227results about "Wheel assembling tools" patented technology

An improved process for permanently attaching an overlay to a wheel disc, wherein the overlay is aligned and spaced apart from the wheel disc. A mold is created by a combination of the overlay, wheel disc and localized nests that engage at predetermined times during foam filling to close the mold. The mold is adequately sealed so that there is no foam leakage as the foam expands to fill the mold and, therefore, no final trimming of excess foam is required. The improved process is capable of accommodating a wheel having turbine openings therein.

A guard device for a handrail in an entry zone of an escalator is disclosed, which assures safety of an entry of the escalator, sanitary maintenance of the handrail by sterilization, efficient advertisement of products and business corporations, and clean maintenance of air in the entry of the escalator. The guard device includes a guide channel at its bottom to receive a part of the handrail. The guard device further includes a sterilization unit to sterilize the handrail, an advertising display provided on a front face thereof, and an air-cleaning unit provided at a side wall thereof.

The invention provides an automobile third-generation hub unit assembly line. The assembly line comprises a channel measurement sorting device, a steel ball storage detection device, a flange plate outer ring assembly device, a nut tightener, a vibration detection device, a negative windage detection device, a grease injection and nut riveting device, a bolt tightening and pressing device, a gear ring and sensor pressing device and an ABS wheel speed sensor detection device. The invention can complete all the assembly procedures of the entire automobile third-generation hub unit, realizes automatic detection on each procedure, and prevents unqualified products from flowing into the subsequent procedure. The invention automatically sets parameters and automatically carries out detection, automatically controls the operation of an actuating mechanism by utilizing a PLC according to a program, prevents human factors from affecting the product quality, realizes accurate control and strictly ensures the assembly quality.

The present turbine fan rim, turbine fan airless tire and turbine fan hubcap designs are configured to remove air from under the underside of a moving vehicle when rotated in a particular direction, typically in a forward direction. This air movement can create a vacuum below the vehicle, which can create a down force on the vehicle increasing traction between the vehicle's tires and the road surface and lowering the vehicle's center of gravity. This downward force and partial vacuum can thus increase as the rotational velocity of the tires increases, providing greater traction at higher speeds. An additional benefit to these wheel, airless tire, and hubcap designs is the cooling effect that would be created by the flowing air on brake parts that are located near wheels of nearly all vehicles.

A guard device for a handrail in an entry zone of an escalator is disclosed, which assures safety of an entry of the escalator, sanitary maintenance of the handrail by sterilization, efficient advertisement of products and business corporations, and clean maintenance of air in the entry of the escalator. The guard device includes a guide channel at its bottom to receive a part of the handrail. The guard device further includes a sterilization unit to sterilize the handrail, an advertising display provided on a front face thereof, and an air-cleaning unit provided at a side wall thereof.

The present turbine fan rim, turbine fan airless tire and turbine fan hubcap designs are configured to remove air from under the underside of a moving vehicle when rotated in a particular direction, typically in a forward direction. This air movement can create a vacuum below the vehicle, which can create a down force on the vehicle increasing traction between the vehicle's tires and the road surface and lowering the vehicle's center of gravity. This downward force and partial vacuum can thus increase as the rotational velocity of the tires increases, providing greater traction at higher speeds. An additional benefit to these wheel, airless tire, and hubcap designs is the cooling effect that would be created by the flowing air on brake parts that are located near wheels of nearly all vehicles.

An apparatus for assembling a vehicle wheel includes a workbench accommodating a wheel to which a first detector is mounted, an aligner that aligns a position of a coupling member, and a coupling unit that provides torque to the coupling member, the torque gradually being increased by the coupling unit until a second predetermined torque is achieved. The aligner has a first aligning part which includes a hydraulic pressure cylinder that pushes the wheel and a guider that guides the wheel, and a second aligning part which includes a rotating stage, a driving part, a second detector that detects the first detector, and a controller. A method for assembling a vehicle wheel includes loading the wheel on a workbench, aligning a position of the coupling member, gradually increasing torque of the coupling member, and monitoring whether the torque of the coupling member reaches the second predetermined torque.

