Patent ID: 11926174
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A casting for a vehicle, comprising:
a cast wheel including multiple spokes, individual ones of the multiple spokes being substantially identical to the other ones of the multiple spokes and are equidistantly spaced from a successive one of the multiple spokes to maintain an even weight distribution of the cast wheel, the cast wheel comprising a metal;
the multiple spokes extending inwardly from a raised flange of a spider section to a centrally positioned axle receiving portion;
a central portion of individual ones of the multiple spokes completely encapsulated by a metal of the multiple spokes; and
an insert member positioned in individual ones of the central portions, the insert member having a vitreous body torus having a circular shaped body with a central bore and an enclosed cavity, the vitreous body torus having a higher melting point than a melting point of a metal of the cast wheel the insert member displaces, the vitreous material comprised of post-consumer glasses of mixed colors, wherein a filler is disposed within the enclosed cavity and not disposed within the central bore, the filler comprising agricultural bio content.