Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a wheel assembly (10). In this regard, a wheel assembly (10) is provided comprising a wheel base (12) having a side rim (14) disposed about a circumference of the wheel base (12), and a lock ring (22) disposed within a cavity (22) between the wheel base (12) and the side rim (14). An air seal (18) may be disposed between the wheel base (12) and the inside surface of the side rim (14). Lock ring (22) has two non-contiguous surface contacts with the wheel base (12) and two non-contiguous surface contacts with the side rim (14) each enabling various torque paths of lock ring (22).


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    Title :

    System and method for a wheel lock ring assembly


    Additional title:

    System und Verfahren für ein Radschlossringsystem
    Système et procédé pour un ensemble anneau de verrouillage de roue


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-07-04


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge



    Dual lock ring wheel assembly

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