Vehicle Wheel

Abstract

The degree of freedom in design is increased while maintaining strength by enabling a decorative member to be disposed without thinning a wheel main body. A wheel is made up of a wheel main body 1 which is made up of a rim portion 10 and a disc portion 11 and which has a vent hole 141 in the disc portion 11 and a decorative member 2 made from a resin which is held in at least the disc portion 11 and is observed from the vent hole 141 . Since the decorative member 2 is observed in the vent hole 141 , the wheel main body 1 including spoke portions 14 does not have to be thinned. In addition, since the design of the decorative member is observed in cooperation with the design of the disc portion 11 , the degree of freedom in design is increased.

1 . A vehicle wheel comprising:
 a wheel main body which is made up of a rim portion and a disc portion and which has vent holes in the disc portion; and   a decorative member made from a resin which is held in at least the disc portion and is observed from the vent holes,   wherein a plurality of fixed portions are formed on the decorative member, and by the fixed portions being brought into engagement with a plurality of fixing portions formed on the wheel main body, respectively, the decorative member is held integrally to the wheel main body,   the decorative member is formed into a substantially U-shape in cross section having a hollow portion and includes a rib which crosses the hollow portion, and   the fixed portion projects from a boss portion formed on the rib, and the rib and the boss portion are spaced apart from a bottom portion of the hollow portion.   
   
   
       2 . A vehicle wheel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the fixed portion is formed further radially inwardly than a circumferential edge portion of the decorative member. 
   
   
       3 . A vehicle wheel as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the wheel main body has a projection which extends into the vent hole, and at least one of the fixing portions is formed on the projection. 
   
   
       4 . A vehicle wheel as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the disc portion comprises a hub portion, a plurality of spoke portions which extend radially from the hub portion and the vent hole formed between the adjacent spoke portions, a thinned portion extends from the hub portion in the vent hole, and at least one of the fixing portions is formed on the thinned portion. 
   
   
       5 - 7 . (canceled)