Vehicle wheel having a hammer-debossed texture
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorPetter ALLSTRÖM
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Abstract
Wheels for use on vehicles and methods of manufacturing vehicle wheels are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, a method includes a step of manufacturing a wheel that includes a rim, a center disk, and a plurality of spokes. The rim may include a substantially-cylindrical barrel adapted to seal a tubeless tire. The center disk may include a central bore adapted for engagement with an axle of a vehicle. Also, the plurality of spokes may be adapted to connect the center disk to the rim. The method further includes the step of deforming outwardly-facing surfaces of the spokes using one or more hammering or punching instruments.
Claims20
A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a rim having a substantially-cylindrical barrel adapted to seal a tubeless tire;
- a center disk having a central bore adapted for engagement with an axle of a vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of spokes adapted to connect the center disk to the rim;
- wherein the plurality of spokes include a plurality of outwardly-facing hammered or punched surfaces formed by a metalworking process utilizing one or more hammering or punching instruments.
A method of forming a vehicle wheel, comprising the steps of:
- providing a wheel that includes a rim, a center disk, and a plurality of spokes, where the rim has a substantially-cylindrical barrel adapted to seal a tubeless tire, where the center disk has a central bore adapted for engagement with an axle of a vehicle, and where the plurality of spokes are adapted to connect the center disk to the rim;
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- deforming one or more outwardly-facing surfaces of the plurality of spokes using one or more hammering or punching instruments.
A vehicle, comprising:
- at least one axle;
- and
- a plurality of wheels, each wheel including a rim, a center disk, and a plurality of spokes;
- wherein the rim includes a substantially-cylindrical barrel adapted to seal a tubeless tire;
- wherein the center disk includes a central bore adapted for engagement with one of the at least one axle;
- wherein the plurality of spokes are adapted to connect the center disk to the rim;
- and
- wherein the plurality of spokes include a plurality of outwardly-facing hammered or punched surfaces formed by a metalworking process utilizing one or more hammering or punching instruments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.