The invention relates to a vehicle wheel comprising a wheel rim, a wheel disc and at least one connecting element that connects the wheel disc and the wheel rim, wherein the connecting element is guided through a through-hole of the wheel rim and is joined in a joining channel of the wheel disc. According to the invention, an elongated sleeve (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) is provided that surrounds the connecting element (3, 3.1, 3.2) coaxially, which sleeve is designed and arranged in such a way that at least part of said sleeve interlockingly extends into a corresponding recess (7) of the wheel rim (1.1, 1.2) and into a corresponding recess (8) of the wheel disc (2.1).

Disclosed is a method for producing a vehicle wheel with a connection between a wheel rim and a wheel disc in which the wheel disc is connected to the wheel rim by means of at least one connecting element that is guided through a through-hole of the rim base and is joined in the wheel disc. After the joining of the connecting element in the wheel disc a portion of the head of the connecting element projects beyond the rim base on the outer side of the rim. Subsequently the head of the connecting element is at least partially removed.

Disclosed is a method for producing a vehicle wheel with a connection between a wheel rim and a wheel disc in which the wheel disc is connected to the wheel rim by means of at least one connecting element that is guided through a through-hole of the rim base and is joined in the wheel disc. After the joining of the connecting element in the wheel disc a portion of the head of the connecting element projects beyond the rim base on the outer side of the rim. Subsequently the head of the connecting element is at least partially removed.

Provided are: a cap member, which is applicable to a wheel mounting nut and is less likely to deteriorate its appearance even if attachment and removal thereof is repeated; and a method of mounting a wheel using the cap member. A cap member 1 includes: a shaft portion 11 provided with a male thread 11a to be screwed on a base end portion of a female thread 2a of a wheel mounting nut 2; and a cover portion 12 that is integrally formed with a base end of the shaft portion 11 and covers a base end opening of the wheel mounting nut 2. The shaft portion 11 is provided on a distal end thereof with a hexagonal hole 13, which serves as a tool engagement portion.

Provided are: a cap member, which is applicable to a wheel mounting nut and is less likely to deteriorate its appearance even if attachment and removal thereof is repeated; and a method of mounting a wheel using the cap member. A cap member 1 includes: a shaft portion 11 provided with a male thread 11a to be screwed on a base end portion of a female thread 2a of a wheel mounting nut 2; and a cover portion 12 that is integrally formed with a base end of the shaft portion 11 and covers a base end opening of the wheel mounting nut 2. The shaft portion 11 is provided on a distal end thereof with a hexagonal hole 13, which serves as a tool engagement portion.

The invention relates to a wheel intended for a motor vehicle, having a rim (2) made of a sheet of aluminium alloy that is fastened to the contour of a wheel disc (10) made from a steel sheet by assemblies that connect the aluminium, sheet of the rim and the steel sheet of the wheel disc, which overlap one another, the assemblies comprising connecting pins (20) that have a tip that passes through a hole in the aluminium sheet of the rim (2), the front end of which is welded to the steel sheet of the wheel disc (10), and a rear head that presses against the aluminium sheet of the rim about said hole.

The invention relates to a wheel intended for a motor vehicle, having a rim (2) made of a sheet of aluminium alloy that is fastened to the contour of a wheel disc (10) made from a steel sheet by assemblies that connect the aluminium, sheet of the rim and the steel sheet of the wheel disc, which overlap one another, the assemblies comprising connecting pins (20) that have a tip that passes through a hole in the aluminium sheet of the rim (2), the front end of which is welded to the steel sheet of the wheel disc (10), and a rear head that presses against the aluminium sheet of the rim about said hole.

A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from an alloy and defines a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly between a central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed of a composite material that defines an annular wall extending between the proximal bead element and a distal bead element. The face portion defines a mating member that is disposed in mating engagement with a rim seat defined by the rim portion. The mating member and the rim seat define a receptor for receiving a pin with said pin including shear resistors oriented to counteract shear forces F between said face portion and the rim portion.

A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from an alloy and defines a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly between a central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed of a composite material that defines an annular wall extending between the proximal bead element and a distal bead element. The face portion defines a mating member that is disposed in mating engagement with a rim seat defined by the rim portion. The mating member and the rim seat define a receptor for receiving a pin with said pin including shear resistors oriented to counteract shear forces F between said face portion and the rim portion.

A wheel includes a rim that is at least partially made from a fiber reinforced plastic. The rim has an inner side directed to the hub region of the wheel and an outer side directed centrifugally away from the hub region of the wheel whereby the outer side comprises a well which is interconnected with an outer shoulder by a transition area. A wheel center is interconnected with the inner side of the rim by means of at least one fastening means wherein the at least one fastening means penetrates the rim via at least one opening that extends from the inner side of the rim to the outer side of the rim. At least one annular cover means is arranged at the outer side of the rim in circumferential direction around the wheel and thereby covers the at least one fastening means and/or the at least one opening.