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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Alan Coleman, Southgate, MI (US);
Thomas E. Heck, Monroe, MI (US);
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of the spokes having at least one hole formed therein; at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of the spokes wherein some portion of a surface of the rim and some portion of a surface of the spoke contact one another; an adhesive deposited in at least some portion of the rim to disc interface area; and at least one fastener extending through the holes of the rim and the spokes to secure the rim and disc together.