wound.

10. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor has capacitor elements which are stacked.

11. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor has capacitor elements which are embedded in a recess of the connection region.

12. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

at least one additional capacitor which has capacitor elements which are embedded in an additional recess of the connection region.

13. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein capacitor elements of the capacitor are at least partially surrounded by the casting compound.

14. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitor is a supercapacitor.

15. The vehicle rim as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a vehicle tire, wherein the capacitor is arranged between the rim body and the vehicle tire.