A tool for use in preloading a bearing includes a plurality of arms pivotable relative to each other and a pin extending from each arm of a plurality of arms. The pin is configured to engage an opening of a plurality of openings in a retaining ring. A resilient member biases the plurality of arms away from each other. A first arm of the plurality of arms includes a cavity. A second arm of the plurality of arms is received in the cavity such that an extending portion of the second arm extends outside the cavity and the second arm is moveable in the cavity.

A process for attaching a wheel cover to a wheel in which a wheel cover and wheel are placed together and a foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover and wheel. After the foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover and wheel at an injection station, the cover / wheel assembly is transported to a station in which the cover / wheel assembly is heated to a temperature that is sufficient to effect the forming, expansion and curing of the foamable adhesive. The cover / wheel assemblies are supported and transported on carriers that are provided with clamping mechanisms.

The invention relates to a foldable vehicle body, which comprises a vehicle body folding mechanism, a chassis folding mechanism, a front wheel mechanism and a rear wheel mechanism, wherein the vehicle body folding mechanism is of a four-linkage mechanism formed by a first linkage, a second linkage, a third linkage and a fourth linkage, so as to form a user sitting space; the chassis folding mechanism is arranged at the bottom part of the vehicle body folding mechanism and is pivoted on the first linkage by one end of a fifth linkage; the fifth linkage is provided with a supporting part used for pushing against on the first linkage; the front wheel mechanism is arranged at the bottom part of the vehicle body folding mechanism; and the rear wheel mechanism is pivoted on the other end of the fifth linkage. In the invention, the vehicle body can be folded by adopting the vehicle body folding mechanism and the chassis folding mechanism, and the shaft distance between the front wheel and the rear wheel can be shortened to fully reduce the size of the vehicle body, so as to achieve the stacking effect compared with the same type of vehicle body and greatly save the parking space; furthermore, the foldable vehicle body can be applied to a novel public transportation systems in cities.

The invention relates to the field of automatic assembling, in particular to automatic fixing industrial castor assembling equipment which comprises a base and further comprises a rotary working table, a lower bearing feeding assembly, an idler wheel feeding assembly, an upper bearing feeding assembly, a press fitting assembly and a shaft joint frame mounting assembly, wherein the rotary working table comprises a rotary disc and a driving device for driving the rotary disc to rotate; the rotary disc is horizontally arranged at the top end of the base; the driving device is arranged below the rotary disc; a plurality of positioning jigs for fixing workpieces are further arranged on the rotary disc at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary disc; and the lower bearingfeeding assembly, the idler wheel feeding assembly, the upper bearing feeding assembly and the press fitting assembly are sequentially arrayed and mounted on the base in the circumferential directionof the rotary disc, so that automatic assembling operation of the fixing industrial castors is finished, personnel investment is reduced and the yield is increased.

A bicycle wheel having a number of larger than normal spokes constructed to support a rim about a hub. The hub includes a number of recesses that are constructed to receive an end of each spoke. The spoke and hub are constructed such that translation of the spoke in an axial direction relative to the hub engages an end of each spoke with a respective recess. Each spoke can be rotated about an axis of the spoke when the spoke is positioned in a respective recess such that the rim is generally concentrically supported about the hub by a limited number of spokes.

A vehicle wheel including a rim, a hub, and a plurality of spokes extending with a span portion between the rim hub. The rim and / or hub constitutes a bracing element. A connecting element is connected to the bracing element and includes an external surface, an internal cavity. A spoke has a longitudinal axis and an external spoke surface that that overlaps the internal cavity in an overlap region, and a pre-formed lateral spoke surface. The connecting element is crimped to create a crimped joinder with the spoke such that the connector surface is pressed and plastically deformed to displace the internal cavity toward the spoke surface in the overlap region to cause a lateral connector surface to laterally overlap the lateral spoke surface to create an overlie engagement and / or to increase a lateral overlap between a lateral connector surface and the lateral spoke surface in an overlie engagement. The overlie engagement supports spoke tensile load.

