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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Tsutomu Enomoto, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenji Fukuda, Narashino, JP;
Kishiro Abe, Ayase, JP;
Masakazu Ohi, Ayase, JP;
Kenichi Sakanoshita, Yamato, JP;
Koichi Ogiso, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Ohba, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tetuya Miyano, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yasunobu Teramoto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A garnish light alloy wheel includes a light alloy wheel and a garnish. The light alloy wheel includes an outboard surface and a recess located at a portion of the light alloy wheel including a spoke portion. The recess recedes from the outboard surface of the light alloy wheel. The garnish is manufactured separately from the light alloy wheel and is exchangeably mounted to the light alloy wheel at the recess. The light alloy wheel and the garnish construct a design surface of the garnish light alloy wheel, and the garnish has an outboard surface constructing a portion of the design surface of the garnish light alloy wheel.