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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Akio Handa, Wako, JP;
Yuji Maki, Wako, JP;
Shoji Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Kiyoshi Amaki, Osaka, JP;
Junichi Sato, Kaga Ishikawa Pref., JP;
Other;
Abstract
A wheel for a vehicle comprises first and second wheel halves joined together, and a center plate being generally cross-shaped. Each wheel half has a disk portion and a rim continuing from the disk portion. The center plate is inter-posed between the disk portions and has a diameter smaller than an outside diameter of each of the disk portions. The first and second wheel halves and the center plate are unitarily connected together by means of a plurality of sockets each having a countersunk head and a cylindrical shank. This arrangement increases freedom of design of the wheel and facilitates production of the same.