Camso Inc.

Artic Investments S.a.

Hugo Van De Wiele

Salvatore Messina

Marc Favre

Slim Frikha

Tim De Witte

A wheel for a vehicle, such as a forklift (e.g., an electric forklift) or another material-handling vehicle, in which the wheel comprises a tire (e.g., a non-pneumatic tire) and may be designed to enhance its use and performance and/or use and performance of the vehicle, including, for example, to exhibit less rolling resistance, be more energy-efficient and/or allow the vehicle to travel faster and/or with improved ride comfort. For instance, elastic deformation of the wheel as it rolls may be better managed (e.g., reduced), which may improve thermal behavior of the wheel and/or may be combined with ways to better distribute or dissipate heat (e.g., by increasing thermal conductivity).

Wheel comprising a tire

A tire () has a rubber tread portion () extending in circumferential direction of the tire () and being provided for contacting a ground surface and a truss ring (), contacting and extending along the tread portion () for supporting the vehicle on the tread portion (), made of truss members () forming two circumferential chords () concentrically positioned with respect to the tread portion () and a truss web () interconnecting the chords (), wherein the truss members () are made of a rubber material having an E modulus of between 4-18 MPa.

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Lokeren, Belgium

Hugo Van De Wiele