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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 |
| 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 |
| 7334336 | Method for producing a sleeved polymer member, an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder This invention relates to a method for producing a polymer sleeve including a polymer sleeve for use with an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder in an electrophotographic process so that the sleeve has a stretched length as mounted on the mandrel equal to a length ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278285 | Method and device for producing tubular formed body A forming device having a rotating frame (1) and a forming blade (2) movable in the axial and radial directions of the rotating frame. One side-edge portion of a tubular blank (B) is fixed to a predetermined position of the rotating frame (1), a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7251890 | Method for producing wheel pans A method for producing a wheel pan includes cold-rolling a rectangular metal strip of a given uniform thickness by conical rolls into a semicircular ring, such that the thickness reduction on the outer edge of the curved strip is at least 20%, and the circumference ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213431 | Method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wheel A method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wheel, comprising the steps of producing an elongated strip of alloy blank with a desired cross-section by squeezing an alloy material, pre-curving the two ends of said blank into arcs, placing one end of said blank betwee... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6450583 | Method of manufacturing cold formed light alloy automotive wheel rim A spun light alloy rim that substantially duplicates the strength and light weight of a cold forged alloy rim and incorporates through its method of manufacture appearance features and the relatively low cost of a cast alloy wheel.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435867 | Furnace roller and cast tire therefor There is provided a cast tire for use with a furnace roller. The cast tire has at least three of annular spaced pockets located around the central opening of the tire on each radial side. When the tires are installed on a furnace roller with arbor means, ... | 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 |
| 6029351 | Method of making a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel with a roll-formed rim has an interior rim section and axially spaced first and second beadseat sections. A disc is attached at its skirt flange to the first beadseat section. The first beadseat section has radially outward and radially in... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5845400 | Method of manufacturing a one end flange-less wheel rim A method for manufacturing a one end flange-less wheel rim includes the steps of: providing a sheet of rim material having a width substantially corresponding to the developed width of a one end flange-less wheel rim to be made, curving the sheet to form ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5594988 | Method of making a wheel rim A method of manufacturing a wheel rim comprising the steps of: (i) pressing or rolling flat steel section into an annulus; (ii) welding the ends of the section together; (iii) heating to about 700° C. one end of the annulus to an axially extending depth ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5579578 | Method for producing a rim for a vechicle wheel An improved method is disclosed for producing a wheel rim for use in a vehicle wheel. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a flat sheet of material; (b) forming the flat sheet into a hoop having a first predetermined axial length; (c) expanding... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5533261 | Method for producing a vehicle wheel An improved method for forming a vehicle wheel wherein the inboard and outboard tire bead seat retaining flanges are precisely oriented and located relative to an inboard mounting surface of the disc, and the inboard and outboard tire bead seat surfaces a... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5212866 | Method for the manufacturing of a deep-bed wheel rim Disclosed are a method, apparatus and tool for the manufacture of a deep-bed wheel rim from a hollow cylindrical preform. In the method the metal preform is shaped to the deep-bed rim in a single mounting on a single tool of several parts, and the constri... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5027508 | Method of manufacturing an aluminum wheel An improved aluminum wheel is disclosed having a two-part construction with a disc at a front position and a rim extending to a rear position. The disc comprises all the portions of the wheel that are visible from the front and thus is the only portion th... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4985993 | Method for producing wheel rim A method for producing a wheel rim of an automotive vehicle comprising the steps of supporting a cylindrical body on a vertical axis between an upper punch attached to an upper mold and a lower punch attached to a lower mold; fitting a side die to an oute... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4674165 | Method for manufacturing rounded parts, such as motor vehicle consisting of wheel rims The inventive method produces round parts consisting of profiled metal sections from a straight, profiled extruded section forming a wheel-like shape having butt ends joined together by welding. Bending the straight section into a round part is accomplish... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4589177 | Method of manufacturing, without welding, light alloy rims for motor vehicles A method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a motor vehicle, including cutting off a section of an extruded cylindrical tube to produce a hollow cylindrical rim blank, and subjecting the blank to two successive deformation steps. During the first step, only... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4561481 | Tire rim structure and method of manufacture A tire rim structure and method of manufacture in which rows of sharply edged or pointed projections are integrally provided on the ear portions or bead seat portions of the rim. In accordance with the preferred embodiments of the invention, the projectio... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4448053 | Method of stress rolling a metallic rim An improved method of stress rolling a metallic rim includes the additional step of applying an outside force to the rim to produce tensile stress in the region which is being stress rolled to produce a higher resulting compressive stress within the regio... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4409811 | Process and a spinning lathe for producing wheel rims The process of the invention is designed for producing wheel rims having a snap-in groove on one side of the rim, in which a blank having an inner coned part for forming the eventual wall of the snap-in groove in the completed wheel rim and with an outer ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4304114 | Process of rolling automobile rims The invention relates to a method of rolling tire rim blanks from flat metal strips obtained by unwinding strip material from a coil which is cut into strips of desired lengths which are then rolled into a circular shape by anvil rolls cooperating with bo... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4266417 | Steel flanged wheel rims for motorized bicycles or two-wheeled vehicles and a process for producing the rims A steel flanged wheel rim includes a pair of hollow ears extending radially and outwardly at the side edges of the rim, a semi-circular recess between the ears and a flange extending radially and inwardly from the center of the recess. The steel flanged w... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4213234 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing vehicle wheel rims from spirally wound sheet metal A profiled vehicle wheel rim is manufactured by spirally winding a continuous strip of ductile sheet metal onto a profiled former, with an adhesive interposed between the turns, under forces which deform the strip from the flat state to adopt the shape of... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4185370 | Method of making a wheel rim An improved method of making vehicle wheel rims particularly suitable for use with materials having relatively low ductility, such as aluminum, is disclosed. A circumferential drop center well is formed about the periphery of the band and work hardened so... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4127020 | Method of manufacturing solid wheel rims A method of manufacturing a solid wheel rim having a wheel-rim flange at one end of a wheel rim base and a spring-ring groove at an opposite end of the base, from a rolled and a longitudinally welded sheet-metal ring of a predetermined inner diameter havi... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4067217 | Apparatus for forming a wheel rim A wheel rim is formed from a cylindrical blank in an apparatus including a female die with a profiled, internal die cavity for receiving the blank and a male die, which includes a pair of shafts with eccentric portions carrying rollers for sequentially be... | 01/10/1978 |
