Patent · US Expired

Wheel bolt

US6106077A · kind A · utility

15Cited by

23References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Kluge · Cologne, DE
Martin Muller · Chicago, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 1997
Grant date	Aug 22, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60B3/165
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel bolt for a a vehicle wheel has a shaft with a torque applying head and a threaded section. A rotatable supporting ring is disposed between the head and threaded section, which supporting ring has a spherical construction with a contact area for contacting a vehicle wheel. The supporting ring is non-rotatably held on the shaft in a ring groove by way of at least one caulking.

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