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US 5,421,642 AGranted
Bimetal full face wheel
AssigneeHayes Wheels International, Inc.
InventorKenneth R. Archibald
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Abstract
A bimetal full face wheel having an improved structure for attaching a preformed partial wheel rim to a full face cast wheel disk. The improved structure includes a weld anchor having a cylindrical sleeve with a flange extending radially outwardly from one end thereof. The flange is secured to an inboard surface of the wheel disk rim. The wheel rim includes a cylindrical outboard end which is pressed over the anchor sleeve. The outboard end of the wheel rim is welded to the weld anchor.
Claims10
A vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel disk formed from a nonferrous material, said wheel disk including an outboard bead seat flange;
- a weld anchor formed from a ferrous material, said weld anchor having a circular radial flange secured to an inboard side of said wheel disk in the region of said outboard bead seat flange, said weld anchor further including a cylindrical sleeve extending axially from said wheel disk rim inboard surface, said sleeve defining a cylindrical surface which is concentric with said wheel disk;
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- an annular wheel rim formed from a ferrous material, said wheel rim having a cylindrically-shaped end portion welded to said weld anchor.
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A vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel disk including an outboard bead seat flange;
- a weld anchor having a circular radial flange secured to an inboard side of said wheel disk in the region of said outboard bead seat flange and extending at an angle within said outboard bead seat flange, said anchor including a cylindrical sleeve extending axially from said wheel disk rim inboard surface, said sleeve defining a cylindrical surface which is concentric with said wheel disk;
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- an annular wheel rim having a cylindrically-shaped end portion extending axially over said weld anchor sleeve and welded to said weld anchor.
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A vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel disk formed from a first material, said wheel disk including an outboard bead seat flange;
- a weld anchor formed from a second material which is different from said first material, said weld anchor having a sleeve secured to an inboard side of said wheel disk in the region of said outboard bead seat flange and extending generally axially therefrom;
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- an annular wheel rim formed from said second material, said wheel rim having a generally cylindrically-shaped end portion welded to said weld anchor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.