Patent ID: 7073871
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
1. A three piece automobile wheel comprising an inner rim; an outer rim joined to the inner rim to form a wheel rim; and a center disc attached to the outer rim, wherein inner rim and outer rim surfaces in mutual opposition are bent inwards to establish a flange section for center disc attachment, and the center disc is fixed to the inner rim and the outer rim by fastening bolts which pass through the flange section of the inner and outer rims, and wherein a trough is provided in an outside wall of the inner rim between the flange section and an inner rim flange, the outer side-wall of the trough nearest the flange section is disposed off a rim center-plane closer to the center disc, a valve opening is provided to attach a valve which passes through the outer side-wall, the configuration allows a valve base of the valve to be disposed inside the trough, and an open region is provided in the center disc to expose a valve stem of the valve, wherein the valve stem is attached to the valve opening, outside the center disc.