| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7389999 |
Wheel assembly |
June 24, 2008 |
| A suspension element is disposed inside of a rim. The upper end of the suspension element is connected to a first support member mounted to a vehicle body. The lower end of the suspension element is connected to a second support member rotatably connected to the disk on the wheel. The |
| 7284584 |
Laterally installing wheel |
October 23, 2007 |
| A laterally installing wheel including a rim in which a rim main portion and a side ring are disconnectably coupled to each other at a coupling portion of the rim main portion and the side ring, wherein the coupling portion is constructed such that a gap between the rim main portion and |
| 7111910 |
Rim having a non-uniform thickness |
September 26, 2006 |
| A rim material having a non-uniform thickness, a rim manufactured from the rim material, and a method for manufacturing the rim from the rim material. The rim material includes a first material portion which forms an axially curved portion of the rim after the rim material is formed to |
| 7004474 |
Seal for an endless track |
February 28, 2006 |
| A seal for an endless track has a cross section having a centerline parallel to an axis of the seal and a configuration symmetric with respect to the centerline of the cross section. The seal can include an elastically deformably configured portion having a cross section like alphabe |
| 6913330 |
Endless track and a manufacturing method thereof |
July 5, 2005 |
| An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may include a plate w |
| 6913050 |
Wheel with a spring unit |
July 5, 2005 |
| A wheel with a spring unit includes a rim, a disc and a plurality of spring units. Each spring unit is directed circumferentially and arranged in an annular space between the rim and the disc. Each spring unit includes at least one metal spring. The metal spring may be a coil spring or a |
| 6851768 |
Structure for standardizing parts of a roller assembly for a construction vehicle |
February 8, 2005 |
| A structure for standardizing at least one kind of part of a roller assembly for a construction vehicle so that the part can be used for a same size of construction vehicles having different structural specifications of a plurality of construction vehicle makers. The at least one kin |
| 6839967 |
Lightened disk for a wheel and a method for manufacturing the same |
January 11, 2005 |
| A lightened disk for a wheel has a flange having an axially inboard edge. The inboard edge includes a general portion which is located in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the disk. The flange portion has a thickness less than 90% of a thickness of a disk material at at least the gener |
| 6796345 |
Wheel with a spring unit |
September 28, 2004 |
| A wheel with a spring unit includes a rim, a disc and a plurality of spring units. Each spring unit is directed circumferentially and arranged in an annular space between the rim and the disc. Each spring unit includes at least one metal spring. The metal spring may be a coil spring or a |
| 6767435 |
Bright surface structure and a manufacturing method thereof |
July 27, 2004 |
| A bright surface structure formed on a member made from metal or resin. A first structure includes: (a) a resin film coated on the member, and (b) a thin metal film formed on the resin film. The thin metal film is made from any one of stainless steel, titanium alloy and nickel alloy. A s |
| 6742853 |
Structure for standardizing parts of an endless track |
June 1, 2004 |
| A structure for standardizing at least one kind of part of an endless track so that parts can be used for the same size of construction vehicles of a plurality of construction vehicle makers, wherein (a) when the part is a link belt, each of a configuration and a dimension of each link, |
| 6729694 |
Balance weight for a wheel of a two-wheel vehicle |
May 4, 2004 |
| A balance weight for a wheel of a two-wheel vehicle includes a weight body made from metal other than lead and a clip made from spring steel. The weight body includes a U-shaped transverse cross-section and a groove for mounting the clip therein. The weight body further includes a groove |
| 6715523 |
Multi-piece rim |
April 6, 2004 |
| A multi-piece rim includes a rim base including a first flange and a gutter band, a bead seat band including a second flange, a lock ring, and a first side ring located on a side of the first flange and a second side ring located on a side of the second flange. A circumferentially extend |
| 6663189 |
Garnish light alloy wheel |
December 16, 2003 |
| A garnish light alloy wheel includes a light alloy wheel and a garnish. The light alloy wheel includes an outboard surface and a recess located at a portion of the light alloy wheel including a spoke portion. The recess recedes from the outboard surface of the light alloy wheel. The garn |
| 6488341 |
Balance weight for a two-wheeled vehicle |
December 3, 2002 |
| A balance weight for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a weight made from iron and a clip made from spring steel. The weight includes a first axial end, a second, opposite axial end, a transversely extending intermediate surface, and a first laterally extending groove for holding the clip |
| 6460945 |
Endless track and a manufacturing method thereof |
October 8, 2002 |
| An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may include a plate w |
| 6439282 |
Wheel with a damper for an automobile and a method for manufacturing the same |
August 27, 2002 |
| A wheel with a damper for an automobile includes a rim, a disk, and a damper. The damper includes a rubber member. The rubber member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion performs mainly an elastic shear deflection and the second portion acts as a stopper. The |
| 6296320 |
Multi-piece rim type disk wheel and a method for producing the same |
October 2, 2001 |