An improved vehicle wheel, including a rim, a hub with a central axle and an outer flange, a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub and a connecting element connected to at least one of the spokes. The spoke is a generally slender element with a longitudinal axis with a span portion between the rim and hub and a tensile axis of applied tensile load along the span portion. At least one of said rim and hub constitutes a bracing element. The connecting element includes an external surface and an internal cavity with an internal surface adjacent said spoke. The connecting element is joined to the spoke by means of a crimped joinder such that said external surface is pressed inwardly to plastically deform said connecting element to displace the internal surface toward the spoke. The crimped joinder supports tensile load through an engagement interface.

A tool for use in preloading a bearing includes a plurality of arms pivotable relative to each other and a pin extending from each arm of a plurality of arms. The pin is configured to engage an opening of a plurality of openings in a retaining ring. A resilient member biases the plurality of arms away from each other. A first arm of the plurality of arms includes a cavity. A second arm of the plurality of arms is received in the cavity such that an extending portion of the second arm extends outside the cavity and the second arm is moveable in the cavity.

An improved vehicle wheel, including a rim, a hub with a central axle and an outer flange, a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub and a connecting element connected to at least one of the spokes. The spoke is a generally slender element with a longitudinal axis with a span portion between the rim and hub and a tensile axis of applied tensile load along the span portion. At least one of said rim and hub constitutes a bracing element. The connecting element includes an external surface and an internal cavity with an internal surface adjacent said spoke. The connecting element is joined to the spoke by means of a crimped joinder such that said external surface is pressed inwardly to plastically deform said connecting element to displace the internal surface toward the spoke. The crimped joinder supports tensile load through an engagement interface.

A method for changing a vehicle wheel held to the vehicle by nuts and retainer cleats comprising: using a mobile robot for removal and replacement of the wheel nuts and retainer cleats in combination with the use of a mobile mechanical wheel handler to grip and remove the wheel and to bring a replacement wheel into position before replacement of the wheel nuts and cleats by the robot.

A method for changing a vehicle wheel held to the vehicle by nuts and retainer cleats comprising: using a mobile robot for removal and replacement of the wheel nuts and retainer cleats in combination with the use of a mobile mechanical wheel handler to grip and remove the wheel and to bring a replacement wheel into position before replacement of the wheel nuts and cleats by the robot.

A bicycle disc wheel or spoked wheel (10) is disclosed, comprising a hub (12), a rim (14) and at least one disc or spoke-type structural element (60) integral with the hub (12) and the rim (14), wherein said at least one structural element (60) is pretensioned. A process for manufacturing thereof comprises the sequential steps of providing a hub (12) and a rim (14), applying a compression on the rim (14) towards the hub (12) elastically deforming it, rendering at least one disc or spoke-type structural element (60) integral with the hub (12) and the rim (14), and removing the compression onto the rim (14) applied in step a).

A process for attaching a wheel cover to a wheel in which a wheel cover and wheel are placed together and a foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover and wheel. After the foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover and wheel at an injection station, the cover / wheel assembly is transported to a station in which the cover / wheel assembly is heated to a temperature that is sufficient to effect the forming, expansion and curing of the foamable adhesive. The cover / wheel assemblies are supported and transported on carriers that are provided with clamping mechanisms.

An exemplary method of manufacture for a spoke (100) of a non-pneumatic wheel. The spoke can be manufactured with a reinforcement structure having reinforcement elements and one or more layers of material. The spoke can also be provided in various shapes and configurations. The spoke includes anchors (112, 114) that allow the spoke to be more readily incorporated into, or removed from, a non-pneumatic wheel. More particularly, the anchors also allow the spoke to be joined as one-piece with the non-pneumatic wheel or releasably connected on one or both ends with the non-pneumatic wheel.

The invention provides a rapidly-disassembling device of a small automobile hub nut. The rapidly-disassembling device of the small automatic hub nut comprises a machine frame, a supporting board, a front bearing frame, a rear bearing frame and a supporting shaft. The supporting shaft is connected with an adjusting disc chuck, an installation disc, a locking hand wheel and a rear adjusting hand wheel. An adjusting ring is arranged on the periphery of the adjusting disc chuck, a front adjusting hand wheel is fixed to the rear side face of the adjusting ring, four to five radial T-shaped grooves are formed in the adjusting disc chuck at equal angles, a sliding block is arranged in each T-shaped groove, a connecting rod is connected between each sliding block and the adjusting ring, each sliding block is movably connected with a spinning head, a pneumatic motor is installed on the installation disc, an output shaft of the pneumatic motor and the corresponding spinning head are connected through a telescopic type double-universal coupling, the adjusting ring and the installation disc are supported by a pair of front guiding wheels and a pair of rear guiding wheels respectively, a mooring rope is connected to the top of the rear bearing frame, and the mooring rope is connected with a weight through a fixed pulley fixed to the machine frame. The rapidly-disassembling device of the small automobile hub nut is simple in structure, convenient to operate, capable of saving disassembling time and particularly suitable for being applied to an automatic disassembly production line of a small automobile.

