A shaped preform component (200A) for a spoke portion (108A) of a composite wheel (100), the shaped preform (200A) comprising: an elongate body (215) configured to be located in a spoke (108) of a composite wheel (100), wherein the shaped preform component (200A) is formed from a cured composite fibre material having a compressibility of <2% volumetric under moulding conditions of 50 bar hydrostatic pressure and a temperature of 60 to 150° C., and wherein the density of the cured composite fibre material is selected to form a counterbalance mass for a mass addition (300) to the composite wheel (100).
SHAPED PREFORM FOR SPOKE PORTION OF A COMPOSITE WHEEL
GEFORMTE VORFORM FÜR DEN SPEICHENTEIL EINES VERBUNDRADES
PRÉFORME FAÇONNÉE POUR UNE PARTIE DE RAYON D'UNE ROUE COMPOSITE
2023-07-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English