A vehicle wheel includes: a well portion having an outer peripheral surface on which a vertical wall extending in a circumferential direction of the vehicle wheel is formed; and a Helmholtz resonator attached to a side surface of the vertical wall and to the outer peripheral surface of the well portion with an adhesive.

A vehicle wheel includes: a well portion having an outer peripheral surface on which a vertical wall extending in a circumferential direction of the vehicle wheel is formed; and a Helmholtz resonator attached to a side surface of the vertical wall and to the outer peripheral surface of the well portion with an adhesive.

A Helmholtz resonator for a vehicle wheel reduces sonic resonance, which is generated in a tire during running of the vehicle, by employing a wheel cap, which has an internal chamber in the vehicle wheel cap and is closely mounted on the vehicle wheel from the outside of the vehicle wheel, a connecting pipe connecting the internal chamber in the vehicle wheel cap with the cavity in the tire and a coupling member.

A Helmholtz resonator for a vehicle wheel reduces sonic resonance, which is generated in a tire during running of the vehicle, by employing a wheel cap, which has an internal chamber in the vehicle wheel cap and is closely mounted on the vehicle wheel from the outside of the vehicle wheel, a connecting pipe connecting the internal chamber in the vehicle wheel cap with the cavity in the tire and a coupling member.

Disclosed are a method of configuring an additional air chamber member on an outer circumferential surface of a well portion of the vehicle wheel as a Helmholtz resonator in a tire air chamber, comprising: preparing a plurality of additional air chamber members for each size of the vehicle wheel, each additional air chamber member corresponding to a different resonance frequency; and selecting one of the additional air chamber members with the corresponding resonance frequency from the additional air chamber members in accordance with a size of a tire used in combination with the vehicle wheel and an additional air chamber member information system using the method.

Disclosed are a method of configuring an additional air chamber member on an outer circumferential surface of a well portion of the vehicle wheel as a Helmholtz resonator in a tire air chamber, comprising: preparing a plurality of additional air chamber members for each size of the vehicle wheel, each additional air chamber member corresponding to a different resonance frequency; and selecting one of the additional air chamber members with the corresponding resonance frequency from the additional air chamber members in accordance with a size of a tire used in combination with the vehicle wheel and an additional air chamber member information system using the method.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to measuring rims and methods for measuring a brake abrasion of a wheel brake having a measuring rim. In one embodiment, consistent with the present disclosure, a measuring rim is disclosed including a circumferential tire support surface connected on one side to an end wall and on an opposite side to a seal to form an outwardly closed inner space, and a rotary feed-through provided on a central region of the end wall, the rotary feed-through configured to supply a gaseous medium to the inner space of the measuring rim and remove it therefrom.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to measuring rims and methods for measuring a brake abrasion of a wheel brake having a measuring rim. In one embodiment, consistent with the present disclosure, a measuring rim is disclosed including a circumferential tire support surface connected on one side to an end wall and on an opposite side to a seal to form an outwardly closed inner space, and a rotary feed-through provided on a central region of the end wall, the rotary feed-through configured to supply a gaseous medium to the inner space of the measuring rim and remove it therefrom.

A wheel cover assembly for a vehicle wheel may include a wheel rib that is attachable to a rim inner surface of a wheel rim of the vehicle wheel, a cover body having a cover body outer surface, a cover body inner surface, and a cover body outer edge having an outer diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the wheel rib and less than an inner diameter of an open end flange of the wheel rim. A cover mounting mechanism operatively connected to the cover body has a cover locking position wherein the cover mounting mechanism engages the wheel rib to retain the wheel rib between the cover mounting mechanism and the cover body and secure the wheel cover assembly to the vehicle wheel when the wheel rib is attached to the rim inner surface.

A vehicle wheel includes a rim having mounted thereon an inflation valve and a tire. The inflation valve is extended by an inflation channel extending through the rim and opening out into a volume of gas defined by the rim and the tire. The inflation valve is arranged in the vicinity of a flange of the rim.