Basf Se Corporation

Elringklinger Ag

Uwe Gleiter

Andreas Wuest

Jörg Schnorr

Torsten Hensel

Walter Rau

Gerhard Bohrmann

Heiko Hess

Willi Bartholomeyzik

Stefan Glaser

Sven Wenigmann

Joerg Schnorr

Daniel Fertig

Volker Hummel

The invention concerns a vehicle wheel, comprising a body of a plastics material and at least one adapter for fastening the body to a wheel mounting, the at least one adapter having at least one protuberance which engages in a recess in the body, or, if multiple adapters are used, at least one adapter is formed such that it engages in a recess of the body over its full surface area, the adapter being arranged in such a way that, after assembly of the body on the wheel mounting, the adapter is positioned between the body and the wheel mounting, or the adapter being arranged in such a way that the body is positioned between the wheel mounting and the adapter, so that the adapter lies on the outside of the body after assembly.

Vehicle wheel

A structure for absorbing energy from impacts thereon, the structure being plastically deformable by an impact, with, if appropriate, the possibility that it is at least to some extent disrupted. The structure can include a) ribs for reinforcement, the ribs arranged with respect to one another at an angle with respect to the axial direction such that on failure of a rib a force acting on the structure is immediately absorbed axially by another rib, b) ribs running axially, the ribs being in essence corrugated or of zigzag shape, c) at least one rib running axially in a first plane and connected to at least two ribs running axially in a second plane rotated with respect to the first plane. The structure includes, in the direction of impact, at least two layers, each of which has different compressibility properties and different failure properties.

Structure for absorbing energy

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Neustadt, Germany

Uwe Gleiter