A vehicle wheel that is capable of preventing water, moisture, or the like in a tire air chamber from entering an auxiliary air chamber through a communicating hole. The vehicle wheel includes: an auxiliary air chamber member as a Helmholtz resonator attached onto an outer peripheral surface of a well portion in the tire air chamber; a first and second vertical walls provided respectively at a first and a second rising portions of a rim forming the well portion, wherein the auxiliary air chamber member includes: an auxiliary air chamber inside thereof, and a communication hole allowing the auxiliary air chamber to communicate with the tire air chamber, wherein the communication hole is placed at an end of the of the auxiliary air chamber member along a circumferential axis of the vehicle wheel, and a clearance is formed between the communication hole and the vehicle wheel.

A vehicle wheel that is capable of preventing water, moisture, or the like in a tire air chamber from entering an auxiliary air chamber through a communicating hole. The vehicle wheel includes: an auxiliary air chamber member as a Helmholtz resonator attached onto an outer peripheral surface of a well portion in the tire air chamber; a first and second vertical walls provided respectively at a first and a second rising portions of a rim forming the well portion, wherein the auxiliary air chamber member includes: an auxiliary air chamber inside thereof, and a communication hole allowing the auxiliary air chamber to communicate with the tire air chamber, wherein the communication hole is placed at an end of the of the auxiliary air chamber member along a circumferential axis of the vehicle wheel, and a clearance is formed between the communication hole and the vehicle wheel.

A wheel for an air maintenance tire system is provided. The air maintenance tire system includes at least one pump and a regulator. The wheel includes a body that is formed with an axially-extending wall, a pair of flanges, and a pair of bead mounting areas. Each bead mounting area is disposed axially inwardly proximate a respective one of the flanges. The axially-extending wall is formed with an AMT mounting channel. The AMT mounting channel extends circumferentially about the wheel approximately mid-way between the flanges and is defined by a first adjacent wall, a second adjacent wall, and a base. Mounting surfaces are formed in or adjacent the AMT mounting channel, so that the at least one pump is mounted in the AMT mounting channel radially inwardly of the bead mounting areas.

A wheel for an air maintenance tire system is provided. The air maintenance tire system includes at least one pump and a regulator. The wheel includes a body that is formed with an axially-extending wall, a pair of flanges, and a pair of bead mounting areas. Each bead mounting area is disposed axially inwardly proximate a respective one of the flanges. The axially-extending wall is formed with an AMT mounting channel. The AMT mounting channel extends circumferentially about the wheel approximately mid-way between the flanges and is defined by a first adjacent wall, a second adjacent wall, and a base. Mounting surfaces are formed in or adjacent the AMT mounting channel, so that the at least one pump is mounted in the AMT mounting channel radially inwardly of the bead mounting areas.

A wheel is provided including a disc face, an open end opposing the disc face, and a wheel rim extending between the disc face and the open end, the wheel rim including a rib extending radially inward from the rim and a rim section including the rib.

A wheel is provided including a disc face, an open end opposing the disc face, and a wheel rim extending between the disc face and the open end, the wheel rim including a rib extending radially inward from the rim and a rim section including the rib.

This non-pneumatic tire is provided with a tread ring, a wheel which is arranged radially inside of the tread ring, and spokes which are interposed between the tread ring and the wheel. Further, the wheel has a disc part to which the vehicle shaft is linked, and a rim part which is connected on the inner peripheral side to the disc part and is joined on the outer peripheral side to the spokes. In this configuration, the average thickness (T1) of the disc part is set to be less than the average thickness (T2) of the rim part. In other words, the relation T1<T2 holds.

This non-pneumatic tire is provided with a tread ring, a wheel which is arranged radially inside of the tread ring, and spokes which are interposed between the tread ring and the wheel. Further, the wheel has a disc part to which the vehicle shaft is linked, and a rim part which is connected on the inner peripheral side to the disc part and is joined on the outer peripheral side to the spokes. In this configuration, the average thickness (T1) of the disc part is set to be greater than the average thickness (T2) of the rim part. In other words, the relation T1>T2 holds.

A composite wheel structure includes a single continuous fiber reinforcement layer extending axially between inner and outer ends of the wheel structure. The single fiber reinforcement layer is impregnated with different matrix materials at different axial portions of the reinforcement layer to account for specific locations where high strength or high temperature performance is needed, with other portions having different matrix materials where low temperature performance and/or low strength is sufficient. The matrix materials may be provided as separate resin films that are applied side-by-side on the single reinforcement layer, or they may be provided on a single resin film. The matrix materials may be applied to the reinforcement layer in a direct coating process. The reinforcement layer may be prepregged with the matrix materials prior to a wheel layup process, or the reinforcement layer and matrix materials may be consolidated by resin film infusion during the wheel layup process.

A composite wheel structure includes a single continuous fiber reinforcement layer extending axially between inner and outer ends of the wheel structure. The single fiber reinforcement layer is impregnated with different matrix materials at different axial portions of the reinforcement layer to account for specific locations where high strength or high temperature performance is needed, with other portions having different matrix materials where low temperature performance and/or low strength is sufficient. The matrix materials may be provided as separate resin films that are applied side-by-side on the single reinforcement layer, or they may be provided on a single resin film. The matrix materials may be applied to the reinforcement layer in a direct coating process. The reinforcement layer may be prepregged with the matrix materials prior to a wheel layup process, or the reinforcement layer and matrix materials may be consolidated by resin film infusion during the wheel layup process.