公开(公告)号：US5779951A

公开(公告)日：1998-07-14

申请号：US779587

申请日：1997-01-07

Applicant: Martin D. Osborne

Inventor： Martin D. Osborne

IPC: B29C45/14 ,  B29C70/74 ,  B60B3/04 ,  B29C44/06 ,  B29C44/12 ,  B29C45/16

CPC classification number: B29C45/14336 ,  B29C70/745 ,  B60B25/004 ,  B60B3/02 ,  B60B3/10 ,  B29K2105/04 ,  Y10T29/49499

Abstract: An improved vehicle wheel construction having an injection molded generally annular filler ring disposed in a radially inwardly facing circumferential cavity of the wheel to prevent material from accumulating in the circumferential cavity of the wheel and causing an out-of-balance wheel condition and method for producing the same is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a rim and a disc; (b) securing the rim and the disc together to produce a wheel construction which defines a radially inwardly facing circumferential cavity; (c) positioning the wheel on a carrier; (d) probing the wheel to make sure the wheel is properly positioned on the carrier in a predetermined position and if not, moving the wheel to the predetermined position; (e) inserting a plug through a valve stem opening formed in the wheel (f) moving a mold into engagement with the inner surface of the wheel adjacent the circumferential cavity, the mold including an outer portion formed of a pliable material and having a profile which generally corresponds to the profile of the adjacent surfaces of the wheel, the pliable outer portion of the mold operative to take up any variations in the wheel profile so as to form a seal at the wheel engagement surfaces and thereby isolate the circumferential cavity; (g) injecting a filler material through a passageway formed in the mold; and (h) maintaining the mold in engagement with the inner surface of the wheel adjacent the circumferential cavity until the filler material cures to a non-reactive state and forms an injection molded generally annular filler ring of a generally solid material.

Abstract translation: 一种改进的车轮结构，其具有设置在车轮的径向向内的周向空腔中的注射成型的大体呈环形的填充环，以防止材料积聚在车轮的​​周向空腔中并导致失速轮的状况和制造方法 同样公开。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）提供轮辋和盘; （b）将轮辋和盘固定在一起以产生限定径向向内的周向空腔的车轮结构; （c）将车轮定位在托架上; （d）探测车轮以确保车轮在预定位置适当地定位在承载架上，如果没有，则将车轮移动到预定位置; （e）通过形成在所述车轮（f）中的阀杆开口插入塞子，使模具移动与所述轮胎的邻近所述周向空腔的内表面接合，所述模具包括由柔韧材料形成并具有轮廓的外部部分 这通常对应于轮的相邻表面的轮廓，模具的柔性外部部分可操作地占据车轮轮廓中的任何变化，以便在车轮接合表面处形成密封，从而隔离圆周空腔; （g）通过形成在模具中的通道注入填料; 和（h）将模具保持与邻近周向空腔的轮的内表面接合，直到填充材料固化至非反应状态并形成通常为固体材料的注射成型的大体上环形的填充环。