Vehicle wheel manufacturing apparatus
OwnerDalton M. Davisinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel manufacturing apparatus to connect a wheel rim and a spider by accurately press fitting the spider into the rim and then cold working portions of the rim into a plurality of depressions within the periphery of the spider. The cold working is accomplished by a separate actuator for each portion with the manifold assembly connecting together all of the actuators so the actuators will all act simultaneously.
Claims20
A vehicle wheel manufacturing apparatus to construct a vehicle wheel assembly, said assembly being composed of a rim to be capable of supporting an inflatable vehicle tire and a spider located interiorly of said rim, said manufacturing apparatus comprising:
- first means to position said spider within said rim, said spider having hiatus structure located directly adjacent said rim;
- and
- second means to effect deformation of said rim into cooperation with said hiatus structure .] [
A vehicle wheel manufacturing apparatus to construct the vehicle wheel assembly, said assembly being composed of a rim to be capable of supporting an inflatable vehicle tire and a spider located interiorly of said rim, said manufacturing apparatus comprising:
- a first means to position said spider within said rim, said spider having formed therein a plurality of separate depressions arranged in a circumferential row about said spider [formed therein and located directly adjacent said rim];
- and
- second means to effect deformation of said rim into cooperation with said depressions, said second means includes an actuator assembly, said actuator assembly including a separate actuator for each of said depressions, a manifold assembly to connect together a plurality of said actuator to maintain such in a predetermined fixed relationship relative to said apparatus.
A vehicle wheel manufacturing apparatus to construct a vehicle wheel assembly, said assembly being composed of a rim to be capable of supporting an inflatable vehicle tire and a spider located interiorly of said rim, said manufacturing apparatus comprising:
- first means to position said spider within said rim, said spider having formed therein a plurality of separate depressions arranged in a circumferential row about said spider [located directly adjacent said rim];
- and
- second means to effect deformation of said rim into cooperation with said depressions.
A vehicle wheel manufacturing apparatus to construct a vehicle wheel assembly, said assembly being composed of a rim to be capable of supporting an inflatable vehicle tire and a spider located interiorly of said rim, said manufacturing apparatus comprising:
- first means to position said spider within said rim, said spider having hiatus structure located directly adjacent said rim;
- second means to effect deformation of said rim into cooperation with said hiatus structure;
- and
- third means to support said rim within said apparatus, said third means being variable to support different sized rims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.