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US 10,773,547 B2Granted
Reinforced vehicle wheel rim and fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same
AssigneeMaxion Wheels U.S.A. LLC
InventorJoseph W. Wolf
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel rim having at least an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inboard tire bead seat, a well and an outboard tire bead seat. A reinforcing tape applied to at least a portion of one of an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, the inboard tire bead seat, the well and the outboard tire bead seat.
Claims27
A vehicle wheel rim comprising:
- a steel wheel rim including at least an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inboard tire bead seat, a well and an outboard tire bead seat;
- and
- a reinforcing tape applied to at least a portion of one of an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, the inboard tire bead seat, the well and the outboard tire bead seat;
- wherein the reinforcing tape is applied in one or more recesses provided in the at least a portion of one of the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the wheel rim, whereby the reinforcing tape is substantially flush with the adjacent wheel surface.
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A vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel disc;
- a steel wheel rim secured to the wheel disc and including at least an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inboard tire bead seat, a well and an outboard tire bead seat;
- and
- a reinforcing tape applied to at least a portion of one of an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, the inboard tire bead seat, the well and the outboard tire bead seat;
- wherein the reinforcing tape is applied in one or more recesses provided in the at least a portion of one of the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the wheel rim, whereby the reinforcing tape is substantially flush with the adjacent wheel surface.
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A method for producing a vehicle wheel rim comprising the steps of:
- providing a steel wheel rim including at least an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inboard tire bead seat, a well and an outboard tire bead seat;
- and
- applying a reinforcing tape to at least a portion of one of an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, the inboard tire bead seat, the well and the outboard tire bead seat;
- wherein the reinforcing tape is applied in one or more recesses provided in the at least a portion of one of the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the wheel rim, whereby the reinforcing tape is substantially flush with the adjacent wheel surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.