Rim assembly, tire testing machine, and rim assembly replacing method
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Technology Corporation
InventorsTatsuya Ueda, Makoto Tachibana
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Abstract
To provide a rim assembly to which even a small tire can be mounted, a tire testing machine, and a rim assembly replacement method. The rim assembly having an upper rim and a lower rim in a pair to which a tire to be tested is mounted, includes: a pin provided on the lower rim; a pin receiving portion that is provided on the upper rim and engageable with the pin; and a groove portion having a recessed groove with a recessed section that can house at least a part of a tip of the pin, formed in a surface of the upper rim on a side of the lower rim.
Claims8
A rim assembly having a pair of a first rim and a second rim to which a tire to be tested is mounted, comprising:
- a pin provided on the first rim;
- a pin receiving portion provided on the second rim and engageable with the pin;
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- a groove portion formed in a surface on a first rim side of the second rim and having a groove that can house at least a part of a tip of the pin, the groove having a recessed shape in a sectional view.
A rim assembly replacement method of a tire testing machine using a rim assembly having a pair of a first rim and a second rim to which a tire to be tested is mounted, the method comprising
- a step of supporting the first rim or the second rim to hang the rim assembly, the rim assembly including the following elements:
- a pin provided on the first rim;
- a pin receiving portion provided on the second rim and engageable with the pin;
- and a groove portion formed in a surface on a first rim side of the second rim and having a groove that can house at least a part of a tip of the pin, the groove having a recessed shape in a sectional view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.