Wheel having covering parts
AssigneeThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
InventorsDavid Pieronek, Axel Grüneklee, Markus Zörnack
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a wheel, in particular for vehicles, such as motor vehicles, with a rim ring having an opening defined there through, and with a main support at least partially arranged in the opening in the rim ring. The wheel, despite having a low weight, provides adequate rigidity and strength and can be produced in a simple manner, while maintaining design flexibility. The main support of the wheel has a plurality of spokes, and a plurality of covering parts for at least partially covering the spokes, wherein the main support and the covering parts support the rim ring.
Claims12
A wheel for vehicles, comprising:
- a rim ring having a central ring opening defined there through;
- a main support at least partially disposed in the opening of said rim ring, said main support having a plurality of spokes extending outwardly therefrom;
- a plurality of covering parts each disposed locally in a region of said plurality of spokes and configured such that one of said plurality of covering parts at least partially covers one of said spokes, said covering parts each being integrally bonded to both of said main support and said rim ring such that said main support and said covering parts support said rim ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.