US 12,083,826 B2
Vehicle wheel assembly
José Francisco Silva Zavalza, Aguascalientes (MX); and Hugo Ahumada Medina, Jalisc (MX)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,348.
Prior Publication US 2023/0191831 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B60B 7/16 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 7/16 (2013.01) [F16B 41/005 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle wheel assembly, comprising:
a brake rotor configured to engage at least one brake pad of a vehicle for braking the vehicle, the brake rotor having at least one of a plurality of studs and a plurality of threaded openings, the at least one of the plurality of studs or the plurality of threaded openings being configured to be supported to a rim of the vehicle wheel assembly, the brake rotor further having a first lock opening that is separate of and spaced away from of the plurality of studs or the plurality of threaded openings; and
a wheel lock for locking the rim to the brake rotor, the wheel lock received by the first lock opening when the wheel lock is installed to be engaged with the brake rotor, the wheel lock having at least one lock tongue that is movable relative to a main body of the wheel lock between a rest position and a locking position, the lock tongue being retracted relative to the main body in the rest position and being radially extended relative to the main body with respect to a center axis of the wheel lock when in the locking position to be received and engaged by a second lock opening within the rim so as to lock the rim to the brake rotor when the tongue is in the locking position and to release the rim from the brake rotor when the tongue is in the rest position.