US 11,987,075 B2
Fabricated vehicle wheel with wheel disc having lightener pockets
Joseph W. Wolf, Canton, MI (US); and Fernando T. Mitsuyassu, Limeira (BR)
Assigned to Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH, Königswinter (DE)
Appl. No. 17/048,680
Filed by Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH, Königswinter (DE)
PCT Filed Apr. 19, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/028232
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 19, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/204681, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/659,737, filed on Apr. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0237506 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. B60B 3/00 (2006.01); B60B 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 3/004 (2013.01) [B60B 3/008 (2013.01); B60B 3/16 (2013.01); B60B 2310/213 (2013.01); B60B 2310/226 (2013.01); B60B 2310/228 (2013.01); B60B 2310/232 (2013.01); B60B 2360/102 (2013.01); B60B 2900/111 (2013.01); B60B 2900/513 (2013.01); B60B 2900/711 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fabricated wheel disc for a vehicle wheel, the fabricated wheel disc comprising:
an annular hub portion having an outboard face and an inboard face;
an extension portion extending from the hub portion;
a plurality of lug bolt holes in the hub portion; and
a center hub hole in the hub portion;
wherein at least one lightener pocket is provided in the hub portion, wherein the at least one lightener pocket extends through the hub portion by having separate openings in each of the outboard face and the inboard face of the hub portion.