Wheel for a vehicle
US4518204A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49517
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved wheel for a vehicle of the type having an annular rim adapted to carry a tire thereon and a wheel center, the annular rim being press fitted onto the outer peripheral part of said wheel center, the improvement consisting in that the annular rim and the wheel center are connected to one another with the aid of a layer of adhesive agent which is distributed in such a manner that its thickness assumes the maximum value at the central part of the cross-sectional configuration and decreases toward both the side edge parts of the wheel in the transverse direction. The maximum thickness of the layer of adhesive agent is determined in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 mm. The annular rim is firmly connected to the outer peripheral part of the wheel center by means of the layer of adhesive agent without any necessity for welding or the like operation so that the wheel has a good appearance. Epoxy resin based adhesive agent is preferably used for the wheel.
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