Patent · US Expired

Fabricated vehicle wheel

US6626503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 2002
Grant dateSep 30, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60B3/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of the spokes having at least one hole formed therein; at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of the spokes wherein some portion of a surface of the rim and some portion of a surface of the spoke contact one another; an adhesive deposited in at least some portion of the rim to disc interface area; and at least one fastener extending through the holes of the rim and the spokes to secure the rim and disc together.

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