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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Montgomery D. Csapo, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Czarniecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
John David Holm, Superior Township, MI (US);
Thomas E. Heck, Monroe, MI (US);
Günter Stelzer, Bad Honnef, DE;
Karl Rode, Konigswinter, DE;
Werner Kermelk, Much, DE;
Alan Coleman, Southgate, MI (US);
Montgomery D. Csapo, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Czarniecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
John David Holm, Superior Township, MI (US);
Thomas E. Heck, Monroe, MI (US);
Günter Stelzer, Bad Honnef, DE;
Karl Rode, Konigswinter, DE;
Werner Kermelk, Much, DE;
Alan Coleman, Southgate, MI (US);
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
According to the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a conventional full wheel rim and a unique wheel disc joined to the wheel rim. The wheel disc includes an inner wheel mounting pad, an outer annular rim connecting flange and a plurality of radial spokes connecting the inner wheel mounting pad to the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange extends in an axial direction and defines a side edge surface extending between each pair of adjacent spokes. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc. Each of the windows has a predetermined shape defined by the adjacent spokes and the side edge surface of the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange and the side edge surface are configured such that the window extends to an outermost periphery of the wheel disc. The inner wheel mounting pad includes at least one rib provided therein. The rib has an outer surface and an inner surface, at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface is provided with a flat planar surface.