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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056986 | Wheel for vehicle The present disclosure relates to a wheel for a vehicle, in which burrs that are created in forming vent holes do not contact with the inner circumference of rim when disc is combined with rim, such that it is possible to prevent damage to the inside of rim due to b... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7427111 | Wheel set with different rigidity between front and rear wheels A tire wheel set includes a front wheel to be attached to a front axle of a vehicle, and a rear wheel to be attached to a rear axle thereof. The rear wheel is greater in rigidity than the front wheel. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7361296 | Motor vehicle wheel frame A motor vehicle wheel frame is integrally molded in a split mold including a lower mold portion (12) and a complemental mold portion. Channel-like spoke forming formations (12.1) receive layers (24.1) of molding material wrapped around heat expa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331637 | Dual mountable cast commercial vehicle wheels with spokes A commercial vehicle wheel includes a wheel hub surface formed with alternating raised and recessed segments that allows mounting two of the wheels upon a single axle hub. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270382 | Wheel with increased interior lip depth Disclosed are various embodiments of one-piece, and multi-piece wheels configured to provide increased interior lip depth. In one embodiment, an outer periphery of a curved center portion of a wheel is attached to a wheel barrel in an inboard region, and a portion o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7104611 | Motor vehicle wheel disc, in particular for passenger car Wheel disc, comprising a radially outer circular assembling part, a radially inner fixing and centering part with a bearing region comprising a given number of fixing apertures and ending radially inwardly with a centering vent, and arms connecting the inner and out... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059685 | Fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved fabricated spoked vehicle wheel. According to the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a conventional full wheel rim and a unique wheel disc joined to the wheel rim and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc includes ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7018000 | Motor vehicle wheel disc, in particular for a passenger vehicle Wheel disc, including a radially outer circular mounting part, a radially inner fixing and centering part with a bearing region comprising a specified number of fixing apertures and ending radially inwardly with a centering aperture, and spokes connecting the inner ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6913323 | Wheel having spokes with V-shaped cross-sections A wheel for a motor vehicle has a wheel hub connected with a wheel rim by spokes. In order to create a wheel for a motor vehicle which has low weight and high stability, spokes arranged between the wheel hub and the rim are constructed such that, in first areas conn... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6837549 | Light alloy wheel for vehicle and method and apparatus for producing same A light alloy wheel for a vehicle comprising a disc portion comprising a hub portion and a design portion and a rim portion, the design portion having as-die-cast spoke portions having a taper angle of less than 5.0°. This wheel can be produced by using a casting a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6773077 | Lightweight motorcycle wheel The present invention provides a motorcycle wheel that includes a rim, a hub, and a spoke. The rim is adapted to receive a motorcycle tire and the hub is adapted to receive and support a motorcycle axle. The spoke extends between the rim and the hub. The spoke inclu... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758533 | Wheel for a motor vehicle and a method of making the wheel In a wheel for a motor vehicle, the existing hollow spaces are filled with residual cores. These cores are made of a metallic foam or are of shell-shaped bodies or shell-shaped bodies filled with metallic foam. The cores are arranged in closed and open hollow spaces... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754957 | Fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same. The method for producing the fabricated vehicle wheel includes the steps of: (a) providing a wheel rim defining a rim axis and including an inboard tire bead seat retai... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6726292 | Full off-set two-piece fiber reinforced composite wheel using spoke or web area box sections A two piece fiber reinforced composite wheel includes a molded inner rim portion defining an outboard engagement surface and a molded outer rim portion defining an inboard engagement surface. The inner and outer rim portions are conformed so as to interlock together... