Vehicle wheel and method for producing a vehicle wheel

US10363775B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG · DE

Inventors

• David Pieronek · Dortmund, DE
• Axel Grüneklee · Duisburg, DE
• Markus Zörnack · Dortmund, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 23, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 23, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/86
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle wheel for motor vehicles may include a wheel-rim ring with an opening, a main member positioned at least partially in the opening of the wheel-rim ring, and a covering shell for at least partially covering the main member. The main member may include an attachment region with receptacles for attaching the main member and the wheel-rim ring to a vehicle. The wheel is configured to have a low weight and an adequate stiffness. Moreover, the wheel also exhibits a secure attachment and no pre-load losses while permitting a high degree of design flexibility. In some examples, the attachment region of the main member is free from the covering shell by way of, for example, a cut-out in the covering shell.