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US 6,581,444 B2Granted
Wheel balancing method
AssigneeSuperior Industries International, Inc.
InventorPushpinder Singh Bal
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Abstract
An automotive roadwheel is pre-balanced before a tire is mounted thereto. The wheel is balanced by applying a mass of ballasted adhesive to a protected surface of the wheel.
Claims14
A method of balancing an automotive wheel/tire combination, comprising the steps of:
- determining how much a wheel is out-of-balance;
- applying a ballasted adhesive material to said wheel in order to achieve a preselected degree of balance in said wheel;
- mounting a tire to said wheel;
- determining how much said wheel/tire combination is out-of-balance;
- and
- attaching balancing weight to said wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.