The invention relates to a process aimed at manufacturing a spoked bicycle wheel, comprising the steps of a) providing a rim element having a spoke attachment chamber (14) provided with at least one opening (15c) and with a spoke attachment surface (17) comprising a plurality of spoke attachment seats (18); b) providing a spoke attachment assembly (80) comprising a nipple (40) having an enlarged head and a stem provided with a coupling portion configured to be coupled to a respective spoke, and at least one shaped washer (50) applied onto the stem of the nipple (40); c) inserting the spoke attachment assembly (80) into the at least one spoke attachment chamber (14) through said at least one opening (15c) along an insertion direction (d) that is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane arranged below the rim element (10) and according to a sense of insertion that is oriented away from the horizontal plane; d) moving the spoke attachment assembly (80) along the insertion direction (d) until the stem of the nipple (40) is brought at the spoke attachment surface (17); e) moving said spoke attachment assembly (80) along the spoke attachment surface (17) towards and up to one of said spoke attachment seats; f) inserting the stem of the nipple (40) in said spoke attachment seat; g) constraining said spoke attachment assembly (80) to said spoke attachment seat; h) repeating steps c) to g) in order to couple a respective spoke attachment assembly to each of the plurality of spoke attachment seats.The invention also relates to a spoked bicycle wheel in which the aforementioned assembly (80) is used.
PROCESS AIMED AT MANUFACTURING A SPOKED BICYCLE WHEEL
VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES SPEICHENRADS
PROCÉDÉ VISANT À FABRIQUER UNE ROUE DE BICYCLETTE À RAYONS
2023-12-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
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