Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cast vehicle wheel including a wheel trim cover attached thereto. A removable first tool insert is installed into a mold assembly. The tool insert includes a mounting feature that communicates with a cavity of the mold assembly to form a mating feature in the wheel. A wheel trim cover is provided and is attached to the wheel at the mating feature via a coupler formed in the wheel trim cover such that the relative position of the coupler and the mating feature positions the wheel trim cover relative to the wheel in a first predetermined position. After casting, the positional dimensions of the mating feature of the wheel relative to the coupler of the wheel trim cover is evaluated to determine the positional accuracy of the mounting feature of the first tool insert. If necessary, secondary inserts with improved mating features are provided and exchanged.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cast vehicle wheel including a wheel trim cover attached thereto. A removable first tool insert is installed into a mold assembly. The tool insert includes a mounting feature that communicates with a cavity of the mold assembly to form a mating feature in the wheel. A wheel trim cover is provided and is attached to the wheel at the mating feature via a coupler formed in the wheel trim cover such that the relative position of the coupler and the mating feature positions the wheel trim cover relative to the wheel in a first predetermined position. After casting, the positional dimensions of the mating feature of the wheel relative to the coupler of the wheel trim cover is evaluated to determine the positional accuracy of the mounting feature of the first tool insert. If necessary, secondary inserts with improved mating features are provided and exchanged.

Abstract: Assembly of a rim and of a flexible adapter, intended to make up, with a tyre, a rolling assembly. The rim having a mounting well that is extended axially by a boss, a rim seat and a rim flange that extends the rim seat axially on the outside, with a bearing face of substantially radial orientation. The adapter having an axially inner end intended to rest on the rim seat, an axially outer end and a substantially cylindrical body that connects the axially inner end and the axially outer end and is intended to receive, in cooperation with the axially outer end, a tyre bead. The rim seat of the rim has an inclination relative to the axis of rotation of between ?2 and +6 degrees, the angle being counted as positive when the virtual vertex of the substantially frustoconical seat is situated axially on the outside.

Abstract: A hubcap for a wheel with a floating tire seat, the wheel having a rim comprising a tire seat extended axially outwards by a flange, the tire seat being radially floating, comprises a central edge and an exterior periphery, in which the central edge comprises fixing elements for attaching to the rigid part of the wheel and in which the central edge is connected to the exterior periphery by an intermediate sector that is deformable so that the exterior periphery can be moved at least radially inwards with respect to the central edge.

Abstract: Hubcap (1) for a wheel (2) with a floating tyre seat, the said wheel (2) having a rim comprising a tyre seat (253) extended axially outwards by a flange (254), the tyre seats (253) being radially floating, the said hubcap comprising a central edge (11) and an exterior periphery (12), in which the said central edge (11) comprises fixing elements for attaching to the rigid part of the wheel and in which the said central edge (11) is connected to the said exterior periphery (12) by an intermediate sector that is deformable so that the exterior periphery (12) can be moved at least radially inwards with respect to the central edge (11).

Abstract: Assembly of a rim (3) and of a flexible adapter (1), intended to make up, with a tire (2), a rolling assembly, the rim (3) having a mounting well (33) that is extended axially by a boss (34), a substantially frustoconical rim seat (31) and a rim flange (32) that extends the rim seat (31) axially on the outside, with a bearing face of substantially radial orientation, the adapter having an axially inner end (10) intended to rest on the rim seat (31), an axially outer end (11) and a substantially cylindrical body (12) that connects the axially inner end (10) and the axially outer end (11) and is intended to receive, in cooperation with the axially outer end, a tire bead (21), characterized in that the substantially frustoconical rim seat (31) of said rim has an inclination (?) relative to the axis of rotation DD? of between ?2 and +6 degrees, said angle (?) being counted as positive when the virtual vertex S of said substantially frustoconical seat is situated axially on the outside.