A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel of the present invention includes a step of performing an edge treatment including deburring of a spoke edge generated by lathe processing. For the edge treatment, a cutting tool as hale type tool for non-rotational processing is used, and the cutting tool is provided with a processing blade having a recessed blade edge having an R shape or polygonal C shape protruding from an outer peripheral surface on a side of a tip end of the rod-shaped cutting tool connected to a rod-shaped shank portion. A processing machine capable of CNC of four or more axes is used. With the cutting tool standing upright against a disc surface, the blade edge of the processing blade is applied to the spoke edge, and the cutting tool is continuously moved relative to the spoke edge along a ridgeline of the spoke edge for scraping.

A logo printed wheel apparatus for customizable advertising and self-expression includes a central hub having a plurality of mounting apertures extending therethrough. The mounting apertures are configured to mount to a vehicle a plurality of spokes coupled to the central hub. Each spoke radially extends from the central hub and has an outer surface. A plurality of logos is coupled to the outer surface of each of the plurality of spokes. An outer rim is coupled to the plurality of spokes. The outer rim is configured to receive a tire.

A coating structure that provides subtle changes of different tints in a similar color system and a pattern includes a base layer 12 laminated on a basis metal 11, a color layer 13 laminated on the base layer 12 and a clear layer 15 as an outermost layer laminated on the color layer 13. The base layer 12 and the color layer 13 present different colors. The base layer 12 has recesses 12a in specific regions 10x. The base layer 12 is thinner in the specific regions 10x than in the other regions 10y. The color layer 13 has protrusions 13a in the specific regions 10x filled in the recess 12a. The color layer 13 is thicker in the specific regions 10x than in the other regions 10y.

A method for rounding off an undesired burr and/or material accumulated on vehicle spoke rear edges, in particular light-alloy automotive wheel during manufacture, the burr having been produced or the material having accumulated during a preceding mechanical processing step of the light-alloy wheel, rounds off the burr or the accumulated material by laser beam remelting. The rounding off is achieved by orienting the light-alloy wheel during the lasering such that the rear edge of the respective spoke being lasered points downwards and by, as a result of laser beam energy applied, the light alloy of the spoke is melted locally, partially and directly from above, i.e. on a front spoke edge, and/or laterally from above so that the resulting molten material flows downwards by gravity, hardens on the spoke rear face as a rounded portion and thereby rounds off the undesired burr or the undesired material accumulated there.

The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a corrosion resistant wheel adapted for securement to a vehicle and/or trailer, including the steps of: providing a wheel body, applying a primary anticorrosion composition, and forming a primary anticorrosion layer.

A thermoplastic wheel hub (10) includes a center hub (26) for attachment to a wheel bearing (20) of a vehicle. The center hub (26) has a central shaft aperture (28) extending axially therethough and a plurality of lug apertures (30) spaced radially from and circumferentially about the central shaft aperture (28). The thermoplastic wheel hub (10) also includes a plurality of ribs (40) extending radially outwardly from the center hub (26). The thermoplastic wheel hub (10) further includes a cylindrical tire mount (46) connected to the ribs and extending axially in substantially a plane for mounting a non-pneumatic tire (12) thereon.

A device for removing burrs from an aluminum alloy wheel includes a workbench, columns fixedly connected to the workbench, a brush, a spindle, a spindle box, a cross beam connected to and adjustable along the columns, a spindle motor, a controller, a parallel robot, and a displacement sensor. The spindle box is connected to the cross beam and moves horizontally on the cross beam; the spindle, the spindle motor and the controller are mounted on the spindle box, and the brush is mounted at the end of the spindle; the brush is driven by the spindle motor and controlled by the controller; and the displacement sensor is mounted in the brush. The parallel robot is configured to implement precise six-dimensional adjustment, and perform real-time posture adjustment according to the instruction of the controller to ensure that the brush is always attached to the spoke back cavity.

A process for manufacturing a bicycle wheel component, comprising the steps of providing a component having at least one braking area that cooperates with a braking body made by molding of composite material having structural fibers in a polymeric material, and post-molding machining of at least one region of the braking area by removing only polymeric material, without removal of the structural fiber, from the entire region so that the structural fiber outcrops at least in part from the polymeric material, and removing the structural fiber and possibly the polymeric material according to at least one groove within the region. A bicycle wheel component having a braking area of composite material, wherein in a region of the braking area, the structural fiber outcrops at least from the polymeric material, and the region comprises a groove through the structural fiber and possibly the polymeric material of the composite material.

A corrosion resistant wheel including a body having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mounting plate having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the body is adapted for securement to a vehicle and/or trailer, a primary anticorrosion layer associated with at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the wheel body and/or at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the mounting plate, an optional secondary layer associated with the primary anticorrosion layer, and a tertiary layer associated with the secondary layer.

A process for manufacturing a bicycle wheel component, comprising the steps of providing a component having at least one braking area that cooperates with a braking body made by molding of composite material having structural fibers in a polymeric material, and post-molding machining of at least one region of the braking area by removing only polymeric material, without removal of the structural fiber, from the entire region so that the structural fiber outcrops at least in part from the polymeric material, and removing the structural fiber and possibly the polymeric material according to at least one groove within the region. A bicycle wheel component having a braking area of composite material, wherein in a region of the braking area, the structural fiber outcrops at least from the polymeric material, and the region comprises a groove through the structural fiber and possibly the polymeric material of the composite material.