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7631946 Method for manufacturing a wheel including centering a wheel rim on a wheel disc, and a wheel produced by the method  
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wheel, particularly for use on automotive vehicles. The wheel has a wheel rim and a wheel disc connectable to each other. The method includes...
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...
7603776 Method for manufacturing a rim  
A rim and a method for manufacturing a rim in particular for bicycles in which first a rim body is manufactured having a hollow space with a radially outer and a radially inner hollow-space wall....
7587825 Method for producing a wheel disc  
A method of forming a wheel disc starts with a flat blank. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc, wherein each window has a respective outer edge proximate with a continuous outer...
7578052 Valve stem installation system and method of installing the valve stem  
A valve stem installation system ( 10 ) includes a conveyor ( 24 ) for moving wheel rims ( 14 ). A detector ( 50 ) is cooperable with the conveyor ( 24 ) to detect size of the wheel rim ( 14 ) and...
7559145 Method for producing a wheel disc  
A method of forming a wheel disc starts with a flat blank. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc, wherein each window has a respective outer edge proximate with a continuous outer...
7555838 Method for producing a lightweight bicycle wheel rim  
A method for producing a bicycle wheel rim is disclosed. The method involves extruding a thin-walled, hollow body having the cross-sectional shape of the rim and an integral external tab. The walls...
7552946 Fastening device for a steering column module of a vehicle  
A fastening device for a steering column module of a vehicle includes a housing bottom ( 30 ) coupled to an essentially tubular fastening flange ( 20 ), which module is mounted on the steering...
7523635 Method of producing wheel and the wheel  
A method of producing a light alloy wheel with a forging technique, aiming for producing the wheel having a large-diameter disk by use of a small-scale press device, comprising: heating an...
7523555 Wheel manufacturing method  
The present invention provides wheel manufacturing method comprising a pressing step in which a primary molded product having a cylindrical shape with a bottom in which a flange part that extends...
7523554 Method of manufacturing a wheel rim  
A method of manufacturing a wheel rim by bringing end faces of a workpiece into abutment against each other to form a hollow cylindrical body and forming a circumferential recess which is depressed...
7520056 Method and device for molding wheel rim hump part  
A method for molding a wheel rim hump part, comprising the steps of stopping a fist claw ( 30 ) and a second claw ( 32 ) holding a work (wheel rim for vehicle) (W) at specified positions and...
7513034 Rim disk assembling device for full face wheel for vehicle  
A mounting device for a rim disk of a full face wheel for a vehicle has a disk disposed on a rotating table rotated by a rotating device about the center axis (X) of a full face wheel and radially...
7509739 Method of manufacturing full face vehicle wheel  
A method of manufacturing a full face vehicle wheel having a high durability performance, in which the back surface of a wheel disk is provided in advance with an annular joining groove. A...
7490406 Bicycle wheel rim with internally reinforced spoke seats and method for producing them  
Bicycle wheel rims with internally reinforced spoke seats are disclosed along with methods for producing them. The rims are produced from a rim blank with at least one circumferentially extending...
7478477 Wooden member fabrication method  
A wooden member fabrication method which, by a simple process, can enable greater stability of shape subsequent to processing and uniformity of color tone. A wooden original piece with a long form...
7465233 Wheel bearing device  
A wheel bearing device includes a hub ring, a double-row bearing and a constant velocity universal joint which are unitized together. At least one of double-row inner raceways of the bearing and a...
7464577 Method for fabricating rotary machines  
A method and apparatus for fabricating a workpiece is provided. The method includes applying a predetermined axial force to a tool, translating the axial force into a radial force in the workpiece...
7441335 Methods of electromagnetic forming aluminum alloy wheel for automotive use  
A metal mold for electromagnetic forming, with the inner peripheral face thereof, serving as a forming face, is disposed on the outer peripheral side of a columnar workpiece, and a coil for...
7437812 Method for mounting an automobile rim on a motorcycle  
A method and assembly for mounting an auto rim and either motorcycle or auto tire as a motorcycle rear wheel. The assembly allows tires of different widths and diameters to be used on the rear of...
7415766 Method and apparatus for processing/machining a vehicle wheel/rim preform  
A method of processing a vehicle wheel/rim preform with a centersection/spider and an annular wall extending around a first rotational axis and having an annular surface defining axially spaced,...
