Fixture and method of testing vehicle wheel vibration
AssigneeSuperior Industries International, Inc.
InventorsHenry Lee Renegar, Chris Reynolds, Timothy Wayne Hood
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Abstract
A fixture for testing stiffness of a vehicle wheel by measuring vibration of the wheel includes a base and a retention member. The retention member is integral to the base. The retention member defines a distal end including a distal diameter and a proximal end being proximate to the base and including a proximal diameter. The proximal end includes a plurality of studs extending upwardly therefrom for being received by lug apertures defined by the vehicle wheel thereby securing the vehicle wheel to the retention member. The distal diameter includes a ratio to the proximal diameter of between 0.6 to 0.8 to one.
Claims10
A fixture for testing stiffness of a vehicle wheel by measuring vibration of the wheel, comprising:
- a base;
- a retention member being integral to said base for retaining the wheel to said fixture;
- said retention member defining a distal end including a distal diameter and a proximal end being proximate to said base and including a proximal diameter;
- said proximal end including a plurality of studs extending upwardly therefrom for being received by lug apertures defined by the vehicle wheel thereby securing the vehicle wheel to said retention member;
- and
- said distal diameter including a ratio to said proximal diameter of between 0.6 to 0.8 to one.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.