Vehicle wheel with decorative attachments

摘要

A vehicle wheel includes a rim portion, a hub portion, a plurality of spokes and a plurality of decorative attachments. Each pair of adjacent spokes defines a window therebetween. The plurality of decorative attachments are secured to the wheel and each define a plurality of rearwardly extending boss portions. Each boss portion abuts the wheel. In certain applications, the boss portions may be received within a respective countersunk hole in the wheel and engaged by a fastener for securing the decorative attachment to the wheel. A free end of each of the boss portions abuts a bottom of its respective countersunk hole and the decorative attachment is otherwise spaced from the wheel to reduce noise issues. Alternatively, the ends of the boss portion may be spaced from the wheel and drawn toward the wheel with the threaded fasteners.

主权项

1. A vehicle wheel comprising:
a rim portion; a hub portion; a plurality of spokes radially extending between the rim portion and the hub portion, each pair of adjacent spokes defining a window therebetween; and a plurality of decorative attachments secured to the wheel, the plurality of decorative attachments each defining at least one rearwardly extending boss portion, each boss portion received within a respective aperture extending at least partially through each spoke and engaged by a fastener for securing the decorative attachment to the wheel; wherein a central portion of each of the decorative attachments is substantially aligned with the window and is spaced from the wheel to reduce noise issues; and wherein the aperture includes a countersunk portion defined by one of the spokes and a free end of each of the rearwardly extending boss portions abuts a bottom of its respective countersunk portion.