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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052224 | Lightweight aluminum wheel with magnesium rim One embodiment includes a wheel including a first portion including magnesium, the first portion including at least a rim; a second portion including aluminum; and an interface where the first portion and the second portion contact each other. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8011738 | Fabricated bead seat attached vehicle wheel, wheel disc for such wheel and method for producing same A fabricated bead seat attached vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim and wheel disc joined together. The wheel rim includes an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inner tire bead seat, a well, an outer tire bead seat, and an outboard tire bead seat retaining f... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7347505 | Full flat wheel A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel disc and a rim that are welded together. The wheel disc includes a full face disc portion with a disc lip extending in an inboard direction. The rim includes a main rim body with a rim lip that extends in an outboard directi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290838 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel comprises a rim (172) and a disk section (171) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The rim comprises an outer rim (178) and an inner rim (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7044562 | Wheel rim An automotive wheel rim to receive a vehicle tire, at least one tire bead seat extending inwardly of the wall of the rim whereby the outer contour or profile of the wheel rim is selected to be of a different contour or profile to the inner contour or profile of the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6644756 | Wheel structure A large-diameter part, the diameter of which is larger than the diameter in the center, is provided at the edges of a rim via parts having a difference in a level. Curled parts are provided on both edges of the rim by curling the large-diameter part. Each... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6623086 | Nonblistering chrome-plated wheel and method of fabrication An improved automotive vehicle wheel plated with an overcoating, such as chrome, is constructed in such a manner as to be free of the blistering effects of residual acidic and caustic chemicals employed in the chrome-plating process. Like conventional aut... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6508517 | Structure and method for connecting rim and disk integrated wheels A unique integrated wheel is disclosed wherein a groove is formed with an angled surface to facilitate the flow of a weld material. A rim extends into the groove and has surfaces which act in conjunction with the surface of the groove to provide proper po... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6158820 | Air tight vehicle wheel with lightener pocket and process for manufacturing same A layer of sealant is applied to a portion of the surface of a vehicle wheel to prevent air leakage therethrough.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6143097 | Magnesium alloy cast material for plastic processing, magnesium alloy member using the same, and manufacturing method thereof This invention is to provide a magnesium alloy cast material capable of manufacturing a wheel, a large-sized forged piece such as wheel having properties equivalent to those of aluminum molten forged member, directly from the state of continuous cast mate... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6045196 | Bimetal vehicle wheel with bimetal transition insert At least one bimetal tab is disposed in a groove between a wheel disc formed from a first metal and a wheel rim formed from a second metal which is different from the first metal. The bimetal tab is formed by roll bonding a layer of the first metal to a l... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6036280 | Two piece vehicle wheel with press fit rim A partial wheel rim is press fit onto a cylindrical collar which extends axially from an inboard surface of a fall face wheel disc. The rim includes a circumferential bead which is received by a corresponding circumferential groove formed in the wheel dis... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6030051 | Two-piece steel wheel A two-piece steel wheel includes a disk and a rim. At an inboard surface, the disk has a machined surface from an end of a radially outer portion of the disk to a position radially inwardly spaced away from an inside surface of a rim bead seat of the rim.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6000762 | Wheel A wheel has a tire, two wheel disks disposed in a center of the tire, and a gasket disposed between the two wheel disks. Each of the wheel disks has an axle hole, a plurality of threaded holes, and a plurality of lock holes. The gasket has a center hole, ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997102 | Pinned two piece vehicle wheel A two piece wheel having a partial wheel rim mechanically attached to a full face wheel disc by at least one locking pin. The locking pin extends through an aperture formed in a collar extending from an inboard surface of the wheel disc and a correspondin... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988763 | Two piece vehicle wheel with mechanically locked sections A two piece vehicle wheel having a wheel rim secured to a wheel disc by a locking member which is received by complementary grooves formed in the wheel rim and the wheel disc. A layer of resilient material forms a seal between the wheel rim and the wheel ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5803553 | Two piece vehicle wheel with mechanically locked sections A vehicle wheel having a wheel rim heat shrunk onto a wheel disc and mechanically secured to the wheel disc by an interlocking segmented grooves and beads, and a method for fabricating same. A resilient material including an adhesive is disposed between t... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5634694 | Wheel assembly and elastomeric guard member An elastomeric guard member for use with a vehicle wheel is disclosed. The wheel includes a wheel disc and rim. The wheel disc defines a plurality of circumferential openings. In prior art wheel assemblies, debris was apparent at the wheel openings. The e... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5031966 | Wheel cover A combination steel and aluminum wheel comprises a roll-formed steel rim, a stamped steel spider, a cast aluminum element disposed in spaced relation to the axially outer face of the wheel, and a structural adhesive disposed between the aluminum element a... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4763392 | Method of manufacturing a totally coated tire rim A method of manufacturing a rust-proof, leak-proof and air-impervious welded tire rim by providing a pair of rim bodies each of which includes a peripheral bead and at least one of which includes a valve seat defined by an opening and with the rim bodies ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4518204 | Wheel for a vehicle 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 t... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4341425 | Motor vehicle wheel A light-weight vehicle wheel is formed, according to the invention, by shaping a profiled pressed or stamped sheet or band composed of a malleable aluminum alloy (AlMgSl or AlZn4.5Mgl) into the rim or felly, the wheel disk being cast from a casting alloy ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4256348 | Aluminum alloy motorcycle wheel having an extruded rim shrink fitted and resin bonded to a die cast hub-spoke unit A lightweight motorcycle wheel and method of making the same comprising a die cast alumnium alloy hub and spoke unit around which an extruded aluminum alloy drop center rim is shrinkfitted and bonded by high strength thermosetting resin adhesive between c... | 03/17/1981 |