A lock-ring system may include one or more lock-ring sections configured to at least partially define an annular lock-ring and one or more coupler plates configured to couple a first ring section end of a first lock-ring section to either a second ring section end of the first lock-ring section or to a ring section end of a second lock-ring section. The one or more coupler plates may be configured to be received in ring recesses of the one or more lock-ring sections. The one or more coupler plates may be coupled to the one or more ring section ends by fasteners and may be configured to slide relative to the ring recesses when the fasteners are loosened, so that a lock-ring formed by the one or more lock-ring sections may be mounted on, or removed from, a wheel assembly. A handle may be used to assist with maintaining separation of the lock-ring sections during handling and to assist with handling the lock-ring during removal and installation of the lock-ring on a wheel assembly.
WHEEL ASSEMBLY, LOCK-RING FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLY, HANDLE ENGAGEABLE WITH LOCK-RING, AND RELATED METHODS
RADANORDNUNG, VERRIEGELUNGSRING FÜR EINE RADANORDNUNG, GRIFF, DER MIT EINEM VERRIEGELBAREN RING IN EINGRIFF BRINGBAR IST, UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN
ENSEMBLE DE ROUES, BAGUE DE VERROUILLAGE POUR ENSEMBLE DE ROUES, POIGNÉE POUVANT VENIR EN PRISE AVEC UNE BAGUE DE VERROUILLAGE, ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS
2022-09-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
Wheel assembly, lock-ring for wheel assembly, handle engageable with lock-ring, and related methods
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|WHEEL ASSEMBLY, LOCK-RING FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLY, HANDLE ENGAGEABLE WITH LOCK-RING, AND RELATED METHODS
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