Patent ID: 8622485

Claim:
An automobile wheel comprising: a wheel rim comprising: a back flange portion formed at one opening edge portion; and a front bead seat portion is formed at the other opening edge portion; and a wheel disc in which a front flange portion is formed at an outer peripheral edge portion, wherein the front flange portion of the wheel disc comprises: an annular front peripheral portion provided on a design surface side; and an annular back peripheral portion folded backward from the annular front peripheral portion and formed continuously from the annular front peripheral portion to extend radially inward; a first welded portion in which an inner peripheral end portion of the annular back peripheral portion forming the front flange portion of the wheel disc and an opening end portion of the front bead seat portion of the wheel rim are welded to each other; and a second welded portion in which the inner peripheral end portion of the annular back peripheral portion of the front flange portion of the wheel disc and a back surface portion of the wheel disc are welded to each other, and wherein the first welded portion is formed over the entire circumference of the wheel, and the second welded portion is formed over at least the entire circumference of the wheel or intermittently at a plurality of points along the circumference of the wheel.