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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363709 | Wheel and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a wheel and manufacturing method of the same which make it possible to prevent the formation of indentations along the hump parts in the inner circumferential surface of the rim. In a wheel which comprises a cylindrical rim consisting ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347505 | Full flat wheel A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel disc and a rim that are welded together. The wheel disc includes a full face disc portion with a disc lip extending in an inboard direction. The rim includes a main rim body with a rim lip that extends in an outboard directi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346984 | Light metal wheel A wheel, particularly a light metal wheel, for motor vehicles, essentially consists of a spoke wheel center (20) and a rim (10). In order to reduce weight and increase the bending strength, which is of great significance in regard to contact with curbs... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7216405 | Teardrop sealant layer for profile and spacer areas for improved sealing and guiding A reclosable zipper for use with package, such as food and non-food packages, that include first and second mating profile members. Each of the first and second profile members of the zipper closure includes a pair of flanges each having a sealant layer. The sealant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7137201 | Method and apparatus for the production of locally reinforced sheet-metal mouldings and products made thereby A method and apparatus is provided for the production of locally reinforced drawn parts, in which the basic sheet of the structural part, in the flat or only preformed state, is connected in a defined position to the reinforcing sheet and this patched composite shee... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7044562 | Wheel rim An automotive wheel rim to receive a vehicle tire, at least one tire bead seat extending inwardly of the wall of the rim whereby the outer contour or profile of the wheel rim is selected to be of a different contour or profile to the inner contour or profile of the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6978649 | Method and apparatus for producing a vehicle wheel rim This invention relates an improved wheel rim roll forming apparatus for producing a vehicle wheel rim. The wheel rim roll forming apparatus includes an inner member adapted to support a flared wheel rim preform thereon, an outer member supported relative to the inne... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971173 | Method of making a rim for a vehicle wheel A method of making a rim of sheet metal for a vehicle wheel, in which: a rectangular geometric shape is cut out of a blank of sheet metal; the blank is bent to obtain a cylindrical hoop; the two fr... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935024 | Method of manufacturing rims for motor vehicles A process of manufacturing a rim for a motor vehicle from an original pipe, in order to facilitate formation of projections for reducing road noise on the rim, comprises a projection forming step of partially extruding a ledge portion of an intermediate pipe for the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916073 | Pneumatic tire and wheel allowing unassisted manual mounting of the tire and a method for designing such a tire and wheel A tire and wheel assembly that permits hand-mounting of the tire on the wheel is provided. The following parameters are identified in a specific relationship so as to provide a tire that permits such hand mounting: Ct is the circumference of the wheel wel... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6886250 | Method of manufacturing for aluminum alloy wheel rim The manufacturing method for an aluminum alloy wheel rim consists of the following steps: (1) cutting aluminum alloy material; (2) heating the aluminum alloy material to make a marked center and fillet preformed blank; (3) forging the marked center and fillet prefor... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6785962 | Method for producing a full face fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved method for forming a full face fabricated vehicle wheel and includes the steps of: (a) providing a disc blank formed from a metal material; (b) subjecting the disc blank to a metal stamping operation to produce a partially forme... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783190 | Light metal wheel A wheel, particularly a light metal wheel, for motor vehicles, essentially consists of a spoke wheel center (20) and a wheel rim (10). In order to reduce weight and to increase the bending strength, which is of great significance in regard to contacts ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6571590 | Method for producing a rim for a pneumatic tire The invention related to a method for producing a rim for a pneumatic tire. A rim base with a rear rim flange is produced from a ring-shaped blank by exerting pressure. Said rim base is then connected to a bowl of a rim at the side thereof facing away fro... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6536111 | Process for spin forming a vehicle wheel A process for forming a vehicle wheel wherein a wheel blank having a wheel disc and a cylindrical skirt extending axially form an inboard surface of the wheel disc is mounted upon a spinning machine and the skirt is spun into a vehicle wheel rim.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6436209 | Method of producing a road wheel for a track vehicle A road wheel for a track laying vehicle is made by initially roll pressing and projection drawing a planar disk of temperable steel into a blank having a cylindrical portion, a planar hub portion and an intermediate portion bridging the hub and peripheral... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427328 | Method for producing a one-part vehicle wheel An apparatus and a method for producing a one-part vehicle wheel are provided, in which a substantially disk-shaped, undercut-free pre-form is cast. Immediately after casting the pre-form is conveyed to a flow-forming machine, while maintaining a residual... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6325873 | Method and device for producing a one-piece vehicle wheel An apparatus and a method for producing a one-part vehicle wheel are provided, in which a substantially disk-shaped, undercut-free pre-form is cast. Immediately after casting the pre-form is conveyed to a flow-forming machine, while maintaining a residual... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6158820 | Air tight vehicle wheel with lightener pocket and process for manufacturing same A layer of sealant is applied to a portion of the surface of a vehicle wheel to prevent air leakage therethrough.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6052901 | Process for production of lightweight sheet-steel wheel for vehicles The invention relates to a light construction wheel of steel sheet which is produced by the cold working of a flat, one-piece circular steel sheet disc formed by the welding together of a first circular disc (1) and a second annular disc (3). In the light... