Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle wheel and method for manufacturing it
- Patent Title (中): 车轮及其制造方法
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Application No.: US12515764Application Date: 2007-11-20
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Publication No.: US08042879B2Publication Date: 2011-10-25
- Inventor: Werner Kermelk , Umberto Afeltra , Udo Friese , Peter Reh
- Applicant: Werner Kermelk , Umberto Afeltra , Udo Friese , Peter Reh
- Applicant Address: DE Kenigswinter
- Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz Holding GmbH
- Current Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz Holding GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Kenigswinter
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Priority: DE102006055704 20061123
- International Application: PCT/EP2007/010031 WO 20071120
- International Announcement: WO2008/061703 WO 20080529
- Main IPC: B60B3/04
- IPC: B60B3/04 ; B21D53/30

Abstract:
The invention relates to a vehicle wheel, in particular a hybrid vehicle wheel, composed of a wheel disc, which is fabricated from lightweight metal as a cast part, and a rim ring, which is made from steel, is connected to the wheel disc in a rotationally fixed fashion and has at least one rim horn and a drop base edge, and a method for manufacturing such a hybrid vehicle wheel. In order to be able to manufacture the hybrid vehicle wheel at low cost and to ensure sufficient force flow between the rim ring and the wheel disc, the wheel disc has, on the disc edge, a contour which is matched to the profile of the rim horn and drop base edge and extends over the distance between them and on which the rim ring bears in the mounted state of the wheel disc and rim ring while clamping the wheel disc between a first pressure zone on the drop base edge and a second pressure zone on the rim horn. Fitting is carried out by folding over or rolling over a rim ring blank onto the edge of the disc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100052413A1 Vehicle Wheel and Method for Manufacturing It Public/Granted day:2010-03-04
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