Fabricated vehicle wheel
AssigneeHayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
InventorsAlan Coleman, Thomas E. Heck, Todd Duffield
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Abstract
This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of the spokes having at least two holes formed therein; at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of the spokes wherein some portion of a surface of the rim and some portion of a surface of the spoke contact one another; and a fastener extending through each of the at least two holes of each of the spokes and through an associated at least two holes of the plurality of holes of the rim to secure the rim and disc together.
Claims51
A fabricated vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein;
- a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of said spokes having at least two holes formed therein;
- at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of said spokes wherein some portion of a surface of said rim and some portion of a surface of said spoke contact one another;
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- a fastener extending through each of said at least two holes of each of said spokes and through an associated at least two holes of said plurality of holes of said rim to secure said rim and disc together;
- wherein at least one of said spokes includes a rear wall, a pair of opposed side walls extending from said rear wall, and an outermost end wall which defines a mounting flange, said pair of opposed side walls including a first pair of inner side walls and a second pair of outer side walls, said inner side walls extending generally parallel to one another and said outer side walls extending radially outwardly relative to said inner side walls at preselected angles.
A fabricated vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein;
- a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of said spokes having at least two holes formed therein;
- at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of said spokes wherein some portion of a surface of said rim and some portion of a surface of said spoke contact one another;
- and
- a fastener extending through each of said at least two holes of each of said spokes and through an associated at least two holes of said plurality of holes of said rim to secure said rim and disc together;
- wherein said central mounting surface of said wheel disc includes a center pilot aperture and a plurality of lug bolt receiving holes circumferentially spaced around said pilot aperture;
- and wherein said lug bolt receiving holes are in line with a respective one of each of said spokes.
A fabricated vehicle wheel comprising:
- a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein;
- a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of said spokes having at least two holes formed therein;
- at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of said spokes wherein some portion of a surface of said rim and some portion of a surface of said spoke contact one another;
- and
- a fastener extending through each of said at least two holes of each of said spokes and through an associated at least two holes of said plurality of holes of said rim to secure said rim and disc together;
- wherein said disc and said rim are secured together in a bead seat area to produce a bead seat attached vehicle wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.