7393064 Wheel hub with improved pilot construction and a method for manufacturing  
The present invention provides a drum or rotor wheel hub having a cast hub having a machined pilot in a flange portion and a machined pilot in a cylindrical portion, and a cast portion which...
7380334 Device for pre-stressing a wheel bearing  
A clamping device ( 1 ) for receiving and for the clearance-free prestressing of a wheel bearing comprises a clamping mechanism ( 3 ) which radially prestresses the wheel bearing ( 8 ) from the...
RE40335 Method and apparatus for assembling/disassembling a flexible ring to in or from a tired wheel  
Method of, and apparatus for, fitting a resilient ring substantially circular in shape into a tire, and removing it therefrom, the method comprising the following steps in sequence: initial...
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...
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,...
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...
7325712 Electrical drive-in tool having two component flywheel  
An electrical drive-in tool includes a driving ram ( 13 ) displaceable in a guide ( 12 ), and a motor-driven drive flywheel ( 32 ) for driving the driving ram ( 13 ) and having a first component...
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....
7318279 Method of manufacturing annular body  
A rolled steel plate 1 wound in a roll shape is unrolled and is cut in given dimensions to form a blank 2 . In this case, a cut surface 2 a is caused to incline at 1 to 3 degrees relative to...
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,...
7305767 Shaft and hub mounting system and method  
A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension...
7305765 Bearing unit for wheel and method of manufacturing the bearing unit  
Respective constituent members of a wheel bearing unit 5 are assembled and also a cover 74 is fixed to an inner end portion of an outer ring 6 . The wheel bearing unit 5 is fitted to a...
7296351 Method for servicing a tired-wheel  
A tired-wheel having a wheel-rim and a tire thereon is automatically serviced. The method includes loading the tired-wheel onto a motor-driven support mounted for rotation about an axis of...
7290838 Vehicle wheel  
A vehicle wheel comprises a rim ( 172 ) and a disk section ( 171 ) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The...
7284327 Method of installing an inflating tube within a tire  
A valve stem puller which comprises a length of flexible elongated member which is connected at one end to a ring and at an opposite end to an externally threaded plug. The valve stem puller is to...
7279078 Thin-film coating for wheel rims  
A process for coating a non-uniform, thin-film, dichroic pattern to a wheel rim or motorcycle part. The thin-film coating adds a colored or iridescent pattern to the wheel rim or motorcycle part,...
7260879 Wheel bearing on an axle body for vehicles  
The invention concerns a method for mounting a wheel on an axle housing in the form of an axle tube for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles. The wheel is fixed with, for example, wheel...
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...
7243427 Wheel reconditioning station  
The present invention provides a compact and portable wheel reconditioning station that enables a technician to rotate and index a wheel while a tire is mounted thereto and while the wheel remains...
7240416 Process for manufacturing electrically conductive components  
A method of forming a device, such as an electrode array for a cochlear implant. The method comprises a step of forming a predetermined pattern of relatively electrically conductive regions and...
7237329 Bead seat band and wheel assembly  
A multi-wheel assembly includes an outer wheel having an outer wheel assembly for an outer tire. The outer wheel assembly includes an outer wheel rim, a removable front bead seat band such that the...
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...
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...
7197823 Method for manufacturing cylindrical members and method for manufacturing motors having the cylindrical member  
A magnet ( 10 ) that is an annular member is fixed or secured on an outer circumference surface or an inner circumference surface of a yoke ( 4 ) that is a cylindrical member. An lower end surface...
7181844 Method for increasing structural strength of spokes of a bicycle or a motorcycle  
A method for increasing structural strength of spokes of a bicycle or a motorcycle, which adopts a mechanically processing measure to increase the structural strength of the bending section of the...
7179026 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...
7178239 Method for use in manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel  
A method intended for manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel is described. By inserting the nipples or barrels for the attachment of the spokes in the spoke attachment seats from the inside of the...
7159316 Method of manufacturing a modular corner assembly  
A module corner assembly wherein a wheel hub is permanently attached to a knuckle and various surfaces on the wheel hub and knuckle are machined in a same fixture utilized in holding the knuckle to...
7143663 Steering wheel with thermoplastic composites  
A steering wheel or other component for motor vehicle interiors, is produced by pressure thermoforming an external layer of decorative material, together with an internal structural layer of...