Wheel
AssigneeGkn Wheels Limited
InventorPaul Michael Turner
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Abstract
A wheel (10), including a rim (12) and a disc (14) by which the wheel (10) is attachable to a hub of a vehicle, the disc (14) being attachable to the rim (12) by means of generally axially extending fasteners (20), each of which passes through a respective opening (18) of the disc (14) and is received in a respective generally axially extending passage (24) provided in a connecting member (16) of the rim (12), wherein the wheel (10) also includes a spacer (40) having an axial depth to space the disc (14) from the connecting member (16) of the rim (12), the spacer (40) including an opening (42) through which a fastener (20) is receivable to connect the disc (14) to the connecting member (16) of the rim (10), and a locating member (44) which is receivable in a corresponding locating opening (26) in the connecting member of the rim (12).
Claims10
A wheel, including a rim and a disc by which the wheel is attachable to a hub of a vehicle, the disc being attachable to the rim by means of generally axially extending fasteners, each of which passes through a respective opening of the disc and is received in a respective generally axially extending passage provided in a connecting member of the rim, wherein the wheel also includes a spacer having an axial depth to space the disc from the connecting member of the rim, the spacer including an opening through which at least one of the fasteners is receivable to connect the disc to the connecting member of the rim, and a locating member which is receivable in a corresponding locating opening in the connecting member of the rim, wherein the locating member is receivable in a corresponding opening in the disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.