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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Del C Schroeder, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mariana G Forrest, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph G Salmonowicz, Ortonville, MI (US);
John G Argeropoulos, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jason E Fulcher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ida M Baier, White Lake, MI (US);
Janice M Makarewicz, Royal Oak, MI (US);
David G Speth, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Del C Schroeder, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mariana G Forrest, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph G Salmonowicz, Ortonville, MI (US);
John G Argeropoulos, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jason E Fulcher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ida M Baier, White Lake, MI (US);
Janice M Makarewicz, Royal Oak, MI (US);
David G Speth, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A composite wheel and a method of manufacture is provided for a vehicle wherein the composite wheel has a first and second section mounted to an annular mount. At least one of the first wheel section and second wheel section is composed of a resin having at least one braided polymeric fiber. The first and second sections are each formed by folding the braided fiber into a preform and then injecting resin into a mold containing the preform. The first and second sections are then bonded to each other and the annular mount.