| A multi-piece rim type disk wheel includes a multi-piece rim and a disk. The multi-piece rim includes a rim base, a bead seat band, a lock ring and a flange. The disk includes an outside portion constituting a part of the rim base, and a hub coupling portion extending radially inwardly f |
| 6294031 |
Production method of a heat-treated steel member |
September 25, 2001 |
| A production method of a heat-treated steel member includes the steps of: shaping a steel material of low-carbon boron steel containing about 0.05-0.30% carbon by weight into a predetermined configuration to bc a shaped material; and heat-treating the shaped material, said heat-treat |
| 6250721 |
Wheel balance weight |
June 26, 2001 |
| A wheel balance weight is made from ductile cast iron and is formed by casting. The wheel balance weight includes a weight body accurately extending along a flange of a wheel and a clip coupled to the weight body. The weight body includes a groove at a longitudinally central portion of |
| 6179936 |
Method for heat-treating a hollow cylindrical workpiece |
January 30, 2001 |
| A method for heat-treating a hollow cylindrical workpiece includes quench-hardening including a first step and a second step. In the first step, during continuously conveying the workpiece in a horizontal direction without a space between adjacent workpieces, an entirety of the workp |
| 6030051 |
Two-piece steel wheel |
February 29, 2000 |
| A two-piece steel wheel includes a disk and a rim. At an inboard surface, the disk has a machined surface from an end of a radially outer portion of the disk to a position radially inwardly spaced away from an inside surface of a rim bead seat of the rim. The machined surface is connecte |
| 6026667 |
Apparatus for manufacturing a one end flange-less wheel rim |
February 22, 2000 |
| A method for manufacturing a one end flange-less wheel rim includes the steps of: providing a sheet of rim material having a width substantially corresponding to the developed width of a one end flange-less wheel rim to be made, curving the sheet to form a cylinder, flaring one end of th |
| 5947175 |
Multi-piece rim |
September 7, 1999 |
| A multi-piece rim includes a lock ring and a gutter band having a lock ring groove. The lock ring groove includes a bottom surface, axially inboard and outboard curved surfaces connected to opposite ends of the bottom surface, and axially inboard and outboard side surfaces connected to t |
| 5845400 |
Method of manufacturing a one end flange-less wheel rim |
December 8, 1998 |
| A method for manufacturing a one end flange-less wheel rim includes the steps of: providing a sheet of rim material having a width substantially corresponding to the developed width of a one end flange-less wheel rim to be made, curving the sheet to form a cylinder, flaring one end of th |
| 5722165 |
Method of producing a cast wheel |
March 3, 1998 |
| In a method for producing a cast aluminum wheel, a cast aluminum wheel is produced, and then all of three strengthening processes are applied to the cast aluminum wheel. The three strengthening processes include forging a portion of the cast wheel between adjacent boltholes, burnishing a |
| 5577810 |
Wheel disk having a non-uniform thickness |
November 26, 1996 |
| b 55773576.001A disk having a non-uniform thickness with a thickness of an end portion thereof being smaller than a thickness of a hub coupling portion and a thickness of a hat portion being smaller than the thickness of the end portion. As a result, rigidity of the hat portion is decrea |
| 5548520 |
Breakout prediction system in a continuous casting process |
August 20, 1996 |
| In a breakout prediction system for predicting breakout in a mold of a continuous casting machine, a prediction deciding section is connected to one of temperature sensors located on the mold and at least three temperature sensors which are adjacent to the one of the temperature sens |
| 5500058 |
Method for producing a vehicular endless track link |
March 19, 1996 |
| The present invention relates to a method for producing a link of a vehicular endless track. According to this method, low-carbon boron steel is selected as a starting material for producing the link. The present invention involves the steps of forging and hot-trimming the link material |
| 5465598 |
Method for forming an annular member |
November 14, 1995 |
| An annular member is placed on a forming profile of a convex die without fixing the annular member to the convex die. Then, the convex die is moved toward a concave die which has an axis inclining with respect to an axis of the convex die. When the convex die is moved toward the concave |
| 5394431 |
Apparatus for preventing dust accumulation in exhaust duct of an electric furnace |
February 28, 1995 |
| A smoke suction duct of an electric furnace is constructed as a separate member from other exhaust duct portions and other devices and is supported to be rotatable about an axis of the duct. Further, the smoke suction duct is either alternately turned to right and left or continuously tu |
| 5292182 |
Light alloy cast wheel |
March 8, 1994 |
| A light allow cast wheel includes a disk portion and a rim portion integral with the disk portion. The rim portion includes a first flange located closer to the disk portion and a second flange located farther from the disk portion. The second flange includes a radially extending portion |
| 5264053 |
Production method for a vehicular endless track bushing |
November 23, 1993 |
| A production method for an endless track bushing wherein high-carbon low-alloy steel is selected as a bushing material, the bushing material is quench-hardened without pre-carburizing the bushing material, and then tempered. In the quench-hardening, the bushing material is induction- |
| 5107914 |
Driving mechanism for a multi-piece rim |
April 28, 1992 |
| A driving mechanism having a driver-loose key provided between a rim base and a bead seat band mounted about the rim base of a multi-piece rim which has the rim base, the bead seat band, a pair of side rings and a lock ring. The driver-loose key is cross-shaped with the two portions ther |