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5852873 | Method of manufacture of a rotationally symmetrical part A method of manufacture of a rotationally symmetrical part, particularly a vehicle wheel. In this method, the outer circumferential area of a circular blank is upset for forming a material accumulation or gathering and this preferably takes place asymmetr... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5832608 | Method for the manufacture of a rotationally symmetrical part The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a rotationally symmetrical part, particularly a vehicle wheel. The starting material is constituted by a circular blank preform, which has a substantially radial base and a connecting, axial shoulde... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5800640 | Method of producing a light alloy product This invention relates to a method for producing a magnesium light alloy product. In order to enhance formability in plastically forming a magnesium alloy material and obtain high tensile strength and high proof stress in the final product, the magnesium ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794340 | Method for the manufacture of a vehicle wheel The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a vehicle wheel with a wheel body and a rim having at least one undercut. In order to provide a simple, inexpensive method for the manufacture of a weight-reduced vehicle wheel, according to the inv... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5772801 | Process for the forming of metal alloy wheel rims In a process for the forming of wheel rims in metal alloy, a cast blank undergoes a cold chip removal process by cutting its central area, its inner surface and its lateral surface in order to obtain a semi-finished work which is then heated and plastical... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5740609 | Method of making one-piece vehicle wheels and the like A method of making one-piece vehicle wheels and the like includes providing a generally circular blank from sheet stock. The blank is preferably preformed with a center portion in the final shape of the disc portion of the wheel, and a peripheral portion ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5729883 | Method of producing a forging A method of producing a disc of an automotive road wheel by using an aluminum alloy as a material. The producing method comprising the following steps: (1) casting a disc material including an annular spoke section which has a ridge and is formed with a d... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5706567 | Method of surface finishing of metal moldings A method for producing a vehicle wheel having a polished design surface coated with a transparent coating, comprising the following steps of: producing a vehicle wheel having a design surface thereon; and coating said design surface with transparent compo... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5664329 | Method for fabricating a one-piece metal vehicle wheel An improved method for fabricating a vehicle wheel from a one-piece sheet metal blank involves a nine station transfer die. In a first station, a sheet metal blank is drawn into a dish-shaped wall, a cylindrical outside wall, a first contour, and a first ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5454248 | Method of shaping a wheel A method of forming wheels such as automobile wheels that consist of a disc part and a peripheral rim part. The wheel's disc part is formed by forging. Then the rim part is shaped by rolling. An initial material is formed beforehand so as to combine a cen... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5446962 | Process of manufacturing one-piece forged wheels A one-piece forged vehicle wheel manufactured from a single piece of metal material thereby forming a strong, lightweight wheel. The wheel is manufactured as a result of extrusion, forging and machining a metal blank to provide the desired contours and co... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5361493 | Method of manufacturing wheels for motor vehicles The semifinished casting for an alloy road wheel undergoes three successive machining operations in which material is removed by stages to produce an inner circumferential seating, destined ultimately to accommodate one bead of a tire, a center hole coaxi... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5344219 | Motor vehicle wheel frame A motor vehicle wheel frame 10 is in the form of an assembly including three main components 12, 14, 30 of fiber-reinforced synthetic plastics molded material and a pre-assembled hub 32. First and second members 12, 14 are mirror images. Each includes a c... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5092040 | Spin molding process for manufacturing a vehicle wheel A process for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes the steps of preparing a wheel raw material blank in which rim raw material is integrally formed at a peripheral edge of a disk member. The rim portion is formed by spinning the rim raw material while r... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5065510 | Method for the manufacture of a light metal vehicle wheel A method and equipment for manufacturing a light metal vehicle wheel that has a rim drop base and a club-shaped thickened portion extending axially outward. The club-shaped portion has a tread on its outside surface for use in case of flat tire and has ri... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4953275 | Process for manufacturing alloy wheels for vehicle tires A process for forming an alloy vehicle wheel from a plate of a cast or forged alloy material including the steps of roll-forming a perimeter portion of the plate to draw material in the perimeter portion radially outwardly therefrom and reduce the transve... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4683630 | Method for manufacturing an integrated wheel A method for manufacturing an integrated wheel for a vehicle, on which a tire is mounted, by a combination of die forging work, press spreading work and rotative ironing work, the method including the steps of integrally molding by die forging work a disc... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4645267 | Vehicle wheel having non-suspension wire spokes A vehicle wheel including a center section integrally formed with a rear rim half by a method including the steps of drawing, forming and stamping a first lightweight metal alloy bank. A front rim half is drawn, formed and stamped from a second blank and ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4637112 | Method for shaping aluminum wheel Described herein is a method for shaping aluminum wheels, which comprises the steps of: (A) supporting opposite rim portions of a cylindrical forging aluminum work substantially of H-shape in section by means of spinning dies, and subjecting the work to p... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4624038 | Method of producing motor vehicle wheels A heat treatable aluminum base alloy is cast in a permanent mold to form an annular preform having an annular disc portion projecting inwardly from first and second annular wing portions extending axially in opposite directions from the disc portion. The ... | 11/25/1986 |
