Patent ID: 6296319
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A wheel assembly comprising:an interior wheel shell and an exterior wheel shell configured to form a wheel with a central hub section when the shells are connected with one another,fastening bores through the central hub section of said shells, respective fastening bores through the exterior shell being aligned with respective fastening bores through the interior shell when said shells are assembled together,bushes press fitted in the aligned bores and including respective bush collars supported at respective receiving sections of the exterior shell and adjoining bush parts extending through both shells,a brake chamber element forming a brake chamber facing the central hub section of the interior shell at a side opposite the exterior shell, said brake chamber element being made of a material different from the material of the interior wheel shell,a spacer member interposed between and abutting the interior wheel shell and the brake chamber element, andwheel bolts inserted in said bushes and protruding into the brake chamber through the shells and the spacer member, said wheel bolts operably clamping the shells together,wherein the spacer member is formed of a material different than the material of the brake chamber element and the material of the interior shell to thereby limit corrosion of the wheel assembly during use thereof, andwherein the spacer member includes a portion which surrounds and is connected with the brake chamber element.