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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Youichi Kamiyama, Wako, JP;
Yuta Shimamura, Wako, JP;
Mikiharu Nakanishi, Wako, JP;
Takuro Hama, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle wheel includes: a pair of rail members configured as separate members from the rim and fixed to an outer circumferential surface of a well portion of a rim of a wheel; and a sub air chamber member serving as a Helmholtz resonator and disposed between and supported by the rail members. A method of manufacturing the vehicle wheel is also provided. The method includes the steps of: fixing the pair of rail members to the outer circumferential surface of the well portion; and attaching the sub air chamber member to the well portion through the pair of rail members such that the sub air chamber member is supported between the pair of rail members, wherein the rail member fixing step includes fixing the pair of rail members using a jig with the rail members spaced apart by the predetermined distance.