Composite wheel assembly and method for producing same
US6779852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B7/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite wheel assembly includes a wheel having a trim ring, a cladding, and a hubcap attached to the wheel. The wheel includes a disc and a rim flange circumscribing the disc with the disc and rim flange defining an outboard surface of the wheel. A trim ring mounts to and radially locates with respect to the rim flange and radially extends inward toward the disc. The cladding mounts to and radially locates with respect to the disc and radially extends outward toward the rim flange. The cladding overlaps the trim ring so that a continuous bright appearance extends across the entire outboard surface of the composite wheel assembly and so that any radial dimensional variation in the trim ring and cladding is taken up by the overlapping relationship therebetween.
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