An improved snap-on automotive wheel cover overlay with extended overlay and method for manufacturing the same, wherein when snapped in place over an existing damaged manufacturer's wheel cover, the wheel cover overlay with extended surround of the present invention, in addition to the presence of hook-shaped members for the purpose of securing the former to the latter, is further secured by inserting a tension rotation device from the reversed position of a tire into a manufactured in wheel cover overlay tension tabs assembly, such that tension rotation device prongs of a tension rotation device penetrate through a tension rotation device prong's corresponding openings. Said tension tab rotation device is secured in said tension tabs assembly by the use of a tension rotation device fastener, after which an automobile emblem support device with tension tabs corresponding to a tension tab guide plate slits is inserted to further secure the wheel cover overlay with extended surround of the present invention to an existing damaged manufacturer's wheel cover.

A wheel rim assembly includes a hub with a case and two flanges are formed on two ends of the case. Multiple spoke units are connected between the two flanges of the hub and the inner periphery of the rim. Each spoke unit includes a first connection member and the first end of an X-shaped spoke extends from the first connection member. Each first connection member includes a first recessed area and a second recessed area respectively defined in the outside and the inside thereof. The second recessed area is matched with the flange corresponding thereto. Each first connection member includes an engaging recess and a protrusion. The protrusion of one first connection member is engaged with the engaging recess of the next first connection member. Two covers are respectively connected two ends of the hub. The second end of each spoke is inserted into reception recess of the rim.

A car wheel rim decoration cover fastening structure includes a wheel rim, a locking ring, a wheel rim cover, and a central cap. The wheel rim has a rim body and a central hole. The wheel rim has an inner flange formed in the central hole. The locking ring is mounted in the central hole of the wheel rim and locked on the inner flange of the wheel rim. The wheel rim cover has multiple locking blocks secured to the rim body of the wheel rim. The wheel rim cover corresponds to the locking ring. The central cap extends through the center of the wheel rim cover and is locked on the inside of the locking ring. The central cap presses the wheel rim cover. Thus, the wheel rim cover is fixed and will not be detached.

A cover element is adapted for attaching to a vehicle wheel having a wheel hub, a wheel rim provided with a rim base for receiving a tire, and a central body connecting the wheel hub to the wheel rim. The cover element is configured in the shape of a circular disk in order to cover the central body, is distinguished in that the outer surface of the cover element is provided at least in regions with at least one bistable display element, such as an E-paper display element, with a display device, or is formed by at least one such display element. Electric control signals can be applied to the display device via a control unit.

The vehicle wheel cover retention system comprises a wheel including a first hub hole provided therein which has a retention member formed in a generally axially extending portion thereof. The wheel cover includes a second hub hole provided therein. The second hub hole includes an annular axially extending segmented projection. The segmented projection includes a chamfered outer circumferential surface and a shoulder provided thereon. During assembly, the segmented projection deflects radially inward as the wheel cover is initially installed and moved toward the retention member and then as the wheel cover is further advanced the segmented projection moves radially outward to enable the shoulder to engage the retention member to thereby secure the wheel cover to the wheel. The center cap includes an annular axially extending projection. The center cap is then installed and its annular extending projection engages with the inside of the segmented projection of the wheel cover, thus preventing it to further deflect radially inward and thereby locking the wheel cover to the wheel.

A rim cover assembly having a waterproof structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rim of which an outer wheel is surrounded by a tire, wherein a shaft passes through and is connected to a center of the rim, a cover coupled to the rim to seal an interior of the rim, tire separation prevention steps formed on the rim and the cover to prevent separation of the tire, and a bolt coupling portion which couples the cover and the rim, wherein the tire separation prevention steps include a first tire separation prevention step, which is integrally formed with the rim and protrudes from one side of the rim and a second tire separation prevention step integrally formed with the cover coupled to the other side of the rim, and the bolt coupling portion may be formed in the second tire separation prevention step.

Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a vehicle member including pretreating the surface of an electrically conductive plastic molded product and forming a metal plating layer on the molded product, wherein the metal plating layer includes a copper plating layer, a nickel plating layer and a chromium plating layer, which are sequentially formed, and a vehicle member manufactured by the method.

A wheel hub assembly for mounting on an upright of a vehicle has a flanged outer ring provided with a tubular mounting portion inserted over a first axial length (L1) inside a seat of the upright; and a plastic cover having a mounting portion which is also engaged inside the tubular portion, wherein the mounting portion extends outside the tubular portion over a second axial length (L2) which, together with the first axial length (L1), covers less than a mounting length (L) inside the seat.

The present disclosure is directed to a wheel cover that is coupled to a wheel of a vehicle utilizing a mounting assembly that has a bearing block. A retainer assembly in combination with the bearing block of the mounting assembly allows the wheel cover to be coupled to the wheel in a manner such that the wheel cover does not rotate with the forward and backward rotation of the wheel when the vehicle is being driven. The wheel cover covers the wheel and partially covers a gap or space between a tire of the wheel and a fender of the vehicle, which increases the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle. The retainer assembly provides at least one degree of freedom such that the wheel cover may move with the wheel when steering the vehicle in a leftward direction and a rightward direction.

A fiber-composite ventilation flap for a vehicle is made of a laminate formed by at least two individual tiers. At least one of the individual tiers has respective unidirectionally oriented fibers, and wherein the at least two individual tiers are arranged in the laminate in such a way that the fibers thereof are oriented at least predominantly differently to one another. The fibers of the at least two individual tiers are oriented differently to one another in such a way that at least one region of the fiber-composite ventilation flap curves about a predefined primary axis under the influence of heat and is thereby in an open state.