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Method and device for treating a set of components for the wheel of a vehicle

US7648062B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2005
Grant dateJan 19, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60C25/132
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method is presented for maintaining a set of at least two components from a group including a wheel rim, a tire and a safety support element, the method including the following steps: providing a set of components, wherein at least one of the components is provided with an information carrier that can be automatically read and is configured to supply at least one data element for use in carrying out the desired maintenance on the set; said set is brought to a maintenance machine that is configured to carry out the desired maintenance on the set under the control of a programmable data management unit; the information carrier of at least one of the components of the set brought to the machine is automatically read and the data is automatically transmitted to the programmable unit; the machine is regulated on the basis of the data transmitted; and the desired maintenance for the set is initiated and carried out by means of the machine.

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