Patent ID: 11912063
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle wheel comprising:
a hub disposed to rotate about a wheel axis;
a rim spaced from the hub by a radial distance; and
a plurality of fins extending radially between the hub and the rim, a first fin of the plurality of fins being spaced rotationally about the wheel axis from a second fin of the plurality of fins and defining an opening between the first fin and the second fin,
wherein when the vehicle wheel rotates clockwise about the wheel axis, the plurality of fins pushes substantially all air impinging on the plurality of fins in a first direction through the opening, and
wherein when the vehicle wheel rotates counterclockwise about the wheel axis, the plurality of fins pushes substantially all air impinging on the plurality of fins in a second direction through the opening.