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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Jiro Yazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A wheel for vehicleis provided with a discand a rimand has a braking devicehoused therein. An annular flange portionprotruded inward from a bead seat portionin a radial direction of the wheelis disposed at an end of the rimon a side opposite to the disc. The flange portionhas an inclined surfaceon a side opposite to the disc. The flange portionis inclined toward the discin a direction toward a central axis L of the wheel. The inclined surfaceacts to reduce air resistance at the wheelwhile the vehicle is running and guides a portion of an underfloor airflow to an inner space of the wheelto secure an amount of air for cooling the braking device