Apparatus and method for assembling tire and wheel based on rigidity and radial runout of wheel
US7664576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53448
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Based upon rigidity classifications of wheels and radial runout classifications of the wheels, the lower the rigidity classification or the lower the radial runout classification, the more likely a methodology (heavy point-light point alignment) is selected in which a light point of static imbalance of the tire and a heavy point of static imbalance of the wheel are aligned with each other, than another methodology (radial force variation alignment) in which a peak position of a primary component of radial force variation of the tire and a bottom position of a primary component of radial runout of the wheel are aligned with each other, so as to assemble a tire and a wheel together.
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