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Hub and pulley with radially inward annular collar

US5951422A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1996
Grant dateSep 14, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49536
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hub is spun rolled formed of a portion of metal radially displaced from a side of a disc of sheet metal. An annular collar formed of an annular part of the disc extends inward of the hub and creates a blind bore. The collar is integral with the hub and is formed of the same sheet metal. The so formed hub that is integral to a web formed of the disc, and the collar; the web may be connected to a rim, or the extremity of the disc may be shaped into a rim to form a pulley.

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