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US 9,573,414 B2Granted
Vehicle wheel
OwnerLouis Huidekoperinventor
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The invention is directed to a vehicle wheel (1) comprising a rim (2) for receiving a tire at its radially outer side (3) and provided with an edge along the circumferential of the rim at its radially inner side, a wheel hub connected to the rim via a support element, wherein the material of the rim and the support element are different, the support element provided with openings at its end facing the rim to receive a connecting element, the edge of the rim provided with openings in line with the openings of the support element and wherein the support element is connected to the rim via the connecting elements present in the openings in the edge and in the openings of the support element, wherein the opening in the edge is a radial elongated opening or is a indentation in the edge or the openings in the support element are radially elongated openings or indentations.
A vehicle wheel comprising a rim for receiving a tire at its radially outer side and provided with an edge along the circumference of the rim at its radially inner side, a wheel hub connected to the rim via a support element, the support element provided with three or more openings at its end facing the rim to receive a connecting element, the edge of the rim provided with three or more openings corresponding with the openings of the support element and wherein the support element is connected to the rim via the connecting elements present in the openings in the edge and in the openings of the support element, wherein the openings in the edge are radially elongated indentations in the edge or the openings in the support element are radially elongated indentations and wherein the materials of the rim and of the support element are different and have a different thermal expansion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.