Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
VEHICLE WHEEL RESONATOR AND VEHICLE WHEEL

Abstract:

A vehicle wheel resonator includes: a resonator main body which is mounted on a vehicle wheel in a tire air chamber between the vehicle wheel and a tire, to define a sub-air chamber; and a communication hole through which the sub-air chamber communicates with the tire air chamber. The communication hole has a first cross-sectional area having a first channel cross-sectional area and a second cross-sectional area having a second channel cross-sectional area. The first channel cross-sectional area is smaller than the second channel cross-sectional area.