Method of producing wheel and the wheel
US7523635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49504
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of producing a light alloy wheel with a forging technique, aiming for producing the wheel having a large-diameter disk by use of a small-scale press device, comprising: heating an intermediate product that is formed by casting or forging and has a discoid and a cylindrical thick wall, which are to respectively become disk and rim at completion, to a plasticity temperature; then, rotating the intermediate product with stopping of the rotating at interval of a predetermined angle; pressing at least a portion of the to-be disk part by molds at time of said stopping, as to push out metal into recesses on the lower mold and to thereby form holes; repeating of such rotating, stopping and pressing as to give a pattern on whole of the to-be disk part; and further press processing and finish processing on the to-be disk and the to-be rim parts.
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