An anti-theft locking bolt assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises an anti-theft bolt threadedly attachable to an article to be protected, a bolt cap snugly fitting into a bore on the head of the anti-theft bolt, a lock cylinder housing rotatably connected to the head of the anti-theft bolt via one or more ball bearings, the lock cylinder housing configured to cover the bolt cap and a locking cylinder and to provide means to prevent removal of the bolt cap. The anti-theft locking bolt assembly is suitable to lock a vehicle wheel and also to replace a spark plug of an combust engine to prevent unauthorized use of the vehicle.

A rim system including a rim, an adapter disc for mounting on a wheel hub of a vehicle, a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts for fastening the rim to the adapter disc, a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub and a wheel hub centring ring for centring the adapter disc relative to the wheel hub. A rim centring ring is provided for centring the rim relative to the adapter disc.

A rim system including a rim, an adapter disc for mounting on a wheel hub of a vehicle, a plurality of wheel screws or a plurality of wheel nuts for fastening the rim to the adapter disc, a plurality of screws or a plurality of nuts for fastening the adapter disc to the wheel hub and a wheel hub centring ring for centring the adapter disc relative to the wheel hub. A rim centring ring is provided for centring the rim relative to the adapter disc.

A fixture for testing stiffness of a vehicle wheel by measuring vibration of the wheel includes a base and a retention member. The retention member is integral to the base. The retention member defines a distal end including a distal diameter and a proximal end being proximate to the base and including a proximal diameter. The proximal end includes a plurality of studs extending upwardly therefrom for being received by lug apertures defined by the vehicle wheel thereby securing the vehicle wheel to the retention member. The distal diameter includes a ratio to the proximal diameter of between 0.6 to 0.8 to one.

A rim section 18 is provided with e disk section 20 and is secured to a jig by patting the disk section 20 as the lower side. By allowing a groove section 40 l an engaging section) provided along a circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 21 of the rim section 18 to engage with a bent end section 48 of a reinforced member 14 attached from the upper side of the jig, the reinforced member 14 can be easily positioned on the inner peripheral surface 21 of the rim section 18.

An information device including a capturing function uses the capturing function to capture an image of a disc wheel to which a plurality of wheel fasteners are fastened. Then, the information device inspects whether any of the wheel fasteners appearing in the captured image is loose by comparing the captured image with a reference image in consideration of a reference point of the disc wheel appearing in the captured image.

An example wheel assembly includes a wheel hub including a first bore having a first central axis, and a wheel including a second bore having a second central axis. The first central axis is offset from the second central axis. The example wheel assembly includes a wheel stud extending through the first bore and the second bore to couple the wheel and the wheel hub. The wheel stud has a first portion proximate to the first bore and a second portion proximate to the second bore. The example wheel assembly includes a wheel nut threaded onto the wheel stud. The first portion of the wheel stud is to move from a first position relative to an axis of rotation of the wheel hub to a second position relative to the axis of rotation when the wheel nut is tightened to fix the wheel to the wheel hub.

An example wheel assembly includes a wheel hub including a first bore having a first central axis, and a wheel including a second bore having a second central axis. The first central axis is offset from the second central axis. The example wheel assembly includes a wheel stud extending through the first bore and the second bore to couple the wheel and the wheel hub. The wheel stud has a first portion proximate to the first bore and a second portion proximate to the second bore. The example wheel assembly includes a wheel nut threaded onto the wheel stud. The first portion of the wheel stud is to move from a first position relative to an axis of rotation of the wheel hub to a second position relative to the axis of rotation when the wheel nut is tightened to fix the wheel to the wheel hub.

A wheel bearing assembly includes a bearing unit having first and second bearing rings mounted for relative rotation, the first bearing ring including a flange configured to connect the first bearing ring to a wheel rim, the flange including a plurality of threaded bores. A plurality of stud bolts each having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate collar separating the first portion from the second portion are mounted in the bores such that the first portions are located in the bores and the first axial face of the intermediate collar abuts the flange. A second axial face and/or a radially outer portion of the intermediate collar includes at least one projection or groove configured to form an interference fit with another component.

A wheel bearing assembly includes a bearing unit having first and second bearing rings mounted for relative rotation, the first bearing ring including a flange configured to connect the first bearing ring to a wheel rim, the flange including a plurality of threaded bores. A plurality of stud bolts each having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate collar separating the first portion from the second portion are mounted in the bores such that the first portions are located in the bores and the first axial face of the intermediate collar abuts the flange. A second axial face and/or a radially outer portion of the intermediate collar includes at least one projection or groove configured to form an interference fit with another component.