The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1998
Toshihiko Suenaga, Tochigi, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automotive road wheel with improved vibration characteristics comprises a wheel body, and at least one pocket defined in the wheel body for altering a resonant frequency of vibrations of the wheel body. The wheel body is preferably formed of aluminum or a lightweight metal alloy, and includes a rim, a hub, and a plurality of spokes radially connected between the rim and the hub. The pocket is an enclosed space within the wheel body, the wheel preferably includes a plurality of the pockets defined in the spokes, respectively, a vibration damping material may be disposed in some or all of the pockets, and a sheet of vibration damping material may also be disposed concentrically about the rim.