Patent ID: 7918513

Claim:
A vehicle wheel comprising: a one piece rim for receiving a tire, a wheel hub, and a support element connecting the rim with the wheel hub, wherein the support element is made of metal, wherein the support element is connected with the rim through at least one connection element which extends through a base of the rim, and the connection element is received in the support element, so that the connection element is completely covered by the tire on one side, and by the support element on the other side, wherein the one piece rim is made from carbon fiber woven materials or layups with one of either fibers or a fiber compound wound around a rotation axis of the rim such that the carbon fiber woven materials or layups reinforce an epoxy resin, and wherein the at least one connection element is screwed into a threaded hole in the support element and is provided with at least one seal member formed with a sealing compound and the epoxy resin on a side of a mouth of the one piece rim, wherein the sealing compound is an elastomer that chemically connects to the rim.