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US 10,766,299 B2Granted
Vehicle wheel assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPaul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Richard Gall, David Brian Glickman, Samer Wadi
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel. A tire is disposed around the wheel. A wheel cap is coupled to the wheel and includes a polymeric base. A substantially transparent cap is positioned on the base which defines a first surface and a second surface. The second surface integrally defines an optical grating.
Claims20
A vehicle wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a tire disposed around the wheel;
- and
- a wheel cap coupled to the wheel, comprising:
- a polymeric base;
- a substantially transparent cap comprising an injection molded polymer and positioned on the polymeric base defining a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface integrally defines an optical grating;
- and
- a cap decorative layer on the second surface around the optical grating.
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A vehicle wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a tire disposed around the wheel;
- and
- a wheel cap coupled to the wheel, comprising:
- a base decorative layer positioned on a polymeric base;
- a substantially transparent cap comprising an injection molded polymer and positioned on the base defining an inboard surface and an outboard surface, wherein the inboard surface is proximate the polymeric base and integrally defines a holographic grating;
- and
- a cap decorative layer positioned on the inboard surface around the holographic grating.
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A method of producing a wheel cap, comprising the steps:
- forming a polymeric base;
- injection molding a substantially transparent polymer into a mold defining an optical grating feature;
- solidifying the polymer in the optical grating feature to form a cap defining an optical grating on a surface;
- applying a cap decorative layer on the surface around the optical grating;
- and
- coupling the surface of the cap to the polymeric base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.