Patent ID: 9182009
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60B,B60C,F16F,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheel system comprising: a wheel body comprising a rim located about a hub, the rim having inner and outer surfaces and defining a bore which extends therethrough, the outer surface configured to receive a tire thereon; a valve stem located within the bore of the rim; a tire sensor located on the wheel body; the rim defining a recess located along the inner surface, such that the recess is configured to reduce the weight of the wheel to generally offset the increase in weight created by the valve stem and the tire sensor so that the weight of the combination of the wheel, valve stem, and tire sensor is balanced for normal operational use without needing additional weights positioned along the rim for balancing, wherein the recess and the valve stem are disposed along a shared inner face of the wheel such that the valve stem and the recess are located on a common radial axis of the wheel; the recess is disposed on the wheel such that the recess does not extend through a material of the wheel.