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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621048 | Method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover This invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and a vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover. The method for producing the vehicle wheel cover comprises the steps of: (a) providing a tooling fixture including at least a first tooling... | 11/24/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7340815 | Method for inserting a valve stem in a valve stem aperture defined by a wheel A valve stem installation system includes a robotic arm for moving a valve stem insertion device around the lip of wheel. The system also includes a pair of valve stem aperture sensors positioned on the robotic arm adjacent the valve stem insertion device and moveab... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322089 | Method of inserting a valve stem into a valve stem aperture defined by a wheel movable along an assembly line The present invention provides an enhanced method and apparatus for locating a valve stem aperture in a wheel. The invention includes a locating station having an overhead camera to scan the wheel. The scanned image of the wheel is received by a controller and is di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313864 | Method for producing a run-flat support body for run-flat vehicle wheels A run-flat support body for run-flat vehicle wheels. The support body is typically embodied as a shell-shaped, metallic annular body having an undulated supporting annular surface. A simple, effective method for producing one such annular body, according to which a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7228629 | Method of spin forming an automotive wheel rim The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a three piece aluminum wheel assembly comprising the steps of providing a pair of circular blanks made of a heat treatable alloy to be formed into preforms of a general shape. The preforms are subjected ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7129279 | Lightweight tire support and composition and method for making a tire support A polyurethane-polymer composition suitable for preparing a lightweight tire support includes at least one isocyanate, at least one polyol, and at least one chain extender. A polyurethane-polymer composition can also include an additive such as a catalyst, a filler,... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125012 | Rotatable feed wheel for sheet converting machine A feed wheel includes a hub and a discontinuous tread removably fitted about the hub. At leading and trailing ends of the discontinuous tread are mateable non-planar female and male surfaces which interfit with one another and tend to interlock the tread ends togeth... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111910 | Rim having a non-uniform thickness A rim material having a non-uniform thickness, a rim manufactured from the rim material, and a method for manufacturing the rim from the rim material. The rim material includes a first material portion which forms an axially curved portion of the rim after the rim m... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955509 | Method for producing a rim and a rim, particularly for a bicycle The invention relates to a rim and to a method for its production, in particular for bicycles, using a machining device for the working a welding burr of the rim. The machining device comprises a machining means working the outer contour of the rim and a another mac... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6374493 | Wheel casting and wheel assembly A two-piece tire rim is prepared from a molded, one-piece wheel casting which is generally cup-shaped in configuration. The casting, which is open at one end and closed at its opposite end, has an inner annular recess formed coaxially in the inner surface... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6216344 | Method for boring a spoke rim and for providing an insert for the bored rim The invention relates to the method for manufacturing a rim for a spoke wheel, especially a cycle rim. At least one bridge of the rim is bored with a plurality of through holes with a flow drilling bit operating in the direction of the other bridge, so as... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5832609 | Method for producing a variable thickness rim for a vehicle wheel An improved method for producing a wheel rim for use in a vehicle wheel. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing at least two individual flat sheets of material having different thicknesses; (b) securing the two flat sheets of material together by... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5714100 | Process for manufacturing a wheel of a roller skate A process for manufacturing a wheel of a roller skate with a hub and a wheel body fixed around the hub is disclosed. The wheel body has a soft inner portion which is mounted around the hub and a hard outer portion which is fixed around the soft inner port... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5638591 | Method for restoring a wheel beadseat A vehicle wheel of lightweight alloy is provided with a replaceable beadseat protector which protects the beadseat area of the rim of the wheel from tire abrasion and chafing and subsequent corrosion. When formed of organic resin material, the beadseat pr... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5558406 | Method of making and wheel assembly for inflatable tire A wheel made by extruding a wheel rim form from a light metal alloy, the rim having a first tire-retaining flange; cutting the rim form to a length longer than the desired wheel circumference; joining the ends of the rim form to make a rim hoop; circumpre... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5210948 | Method of making a low inertia wheel A method of making a low inertia wheel for a track laying vehicle. The method includes securing together two center metal discs provided with peripheral offset portions that form a continuous groove when the discs are secured together. Annular wall portio... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5083842 | Wheel strengthening structure and method A wheel for use in a high performance environment, such as racing, is provided with structure to increase the ability of the wheel to withstand fatigue stresses. The structure comprises an area of increased thickness provided on the rim of the wheel, loca... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4953291 | Tire interior support system A circular insert is located within a tire and is adapted to contact the interior surface of the tire side walls when the tire becomes deflated. The insert is positionally interposed within the folds of a bulging side wall during deflation and transmits l... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4650257 | Heavy equipment tire rim A heavy equipment tire rim is constructed from stock shapes of metal. The base is a right cylinder. Flat radial annular disks are welded to the cylindrical base and support a steel cone having a cone angle of 15 degrees from the surface of the cylinder to... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4634038 | Apparatus for the manufacture of ring members An equipment for the manufacture of ring members for vehicle wheels starting from metal plate strip cut lengths, which mainly comprises a cylinder bending station formed by a calender, a welding station formed by two discontinuous type welding machines wi... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4363347 | Motor vehicle wheel A motor vehicle wheel comprising two mating, annular, permanently connected parts formed without cutting and composed of different, but congenerically similar, materials. The wheel is composed of an inner wheel part, which comprises the inner and greater ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4040465 | Wheel rim assemblies A wheel rim assembly comprising a rim having a well disposed between tire bead seats, a well cover band arranged to extend circumferentially around the well so as to prevent a tire bead from entering the well, the cover band being split at one side of its... | 08/09/1977 |
