Method and plant for the production of a rim for a wheel of a vehicle
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorDaniel LONGHI
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Abstract
A method and a plant for the production of a rim for a wheel of a vehicle. At first and by means of an additive manufacturing process, a temporary rim is manufactured, which is provided with a central hub, with a raw ring arranged around the central hub and with a series of spokes, which are radially arranged and connect the raw ring to the central hub; subsequently, the temporary rim is subjected to a flow-forming process, which deforms the raw ring determining an axial lengthening thereof, which transforms the raw ring into a channel having the desired final shape.
Claims10
A method for the production of a rim for a wheel of a vehicle and comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing a temporary rim provided with a central hub, with a raw ring arranged around the central hub and with a series of spokes, which are radially arranged and connect the raw ring to the central hub;
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- subjecting the temporary rim to a flow-forming process, which deforms the raw ring determining an axial lengthening thereof, which transforms the raw ring into a channel having the desired final shape;
- wherein the temporary rim is manufactured by means of an additive manufacturing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.