The engineer's sketch-book of mechanical movements, devices, appliances, contrivances and details employed in the design and construction of machinery for every purpose

by Thomas Walter Barber

Section 35.—ELASTIC WHEELS.

Wheels with rubber tyres are the common form. Wheels with a loose flat tyre outside a fixed tyre and with various forms of springs inserted between the tyres. (See Springs, [Section 80].)

[609]. Huxley’s wheel, with spring tyre and jointed spokes.

[610]. Wheel with double tyres and intermediate springs.

[611]. Two plans of bent spoke, spring formation.

[612]. Two plans of bent spoke, spring formation.

[613]. Has an outer elastic tyre and an inner rigid ring, to which the tension or compression springs are fixed.

[614] & [615]. Sections of rubber tyres.

Wheels are also made with rubber rings applied between the boss and shaft so as to allow a limited amount of elasticity between the wheel and axle.

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