A wheel for vehicle, where decorative members can be installed without a reduction in the thickness of a wheel body, and thereby the wheel has a high degree of design freedom with sufficient strength of the wheel maintained. The wheel has the wheel body (1) constructed from a rim section (10) and a disc section (11) and having decorative holes (141) in the disc section (11) and also has the resin decorative members (2) held by at least the disc section (11) and exposed over the decorative holes (141). Since the decorative members (2) are exposed over the decorative holes (141), the wheel body (1) including spoke sections (14) does not need reduction in the thickness. Also, the design of the decorative members (2) appears in cooperation with the design of the disc section (11), so that the wheel has a high degree of design freedom.

Wheel for vehicle

A vehicle wheel includes a rim portion, a hub portion, a plurality of spokes and a plurality of decorative attachments. Each pair of adjacent spokes defines a window therebetween. The plurality of decorative attachments are secured to the wheel and each define a plurality of rearwardly extending boss portions. Each boss portion abuts the wheel. In certain applications, the boss portions may be received within a respective countersunk hole in the wheel and engaged by a fastener for securing the decorative attachment to the wheel. A free end of each of the boss portions abuts a bottom of its respective countersunk hole and the decorative attachment is otherwise spaced from the wheel to reduce noise issues. Alternatively, the ends of the boss portion may be spaced from the wheel and drawn toward the wheel with the threaded fasteners.

Vehicle wheel with decorative attachments

A road wheel includes an outboard surface defining an orifice and a cavity. The road wheel additionally includes an ornament having a bottom surface and a key extending from the bottom surface to interface with the cavity. The ornament also includes a post extending from the bottom surface to interface with the orifice in the outboard surface. The key may include a semi-circular profile. The cavity and key may have corresponding triangular shapes. The post may have an internally threaded portion. The cavity may have a slot oriented along a wheel radius sized to receive the key, and the orifice open in the slot.

Road Wheel Ornament

A cover having deformable narrow spoke portions for partially covering a disk radial portion along a radial direction of the wheel is attached to a wheel base unit. The deformable narrow spoke portions are formed with thin, deformable parts. This permits the deformable narrow spoke portions to follow the deformation of the disk radial portion. Therefore, it is possible to reduce noise produced with external forces received when driving and provide excellent low noise characteristic.

Wheel for motor vehicle

Decorative spoke for vehicle wheel

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decorative body of a wheel for a vehicle capable of suppressing backlash between the wheel and the decorative body without cutting machining. SOLUTION: An aluminum wheel has a wheel body 11 and the decorative body 20. The wheel body 11 is casted, and a rim part 12, a disk part, and five spoke parts 14 are integrally molded. The disk part and each spoke part 14 are provided with a storing recessed part 16, and the storing recessed part 16 stores the resin made decorative body 20. The entire decorative body 20 is integrally molded, and its outer surface is plated. The decorative body 20 is fixed to the wheel body 11 with a pair of bolts 25 and nuts 26 via an engaging part 21 on the back surface of the decorative body 20 and a through hole 17 in the storing recessed part 16. A sponge material 22 is interposed between a longitudinal both sides of the storing recessed part 16 and an end surface of the decorative body 20.

Decorative body of wheel for vehicle

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decorated aluminum wheel capable of realizing an aluminum wheel enhancing design property and weight reduction at low cost. SOLUTION: In the decorated aluminum wheel, a recess 14a is previously formed on a spoke part of an M shape cross section of a design surface D of the aluminum wheel and a decoration member 18 is attached to the recess 14 so as to be floated from a bottom surface of the recess. The design property of the aluminum wheel is enhanced by constituting the design in which the decoration member 18a and the aluminum wheel are integrated. Dispersion of clearances S1 of the recess 14a and an outer periphery of the decoration member 18a is suppressed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Decorated aluminum wheel

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ornamental aluminum wheel improving design and reducing weight at low cost. SOLUTION: A recess 14a is formed on a design surface of an aluminum wheel and an ornamental member 18a is attached on the recess 14a to compose a design integrated into the aluminum wheel. The design of the ornamental aluminum wheel is thereby improved.

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Decorative body of wheel for vehicle

Decorated aluminum wheel

Ornamental aluminium wheel

優孝 堀田

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Decorative body of wheel for vehicle

Decorated aluminum wheel

Ornamental aluminium wheel

優孝堀田