VEHICLE WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE VEHICLE WHEEL
First Claim
1. A vehicle wheel comprising:
- a pair of rail members fixed to an outer circumferential surface of a well portion of a rim of a wheel, the pair of rail members being separate members from the rim; and
a sub air chamber member serving as a Helmholtz resonator, the sub air chamber member being disposed between the rail members and supported by the rail members,wherein a distance between the pair of rail members in a wheel width direction becomes gradually narrower from the outer circumferential surface of the well portion toward outside in a wheel radial direction that is orthogonal to the wheel width direction, andwherein the pair of rail members have inner surfaces located to face the outer circumferential surface in the wheel radial direction, and the sub air chamber member has a contour to conform with the inner surfaces of the pair of rail members.
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel includes: a pair of rail members configured as separate members from the rim and fixed to an outer circumferential surface of a well portion of a rim; and a sub air chamber member serving as a Helmholtz resonator and disposed between and supported by the rail members. A distance between the pair of rail members in a wheel width direction becomes gradually narrower from the outer circumferential surface of the well portion toward outside in a wheel radial direction that is orthogonal to the wheel width direction. Further, the pair of rail members have inner surfaces located to face the outer circumferential surface in the wheel radial direction, and the sub air chamber member has a contour to conform with the inner surfaces of the pair of rail members.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle wheel comprising:
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a pair of rail members fixed to an outer circumferential surface of a well portion of a rim of a wheel, the pair of rail members being separate members from the rim; and a sub air chamber member serving as a Helmholtz resonator, the sub air chamber member being disposed between the rail members and supported by the rail members, wherein a distance between the pair of rail members in a wheel width direction becomes gradually narrower from the outer circumferential surface of the well portion toward outside in a wheel radial direction that is orthogonal to the wheel width direction, and wherein the pair of rail members have inner surfaces located to face the outer circumferential surface in the wheel radial direction, and the sub air chamber member has a contour to conform with the inner surfaces of the pair of rail members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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