Patent ID: 7346984

Claim:
A wheel, for motor vehicles, comprising: spoke wheel portion ( 20 ) and a wheel rim ( 10 ); wherein the wheel rim ( 10 ) further comprises an internal bead seat ( 16 ) and an external bead seat ( 14 ) which makes a transition into an internal flange ( 18 ) and an external flange ( 12 ); wherein at least one profile segment ( 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ) which continuously forms at least one hollow chamber ( 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 ) in the direction of the circumference, at least in sections, is provided proximate the internal bead seat ( 16 ) and/or of the external bead seat ( 14 ); and wherein the at least one profile segment ( 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ) is initially configured as a substantially radially extending flange ( 30 ) emanating from the wheel rim between the inner and outer flanges, and having a radially outwardly disposed free edge ( 51 ), which radially extending flange ( 30 ) is reformed to curve back upon the wheel rim with the free edge ( 51 ) rejoined to the wheel rim, to define a hollow space therebetween, and further wherein the substantially radially extending flange ( 30 ) emanating from the wheel rim between the inner and outer flanges is bent axially outwardly toward a face of the wheel in a single step to define a hollow chamber.