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6679562 | Bicycle wheel Described is a bicycle wheel (10) wherein the metal rim (12) is formed by a hollow-chambered rim (22) with an external flange (28) and an internal flange (26), by which a peripherally extending hollow rim chamber (35) is defined. The external flange (28) ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6655748 | Fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6629736 | Fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6626503 | Fabricated vehicle wheel 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 ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6497459 | Multi-part vehicle wheel A multi-part vehicle wheel includes a rim spider and a rim which are mutually connected by screwing devices. For connection by way of the screwing devices, the rim spider has ring surfaces which are placed flush on the rim. So that precise positioning of ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6464302 | Structural improvement of a wheel The present invention relates to the structural improvement of a wheel, and more particularly to an assembled wheel structure that has excellent resilience and no need to fill in air as well as is free of air leakage and easy to be disassembled. The prese... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6106075 | Road wheel with improved vibration characteristics and method of constructing and utilizing same An automotive road wheel with improved vibration characteristics comprises a wheel body, and at least one pocket defined in the wheel body for altering a resonant frequency of vibrations of the wheel body. The wheel body is preferably formed of aluminum o... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6042194 | Wheel support assembly and method A method of making a wheel support assembly adapted to bolt to an axle of a vehicle for supporting a tire is disclosed herein along with the assembly itself. In accordance with this method, an outer annular rim having an outer annular surface configured t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5647642 | Asymmetric vehicle wheel with integral counterbalance An automotive wheel having an outboard face presenting an asymmetric appearance and having a permanently fixed counterbalance weight near the outer periphery of the wheel to balance the wheel. The wheel disk has an asymmetric design which tends to statica... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5544945 | Method and apparatus for making disc wheels and wheels made thereby An improved wheel disc and disc and and rim wheel assembly, and method and press apparatus for manufacturing the same. The wheel disc is adapted for telescopic press fit precision mounting into a mating wheel rim to form the wheel assembly. A flat disc bl... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5466050 | Vehicle wheel and associated methods of making a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel having a hand hole extending from a first surface to a second surface. The hand hole has a zone of a minimum dimension intermediate the first surface and the second surface. The hand hole is preferably tapered from the first surface to the... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5064250 | Wheel for light vehicle and disc used therefor A wheel for light vehicles and a disc member used therein. The wheel comprising a hub, a rim and a pair of disc members detachably coupled with the hub and the rim, wherein the wheel has the advantage of a spoke wheel that it is lightweight and has suffic... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4645267 | Vehicle wheel having non-suspension wire spokes A vehicle wheel including a center section integrally formed with a rear rim half by a method including the steps of drawing, forming and stamping a first lightweight metal alloy bank. A front rim half is drawn, formed and stamped from a second blank and ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4610482 | Vehicle wheel with disc forming outer tire retaining flange An automotive passenger vehicle, full-face styled wheel construction having a sheet metal disc with an outer peripheral portion formed to provide an outboard tire bead retaining flange. The rim includes an inboard tire bead retaining flange, an inboard ti... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4533184 | Disc wheel with ventillation passages Wheel for motor vehicles of the type which is cast or forged in one piece and composed of a light metal alloy and possessing a rim and a wheel disc with a radial clearance between the rim and the periphery of the wheel disc. Ventilation apertures are defi... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4443039 | Trailer wheel adaptable to automobile hubs A wheel structure adaptable for use on a trailer or an automobile hub including a spoked member having at least three spokes, each of the spokes being adapted to contact a rim on which a rubber tire may be mounted, the spoked member having a series of out... | 04/17/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4256347 | Spoked wheel A spoked wheel, especially for motor vehicles, with a hub and a unitary spoked-portion or spider leading from the hub to the rim of the wheel. The hub and spider-portion are independently formed from relatively thin-gauged sheet metal with the outer surfa... | 03/17/1981 |
| 3989307 | Stamped automotive wheel A polished steel wheel center with hub, outward-spreading spokes, and rim; the metal having substantially the same thickness throughout; the ratio of the center diameter to the hub height being substantially 5; the center having slots intermediate the out... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3950033 | Vehicle wheel A wheel manufactured from an elongated section of sheet steel is disclosed together with a method for its manufacture. Five rim retaining flanges are formed in the sheet steel. A rim retaining lip is formed along one edge of each of these five flanges. A ... | 04/13/1976 |
