Patent ID: 11932054
Assignee: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
a rim;
a hub portion;
at least two spokes which connect the hub portion to the rim;
a covering element by which at least one spoke gap between the spokes is covered at least partially by the covering element, wherein
the covering element is a single-piece having a wing portion that deforms axially away from the wheel when heat is supplied,
the covering element is connected directly to the wheel,
the single-piece covering element is configured from a single composite material,
the covering element is configured from a fiber composite plastic with a matrix material and fibers which are embedded in the matrix material,
the covering element is formed from a laminate having a plurality of individual layers which are layered on one another,
the covering element has at least one uppermost individual layer, in the case of which the fibers are arranged such that an upper symmetrical laminate structure is configured as viewed with regard to a center plane of the individual layer, and
the upper laminate structure is formed by way of at least one multidirectional individual layer, and has a symmetrical layer structure as viewed with regard to a center plane of the upper laminate structure.