Whirlpool ホイールハブ by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 車両部品・自動車アクセサリー・ケア製品デザイン Competition Category.
銅車両アクセサリー· 2023
Whirlpool ホイールハブ
by Changshu Institute of Technology
Client: Changshu Institute of Technology
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 車両アクセサリー Category
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About Whirlpool ホイールハブ
Whirlpoolは、ブレーキディスクを冷却するために設計されたホイールハブである。スポークは航空機のプロペラから着想を得た、プロペラのような形状をしている。制動時にはブレーキパッドとブレーキディスクの摩擦によって温度が急激に上昇し、その高熱がディスクの寿命を縮めてしまう。Whirlpoolの形状はホイール周囲の空気を集め、ブレーキディスクの中心へと導く。この気流が、車両の走行中にディスクを冷却する。ハブはチタン合金製で、鋳造とCNC加工によって製造されている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Whirlpool ホイールハブは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Whirlpool ホイールハブは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Whirlpool ホイールハブは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Conventional wheels do not have the function of cooling the brake discs. This wheel hub has a good air diversion function, which can quickly collect the air around the wheel hub and spread to the center of the disc, which can extend the life of the brake disc by cooling.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 432mm x Depth 203mm x Height 432mm.
- Tags
- Wheel Hub, Whirlpool, Cool, Titanium, Brake Discs
- Production Technology
- This wheel is made of titanium alloy material, using pouring and CNC processes, taking into account the function and aesthetics of the product.
- Design Challenge
- How to use the knowledge of fluid mechanics to cool high-speed air vortex and high-temperature brake discs is the most tuned part of the entire design. Through continuous testing, the design team finally found a more ideal wheel shape.
- Research
- The research of this project is mainly to understand the defects of the product through literature reading, and to evaluate and test the 3D model virtually through the evaluation module in Alias software.
- Inspiration
- When the car brakes, the temperature of the brake disc rises sharply due to the high-speed friction of the brake disc by the brake pad, which will greatly affect the life of the brake disc. So our team wanted to design a hub that could cool the brake disc when braking. The design of the wheels is inspired by the propellers of an aircraft.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2022 in Changshu and finished in December 2022 in Changshu
- Operation Flow
- The spokes of this hub are made of a propeller-like structure. When running at high speeds, the hub can cool the high temperatures caused by braking by drawing in air.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Creator Liao Guoxin, Wheel, 2022.
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