The present application relates to a wheel with a sound absorber, the sound absorber being mounted in a wheel air chamber to reduce acoustic resonance, wherein the sound absorber is configured as a flat hexahedral box resonator and fastened to a wheel hub through a band, a first positioning mechanism is provided between the hub and the box resonator to fix the relative positions of the hub and the box resonator, and a second positioning mechanism is provided between the box resonator and the band to fix the relative positions of the box resonator and the band. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, the resonator is positioned and fixed more reliably on the wheel, and the wheel is simple and economical in manufacturing, and convenient and controllable in installation and operation.

The present application relates to a wheel with a sound absorber, the sound absorber being mounted in a wheel air chamber to reduce acoustic resonance, wherein the sound absorber is configured as a flat hexahedral box resonator and fastened to a wheel hub through a band, a first positioning mechanism is provided between the hub and the box resonator to fix the relative positions of the hub and the box resonator, and a second positioning mechanism is provided between the box resonator and the band to fix the relative positions of the box resonator and the band. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, the resonator is positioned and fixed more reliably on the wheel, and the wheel is simple and economical in manufacturing, and convenient and controllable in installation and operation.

A heat shield assembly for a vehicle wheel, comprising a single tubular heat shield panel or a plurality of heat sectional panel sections arranged to be connected to one another to form a tubular heat shield panel, the panel have an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, the outer diameter surface arranged to be positioned, in use, adjacent to and spaced apart from an inner diameter surface of a wheel, and wherein the panel or each panel section is provided with one or more ridges extending in the circumferential direction, and wherein one or more wires is provided in one or more of the ridges.

A heat shield assembly for a vehicle wheel, comprising a single tubular heat shield panel or a plurality of heat sectional panel sections arranged to be connected to one another to form a tubular heat shield panel, the panel have an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, the outer diameter surface arranged to be positioned, in use, adjacent to and spaced apart from an inner diameter surface of a wheel, and wherein the panel or each panel section is provided with one or more ridges extending in the circumferential direction, and wherein one or more wires is provided in one or more of the ridges.

A wheel for reducing a resonance noise in a vehicle may include a cylindrical-shaped rim on which a tire is mounted, and waveguides mounted on the rim, disposed in a cavity which is a space between the rim and the tire, having a ‘U’-shaped internal passage through which a sound wave generated in the cavity enters, and configured to reflect the sound wave entering the internal passage to generate a sound wave having an inverse phase, wherein a center portion of the internal passage extends in an axial direction of the rim, and first and second end portions of the internal passage are connected to a center portion of the internal passage to allow the sound wave to propagate and extend in a circumferential direction of the rim.

A wheel for reducing a resonance noise in a vehicle may include a cylindrical-shaped rim on which a tire is mounted, and waveguides mounted on the rim, disposed in a cavity which is a space between the rim and the tire, having a ‘U’-shaped internal passage through which a sound wave generated in the cavity enters, and configured to reflect the sound wave entering the internal passage to generate a sound wave having an inverse phase, wherein a center portion of the internal passage extends in an axial direction of the rim, and first and second end portions of the internal passage are connected to a center portion of the internal passage to allow the sound wave to propagate and extend in a circumferential direction of the rim.

A heat protection device for a wheel electronics unit on a rim of a wheel of a vehicle, having a main body with a fastening portion for fastening to the wheel electronics unit, and at least one heat protection portion for thermally insulating the wheel electronics unit in the fastened position.

A strap center fixed type resonator may include a resonator body configured to be mounted on a rim portion of a wheel supporting a tire; a resonating portion formed on a surface of the resonator body; and a strap inserting portion formed on a bottom internal surface of the resonating portion inside the resonating portion to allow a strap to be inserted in the strap inserting portion, wherein the strap is inserted into the strap inserting portion to fix the resonator body to the rim portion of the wheel.

A strap center fixed type resonator may include a resonator body configured to be mounted on a rim portion of a wheel supporting a tire; a resonating portion formed on a surface of the resonator body; and a strap inserting portion formed on a bottom internal surface of the resonating portion inside the resonating portion to allow a strap to be inserted in the strap inserting portion, wherein the strap is inserted into the strap inserting portion to fix the resonator body to the rim portion of the wheel.

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.