Method of making a two-piece/full face sheet metal disk wheel
US5257455A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49501
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a two-piece/full-face sheet metal disk wheel including a disk with a full-face structure which utilizes an outer peripheral: portion of the disk as a front-side flange of a rim. This wheel includes the rim, and the disk having the outer peripheral portion radially separated into an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the outer portion forms the front-side flange of the rim and the inner portion forms an engagement portion for the rim, and wherein the engagement portion is engaged with and welded at the position of an inner peripheral surface on an inner side of an outer-side bead seat of the rim.
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