Multi wheel-balancing weights spools application machine and method of use thereof
US10222288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/37
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel-balancing weight application apparatus comprising a supplying module including a first strip of wheel-balancing weights and a second strip of wheel-balancing weights, the first and the second strips of wheel-balancing weights including a different characteristic, and an application module for securing a portion of one of the first strip of wheel-balancing weights and the second strip of wheel-balancing weights to a wheel, wherein a selection of wheel-balancing weights from the first strip of wheel-balancing weights and the second strip of wheel-balancing weights is selected on a basis of a characteristic of the wheel to match the wheel-balancing weights characteristic with an identified characteristic of the wheel. A method of using the balancing weight application apparatus is also provided.
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