Method for manufacturing cranks for bicycles
OwnerJason Cheninventor
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Abstract
A method is illustrated for manufacturing bicycle cranks in which a layer of foamable material is applied on an outer surface of a metallic member which has two holes respectively defined in two ends thereof. A layer of composite preimpregnated material is then applied on the layer of foamable material. Thereafter, the metallic member is mounted in a mold and then heated to make the foamable material foam, thereby achieving formation of a semi-product crank by means of formation of the foamable material, the composite preimpregnated material, and the metallic member. After removal from the mold, the holes of the semi-product crank is tapped, and the semi-product crank is then trimmed and ground. Patching is applied to make an outer surface of the crank smooth.
Claims4
A method for manufacturing bicycle cranks, comprising the following steps of:
- (a) applying a layer of foamable material on an outer surface of a metallic member which has two holes respectively defined in two ends thereof;
- (b) applying a layer of composite preimpregnated material on the layer of foamable material;
- (c) mounting the metallic member of step (b) in a mold including an upper mold section and a lower mold section;
- (d) heating the mold to make the foamable material foam, thereby achieving formation of a semi-product crank by means of formation of the foamable material, the composite preimpregnated material, and the metallic member;
- (e) tapping the holes of the semi-product crank and trimming the semi-product crank;
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- (f) grinding and patching the semi-product crank to make an outer surface of the crank smooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.