Motor vehicle wheel
AssigneeMarilena STEFANELLO
InventorAndrea Zanin
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Abstract
A motor vehicle wheel, comprising a structural body formed by an outer rim with which the tire is to be associated, by a hub and by at least one spoke for connecting the rim to the hub; the structural body is made of steel. The wheel advantageously comprises a wheel cover for covering the exposed parts of the structural body which is made of metallic light alloy. The wheel cover is fixed to the structural body by way of elements for mechanical interconnection of the type which can be removed at least from the wheel cover. The wheel cover is provided with receptacles for the insertion of the bolts for fixing the rim to the axle of the motor vehicle. The mechanical interconnection elements are separate from the bolts for fixing the wheel to the axle of the motor vehicle.
Claims16
A motor vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a structural body made of steel composed of an outer rim with which a tire is to be associated, a hub and at least one connecting element for connecting said rim to said hub;
- bolts for fixing the rim to an axle of the motor vehicle;
- a wheel cover for covering exposed parts of said structural body;
- mechanical interconnection elements made so as to be fixable to and removable at least from said wheel cover, said wheel cover being made of metallic light alloy and being fixed to said structural body by way of said mechanical interconnection elements;
- receptacles provided in said wheel cover for insertion of said bolts, and wherein said mechanical interconnection elements are provided separate from the bolts for fixing the wheel to the axle of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.