A device for truing and regulating the tension of spoked running wheels includes a support device for stationarily clamping the hub of the running wheel, a measuring device for determining the lateral and top eccentricity of the rim, a device for fixing a motor-driven nipple wrench to the spoke nipple, a device for manually adjusting spoke tension. The hub of the running wheel is clamped for measuring symmetrical to the axial radial plane; both lateral and top eccentricity and rim anomalies on the same radial rim segment can be read out directly and electronically with or without the tires fitted. A wrench can be installed in existing devices; and is suitable for manual and motor-driven applications.

The invention discloses an online cylinder sleeve pressing device for a wheel. The online cylinder sleeve pressing device is composed of a baseplate (1), a rack (2), four guide columns A (3), two air cylinders (4), a propping column (5), four guide sleeves (6), an upper plate (7), a left sliding platform (8), a screw (9), a raceway (10), a left roller (11), a magnetic press plate (12) and the like. The guide columns A (3), the air cylinders (4), the rack (2) and the propping column (5) are all fixed on the baseplate (1), the guide sleeves (6) are fixed below the upper plate (7), output rods of the air cylinders (4) are hinged with the lower portion of the upper plate (7), a propping block (21) is fixed above the propping column (5), and five positioning columns (22) correspond to five bolt holes of the wheel. The online cylinder sleeve pressing device for the wheel is high in efficiency and press-in quality and has the advantages of simple structure, high automation level, advanced process and safety and stability in performance.

The invention discloses a manual assembly line layout for automobile tires, belonging to the field of automobile tire assembly. The manual assembly line for the tires comprises more than two assembly lines, wherein each assembly line comprises a dismantling and assembling machine, an aerator, a balancing machine, a correction roller machine which are arranged in parallel along the Y-axis direction, and each assembly line is perpendicular to an assembly type part loading roller machine and an assembly type part unloading roller machine which are arranged along the X-axis direction. The manual assembly line layout has the advantages that the scattered part loading roller machines in the prior art are assembled into the part loading roller machine, the scattered part unloading roller machines in the prior art are assembled into the part unloading roller, the assembly type part loading roller machine and the assembly type part unloading roller machine are driven through a motor for transmission, the transmission spacing is carried out through an optoelectronic switch, and therefore, the convenience of manual assembly is increased, the production efficiency of the assembly line is improved, the operation region of a forklift is reduced, operating personnel are not needed in the production process, the cross operation of the forklift in the production process is eliminated, and the fluency of tire line physical distribution and the operation safety are increased. The length of equipment stations is shortened; and the effective usable areas of plants are increased.

A motorcycle wheel assembly comprises a wheel having opposite outer surfaces, and a pair of claddings covering the opposite surfaces to provide an aesthetic covering on both sides of the associated wheel assembly. The claddings cooperate and engage one another to securely attach to the associated wheel, to provide alignment therebetween, to provide a wheel assembly having the aesthetic appearance of a solid wheel and other aesthetic improvements.

A nozzle for seating a tubeless tire on a rim using pressurized gas includes an outlet, a jet configured to accept pressurized gas and emit a stream of gas through an orifice into a chamber. As the stream of gas enters the chamber, the Venturi effect causes air to enter the chamber through air intake ports and the stream of gas and air from the air intake ports is blown out of the outlet of the nozzle. A system for seating a tubeless tire on a rim includes the nozzle, a tank and a valve configured to control the flow of pressurized gas from the tank to the nozzle. The tire may be seated on the rim by positioning the system so that the air from the nozzle blows into the tire between the bead of the tire and the rim if the valve is opened.