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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Patrick Mccorry, Plymouth, MI (US);
Todd Duffield, Westland, MI (US);
Thomas E. Heck, Monroe, MI (US);
Patrick McCorry, Plymouth, MI (US);
Todd Duffield, Westland, MI (US);
Thomas E. Heck, Monroe, MI (US);
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system comprising the steps of: (a) providing a wheel having a wheel disc defining and axis and an outboard facing wheel surface and including an outboard tire bead seat retaining flange; (b) providing a first outer wheel cover formed from a first material, the first outer wheel cover covering at least a portion of outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the wheel disc; (c) providing a second inner wheel cover formed from a second material, the second inner wheel cover covering at least a substantial portion of the outboard facing wheel surface of the wheel disc, the second wheel cover including an outboard surface and an inboard surface; (d) securing the first outer wheel cover and the second inner wheel cover together by at least an interference fit therewith; and (e) non-permanently securing the assembled wheel covers of step (d) and the wheel to one another by a non-permanent mechanical attachment feature to produce the multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system.