Patent ID: 9370968
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B21K,B60B,B60Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hub for at least partially muscle-powered vehicles, comprising: a hub body having an axle and at least one bearing for rotatably supporting the hub body, the hub body has a first forged component and at least one second forged component wherein each of said first and second forged components includes a fastening flange portion and a tubular structure axially extending from said fastening flange portion, and a plurality of fastening flanges protruding outwardly from said fastening flange portion for fastening spoke units, wherein said tubular structure of said second forged component overlaps at least a portion of said tubular structure of said first forged component in at least one overlapping portion to connect said first and second forged components together, the at least one overlapping portion including at least one guiding portion and at least one gluing portion extending axially inwardly from said at least one guiding portion, said at least one guiding portion configured for guiding the tubular structures of said first and second forged components toward each other and into engagement with each other and said gluing portion being at least one radial space formed between the tubular structures of said first and second forged components, said at least one radial space configured to receive adhesive for securing the tubular structures of the first and second forged components together.