Wheel of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485168-B2
Application number	US-201916584078-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2019
Priority date	Mar 27, 2017
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A wheel of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, has a rim, a hub portion, and at least two spokes connecting the hub portion to the rim. At least two adjoining spokes are connected to each other by at least one connecting web which is arranged in a space between the spokes, is not attached to the rim and the hub portion, and extends at least approximately in the circumferential direction of the wheel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wheel of a vehicle, comprising: a rim; a hub section; at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim; at least one web connecting two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes, wherein the at least one web is arranged in a spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes in a region closer to the rim than to the hub section, connections of the at least one web to the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes are located in a region between the rim and the hub section, the at least one web runs at least approximately in a circumferential direction of the wheel, a portion of the at least one web which extends circumferentially between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes is located entirely within the region closer to the rim than the hub section, and a predominantly flat covering element configured to cover the at least one spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes.

2. The wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one web is connected to the adjacent ones of the at least two spokes in an integrally joined manner.

3. The wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one web supports the adjacent ones of the at least two spokes against one another.

4. The wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one web is connected to at least one covering element in a non-positive locking manner.

5. The wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one covering element is produced at least partially from a plastic.

6. A wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
a rim;
a hub section;
at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim;
at least one web connecting two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes,
wherein
the at least one web is arranged in a spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes in a region closer to the rim than to the hub section,
connections of the at least one web to the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes are located in a region between the rim and the hub section,
the at least one web runs at least approximately in a circumferential direction of the wheel,
a predominantly flat covering element configured to cover the at least one spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes, and
the at least one web and the adjacent ones of the at least two spokes are formed as a single component.

7. A wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
a rim;
a hub section;
at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim;
at least one web connecting two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes,
wherein
the at least one web is arranged in a spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes in a region closer to the rim than to the hub section,
connections of the at least one web to the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes are located in a region between the rim and the hub section,
the at least one web runs at least approximately in a circumferential direction of the wheel,
a predominantly flat covering element configured to cover the at least one spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes,
the at least one web is connected to at least one covering element in a non-positive locking manner, and
the covering element and the at least one web are connected to one another by way of a screw connection.

8. A wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
a rim;
a hub section;
at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim;
at least one web connecting two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes,
wherein
the at least one web is arranged in a spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes in a region closer to the rim than to the hub section,
connections of the at least one web to the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes are located in a region between the rim and the hub section,
the at least one web runs at least approximately in a circumferential direction of the wheel,
a predominantly flat covering element configured to cover the at least one spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes, and
the at least one web comprises at least one receptacle device for receiving the covering element.

9. A wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
a rim;
a hub section;
at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim;
at least one web connecting two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes,
wherein
the at least one web is arranged in a spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes in a region closer to the rim than to the hub section,
connections of the at least one web to the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes are located in a region between the rim and the hub section,
the at least one web runs at least approximately in a circumferential direction of the wheel,
a predominantly flat covering element configured to cover the at least one spoke intermediate space between the two adjacent ones of the at least two spokes, and
the at least one covering element comprises a receptacle device for receiving the at least one web.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Bourne Christopher
• Seidel Mike
• Walther Kurt

Classifications

• B60B7/12

  comprising an annular spring or gripping element mounted on the cover (B60B7/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60B3/10 Primary

  apertured to simulate spoked wheels · CPC title

• B60B2900/133

  Noise · CPC title

• B60B7/06

  Fastening arrangements therefor (B60B7/01, B60B7/20 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60B2900/513

  Cooling, e.g. of brakes · CPC title