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US 7,703,206 B1Granted
Universal wheel pylon
AssigneeHayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
InventorGeoffrey L. Gatton
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Abstract
A wheel pylon includes a tubular mounting shaft that slidably receives a tubular support shaft. A helical spring is disposed within the shafts and a stop, formed from a resilient material, is mounted upon an end of the support shaft. The wheel pylon extends axially to accommodate wheel discs having different axial recess depths.
Claims10
A wheel pylon comprising:
- a tubular mounting shaft adapted to be carried upon a wheel mounting fixture, said mounting shaft having an end stop formed upon a first end thereof;
- a tubular support shaft having an end stop formed upon a first end thereof, one of said mounting shaft and said support shaft slidably received in the other;
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- an expansion member disposed within said mounting shaft and said support shaft, said expansion member engaging a surface of said mounting shaft and a surface of said support shaft end stop, said expansion member operable to urge said support shaft in an axial direction away from said mounting shaft, such that the pylon can support any one of a plurality of vehicle wheels having differing wheel disc depths.
1 more element
A fixture for mounting a vehicle wheel comprising:
- a support plate that is adapted to be attached to a wheel lathe spindle;
- a clamping mechanism carried by said support plate, said clamping mechanism operable to releasably clamp a vehicle wheel upon said support plate;
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- at least one wheel pylon, said wheel pylon including:
- a tubular mounting shaft carried by said support plate, said mounting shaft having an end stop formed upon a first end thereof,
- a tubular support shaft having an end stop formed upon a first end thereof, one of said mounting shaft and said support shaft slidably received within the other, and
- an expansion member disposed within said mounting shaft and said support shaft, said expansion member engaging a surface of said mounting shaft and a surface of said support shaft, said expansion member being operable to urge said support shaft in an axial direction away from said mounting shaft, such that a plurality of vehicle wheels having differing wheel disc recess depths can be supported upon said wheel pylon and thereby be mounted upon the fixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.