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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Bruno Guimard, Chamalieres, FR;
Denis Alff, Riom, FR;
Inventors:
Bruno Guimard, Chamalieres, FR;
Denis Alff, Riom, FR;
Assignee:
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle sheet-steel wheel rim (), including axially, from the inner side to the outer side, an inner hook (), an inner seat (), a connecting zone (), a mounting groove (), a hump (), an outer seat () and an outer hook (), the rim being intended to be joined to a wheel disc () under the mounting groove (), wherein with the rim having a given thickness E in mm at the mounting groove (), the connecting zone () includes a zone (Z, Z') of thickness Ein mm such that:E/3+0.5 mm≧E24 E/3 mm; andE≧0.7 mm.