| 5074048 |
Apparatus for measuring wheel rim displacements |
December 24, 1991 |
| A wheel rim displacement measuring apparatus which measures radial and axial displacements of a rim wall on the basis of a nut seat pitch circle. A wheel to be measured is mounted on a lower head on the basis of a hub hole center and rotated about an axis of the lower head. An upper spin |
| 5032192 |
Production method for a vehicular endless track bushing |
July 16, 1991 |
| A production method for an endless track bushing wherein medium-carbon steel is selected as a bushing material, the bushing material is carburized, quench-hardened, and then tempered. In the quenching, the bushing material is induction-heated from an outside surface of the bushing ma |
| 5010759 |
Wheel rim shaping apparatus having a single cotter supportable at both ends thereof |
April 30, 1991 |
| A wheel shaping apparatus including a single cotter for expanding first and second dies circumferentially split into a plurality of first and second die elements, respectively. The single cotter is supported by a cotter supporting member at one end portion of the cotter and is also suppo |
| 4911216 |
Multipart wheel |
March 27, 1990 |
| A composite wheel for a vehicle including a disk, a rim having a rim base portion, a bead seat band mounted about the rim base portion, a side ring mounted on the bead seat band, and a lock ring provided between the rim base portion and the bead seat band for locking the bead seat band o |
| 4861113 |
Cast wheel |
August 29, 1989 |
| A full face type cast wheel, wherein a rim portion holding a tire and a disk portion connected to the rim portion are integrally cast, includes a side wall portion extending from a dropped portion of the rim portion to a bead seat portion of the rim portion and a plurality of recessed po |
| 4854201 |
Valve hole punching apparatus for a wheel |
August 8, 1989 |
| A valve hole punching apparatus for a vehicle wheel wherein the punch and the bill punching a valve hole in the wheel wall can be adjusted in inclination. In such an apparatus, a wheel into which a valve hole is to be punched is brought to the punching position with its axis maintained i |
| 4848125 |
Wheel rim forming machine |
July 18, 1989 |
| A wheel rim forming machine including a fixed frame having four vertically extending columns. Due to the frame structure, the forming force acting at the top and bottom rolls of the machine are borne evenly through tensile forces acting in the four columns. Thus, no bending deformation o |
| 4841622 |
Apparatus for interference-fitting an inner member with an annular outer member |
June 27, 1989 |
| An apparatus and method for interference-fitting an inner member having a flange and an annular outer member. The apparatus includes a supporting member for floatingly supporting the inner member at its flange in the axial direction of the inner member. The floating support of the su |
| 4825675 |
Top roll exchanging apparatus for a wheel rim forming machine |
May 2, 1989 |
| A top roll exchanging apparatus for a rim shape forming machine. The top roll exchanging apparatus includes a movable bearing device for supporting a top roll shaft and a top roll loading/unloading arm provided on an extension of the top roll shaft. The movable bearing device is movable |
| 4823733 |
Conveyer hanger for use in electro-static painting |
April 25, 1989 |
| A conveyor hanger used for carrying an annular work which is to be painted through an electro-static painting station. The conveyor hanger includes an arm which is inclined from the horizontal and which has a sharp edge at a top of its cross-section. A liquid paint of little electro-cond |
| 4821865 |
Work delivering apparatus |
April 18, 1989 |
| A delivering apparatus for selectively delivering a work conveyed from one inlet path to one of three paths. The delivering apparatus is disposed at an intersection of the inlet path and the exit paths. The delivering apparatus comprises a series of free rollers, a first stopper, and a |
| 4821548 |
Apparatus for chamfering edges of a rim element |
April 18, 1989 |
| An apparatus for chamfering through press forming edges of a rim element is provided upstream of a flaring machine for forming a rim shape on a disk wheel manufacture line. The apparatus includes a pair of edge rolls having vertically extending axes and having respective groove members f |
| 4821388 |
Method for processing a nut seat on a wheel |
April 18, 1989 |
| A method for processing a nut seat formed around a bolthole on a wheel including the steps of drilling the nut seat and the bolthole substantially simultaneously with a step drill and performing roller burnishing on at least edge portions of the nut seat wherein the roller is rolled |
| 4809529 |
Flaring apparatus for flaring a rim element |
March 7, 1989 |
| A flaring apparatus including at least one of die member positional adjustment apparatus and a defective rim element ejecting apparatus. The positional adjustment apparatus includes a connecting shaft provided between a die member mounting block and a link mechanism for moving the mo |
| 4771535 |
Disk insertion apparatus for inserting a disk into a rim element of a disk wheel |
September 20, 1988 |
| A disk insertion apparatus for inserting a disk into a rim element of a disk wheel. The disk insertion apparatus includes a first disk inserting machine for preliminarily inserting a disk into a rim element and a second disk inserting machine for completing the insertion of the disk into |
| 4739874 |
Loading/unloading apparatus for loading/unloading a work on/from a moving hanger |
April 26, 1988 |
| A loading/unloading apparatus for loading/unloading a work on/from a moving hanger having a vertically extending support rod and an arm for carrying a work fixed at one end to the support rod. The apparatus comprises a truck, a rail extending in parallel with the arm, a framework slidabl |
