Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover
- Patent Title (中): 用于制造包括这种轮罩的轮罩和车轮的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11231612Application Date: 2005-09-21
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Publication No.: US07621048B2Publication Date: 2009-11-24
- Inventor: Alan Coleman , Joseph Wolf , Patrick McCorry , Thomas E. Heck
- Applicant: Alan Coleman , Joseph Wolf , Patrick McCorry , Thomas E. Heck
- Applicant Address: US MI Northville
- Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Northville
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Main IPC: B21D41/00
- IPC: B21D41/00 ; B21H1/04 ; B23P17/00

Abstract:
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and a vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover. The method for producing the vehicle wheel cover comprises the steps of: (a) providing a tooling fixture including at least a first tooling member and a second tooling member; (b) providing a wheel cover having at least a preformed outer end; (c) positioning the wheel cover onto the tooling fixture wherein the wheel cover is supported on the first tooling member and spaced apart from the second tooling member; (d) actuating the tooling fixture whereby the second tooling member is operative to engage and reshape the outer end of the wheel cover to produce a desired outer end shape; and (e) removing the wheel cover from the tooling fixture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070062040A1 Method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover Public/Granted day:2007-03-22
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