Abstract:
A spun light alloy rim that substantially duplicates the strength and light weight of a cold forged alloy rim and incorporates through its method of manufacture appearance features and the relatively low cost of a cast alloy wheel.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a wheel rim comprising the steps of: (i) pressing or rolling flat steel section into an annulus; (ii) welding the ends of the section together; (iii) heating to about 700.degree. C. one end of the annulus to an axially extending depth of about 7.5 cm; (iv) pressing said one end partially or fully to shape; (v) heating to about 700.degree. C. the other end of the annulus to an axially extending depth of about 7.5 cm; (vi) pressing said other end partially or fully to shape.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a motor vehicle, including cutting off a section of an extruded cylindrical tube to produce a hollow cylindrical rim blank, and subjecting the blank to two successive deformation steps. During the first step, only the central section of the blank is deformed radially inwardly, the diameter of the end sections remaining substantially unchanged. In the second step, only the edge portions of each end section are deformed radially outwardly, so that the region between each edge portion and the central section is unchanged in diameter. Also, the outermost part of each edge of the blank is bent into a U-shape. The rim is then gauged to finish it. The first deformation step is performed by a pair of cooperating rollers having central sections shaped to deform the central section of the blank. The end sections of the rollers are spaced apart to accommodate the end sections of the blank, the spaces being open at the sides of the rollers to permit free endwise flow of the rim blank outwardly from between the rollers.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of rolling tire rim blanks from flat metal strips obtained by unwinding strip material from a coil which is cut into strips of desired lengths which are then rolled into a circular shape by anvil rolls cooperating with bodily moveable bending rolls producing a controlled flat portion on the leading end of the strip prior to rolling and another controlled flat portion on the trailing end of the strip following the rolling.
Abstract:
A steel flanged wheel rim includes a pair of hollow ears extending radially and outwardly at the side edges of the rim, a semi-circular recess between the ears and a flange extending radially and inwardly from the center of the recess. The steel flanged wheel rim is produced by plastically processing through a series of shaping rolls in different processing stages and then bending the band into a ring shape to thereby continuously produce steel flanged wheel rims.