Rolling and flanging tool to bend back and/or widen fender-wheel well edges
AssigneeThomas Ropke Werkzeugbau und Technischer Vertrieb
InventorThomas Ropke
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Abstract
The invention concerns a rolling and flanging tool to bend back and/or widen fender-wheelwell edges of motor vehicles. To carry out the bending back and/or widening of fender-wheelwell edges in simpler and more uniform manner and without risk of damage to the enamel and sheetmetal, a flanging roll 46 to be pressed against the fenders is provided, which is connected to an affixing flange 4 to be affixed to the motor-vehicle axle, said roll being pivotable about said axle.
Claims19
A rolling and flanging tool for uniformly reforming a fender wheelwell comprising:
- a) an elongated body member having a working end and a securing end;
- b) an affixing flange extending from said securing end, said affixing flange configured to secure said first end of said tool to a vehicle axle for rotation therewith;
- c) a flanging roller extending from said working end, said flanging roller adapted to roll against a fender wheelwell and along an arcuate path as the vehicle axle is rotated;
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- d) adjustable fixing member, said fixing member configured to variably fix the position of said flanging roller relative to the vehicle axle and simultaneously compress said flanging roller against the fender wheelwell whereby rotation of the vehicle axle will roll said flanging roller against the fender wheelwell along a uniform arc and reform the same.
A rolling and flanging tool for uniformly reforming a fender wheelwell comprising:
- a) an elongated body member having a working end and a securing end, said elongated body member including a length adjustable telescopic tube comprising an exterior tube and an interior tube slidably received therein, said interior tube includes said working end and said exterior tube includes said securing end;
- b) an affixing flange extending from said securing end, said affixing flange adapted to secure said first end of said tool to a vehicle axle for rotation therewith;
- c) a flanging roller extending from said working end, said flanging roller positionable against a fender wheelwell for reforming the same;
- d) an adjustable clamping member extending from said body member working end for adjustably securing said flanging roller to said body member at a desired angle therebetween;
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- e) means for variably fixing said flanging roller relative to the vehicle axle and simultaneously compressing said flanging roller against the fender to be reformed whereby rotation of the vehicle axle will roll said flanging roller along the vehicle fender in a continuous and uniform arc and reform the same.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.