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US 2023/0182501 A1Published application
Wheel, wheel series, and method of manufacturing wheel series
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsKoji KUWAHARA, Norikazu MATSUMURA
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel includes a wheel substrate made of metal and a colored coating layer located on a surface of the wheel substrate. An outer side surface of the wheel includes a first region, a second region, and a groove located between the first and second regions. The colored coating layer covering the wheel substrate is located over the groove. A color of the surface of the wheel substrate is visible at least in the first or second region.
Claims15
A vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel substrate made of metal;
- and
- a colored coating layer located on a surface of the wheel substrate, wherein
- an outer side surface of the wheel includes a first region, a second region, and a groove located between the first and second regions,
- the colored coating layer covering the wheel substrate is located over the groove, and
- a color of the surface of the wheel substrate is visible at least in the first or second region.
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A vehicle wheel series comprising:
- a first wheel including a first wheel substrate and a first colored coating layer located on a surface of the first wheel substrate;
- and
- a second wheel including a second wheel substrate and a second colored coating layer located on a surface of the second wheel substrate, the second wheel having the same shape and size as the first wheel, wherein
- an outer side surface of the first wheel and an outer side surface of the second wheel each include a predetermined region, the respective predetermined regions of the outer side surfaces of the first and second wheels being identical to each other,
- a color of the surface of the first wheel substrate is visible in the predetermined region of the first wheel, and
- the second wheel substrate is covered by the second colored coating layer over the predetermined region of the second wheel.
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A method of manufacturing a vehicle wheel series, comprising:
- preparing wheel intermediate products, each wheel intermediate product including a wheel substrate and a colored coating layer located on a surface of the wheel substrate;
- producing a first wheel by removing a part of the colored coating layer from an outer side surface of a first wheel intermediate product of the wheel intermediate products and uncovering a part of the wheel substrate of the first wheel intermediate product;
- and
- producing a second wheel by removing a part of the colored coating layer from an outer side surface of a second wheel intermediate product of the wheel intermediate products and uncovering a part of the wheel substrate of the second wheel intermediate product in such a manner that an area covered by the colored coating layer in the second wheel is different from an area covered by the colored coating layer in the first wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.