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Apparatus and method for assembling vehicle wheel

a technology for vehicles and components, applied in the field of wheels of vehicles, can solve the problems of air of tires leaking through the broken portion of the valve stem, rubber of valve stems may be broken, and air of tires may leakag

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-21
KIA MOTORS CORP
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[0009] The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method for assembling a vehicle wheel having advantages of assembling a vehicle wheel such that air of a tire does not leak.

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However, this manual assembling method may have following problems: If the worker excessively tightens the nut, the rubber of the valve stem may be broken, and accordingly the air of the tire may leak through the broken portion of the valve stem.
If the worker loosely tightens the nut, the rubber of the valve stem may not fully contact the exterior circumference surface of the wheel, and accordingly the air of the tire may leak.
In addition, in a case that the worker tightens the nut with irregular force, the rubber of the valve stem may also be broken, and accordingly the air of the tire may leak through the broken portion of the valve stem.

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[0030] With reference to the accompanying drawings, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described. As those skilled in the art will realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

[0031] An apparatus for assembling a vehicle wheel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, includes a workbench 100, an aligner 300, and a coupling unit 500.

[0032] The workbench 100 accommodates a,wheel 10 to which a first detector 700 is coupled by a coupling member 900 at a first predetermined torque. The aligner 300 is disposed on the workbench 100 and aligns a position of the coupling member 900. The coupling unit 500 is disposed on the workbench 100 and provides torque to the coupling member 900 until the torque reaches a second predetermined torque with a gradual increase.

[0033] First, with reference to FIG. 1, the workbench 100 ...

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Abstract

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.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0111311 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Nov. 21, 2005, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] (a) Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a wheel of a vehicle, and in particular, to an apparatus and a method for assembling a vehicle wheel that is equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). [0004] (b) Description of the Related Art [0005] In general, a vehicle includes four wheels, and a tire is disposed on an exterior circumference surface of each wheel. In addition, each of the wheels includes a sensor for detecting pressure and temperature of an inside of the tire. A TPMS notifies a driver of problems with the wheels after comparing a predetermined value to a value detected by such a sensor. [0006] The sensor is conventionally a...

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IPC IPC(8): B21D53/26
CPCY10T29/49481B60C25/18B60B31/00
Inventor JEON, SEON GYU
Owner KIA MOTORS CORP
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