Patent · US Expired

Method of manufacturing rims for motor vehicles

US6935024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMar 14, 2003
Grant dateAug 30, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49531
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process of manufacturing a rim for a motor vehicle from an original pipe, in order to facilitate formation of projections for reducing road noise on the rim, comprises a projection forming step of partially extruding a ledge portion of an intermediate pipe for the rim from inside to outside in a radial direction of the ledge portion so as to form a plurality of projections at suitable intervals.

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