US20040143968A1 - Method of making rim having opposite hollow flanges - Google Patents
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- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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- the present invention relates to a method of making a rim having opposite hollow flanges formed on its circumference.
- rims for motorcycles are of aluminum, but steel rims are still used widely.
- a variety of steel rims used are different in cross sections.
- One of the principal steel rims is called “W”-type rim. It has two opposite hollow flanges “a” formed on its annular circumference, as shown in FIG. 5( a ). The tyre bead is fitted on the hollow flanges “a” of the rim.
- DC type rim Another principal steel rim is called DC type rim. It has opposite projecting flanges “b” rising from the outer edges of the annular circumference, as shown in FIG. 5( b ). This flange “b” of the DC type rim has a reduced strength, compared with the hollow flanges “a” of the “W”-type rim. Also, the strength and rigidity of the whole rim body is low, compared with the “W”-type rim.
- Advantageously DC type rims can be made by a multi-stage roll system. Small-sized “W-type rims however, cannot be made by such a multi-stage roll system; their hollow flanges cannot be correctly shaped.
- a strip of steel needs to be partly worked by a series of rolls sequentially ( 15 to 20 steps) until it has been given a required shape in cross-section. The semi-final shaped object is curved to be given a required curvature, and then the ring is cut.
- the cut ends are flash butt-welded to provide an annular rim.
- the annular rim is corrected in roundness, followed by five to six steps including removing the burr or flash from the welded cut.
- the whole rim body is polished, and nipple bosses and holes are formed in the polished rim to stretch the spokes across the ring.
- the rim is subjected to the surface treatment.
- a strip of steel needs to be subjected to the 15 to 20 forming steps to be given the cross-section as shown in FIG. 5( a ).
- the so-shaped strip of steel has a hollow flange “a” formed on its annular circumference. If the flange is relatively large in width, and if the final annular product is relatively small in size, the shaped steel strip cannot be rolled into the rim without twisting and deforming its hollow flange.
- One object of the present invention is to provide a method of, with precision and efficiency, making a small-sized rim having a hollow flange formed on its annular circumference.
- the method can be equally used in making such rims of steel and aluminum.
- a method of making a rim having hollow flanges formed on its opposite annular edges according to the present invention comprises the steps of:
- the opposite ends of the rolled steel strip can be welded easily for instance by flash butt-welding; the required welding is linear along the abutting line, and can be automatized. Friction welding can be used, also.
- Each annular edge of the ring can be curled diametrically outward by pushing the ring on the opposite sides with conical tools.
- One to four roll-forming steps follow, much smaller in number than the conventional method.
- the method according to the present invention can be used in making small-sized rims of relatively large width. Needless to say, it can be used in making large-sized rims of relatively small width.
- FIG. 1( a ) is a perspective view of an elongated length of steel
- FIG. 1( b ) is a similar perspective view of a predetermined length of steel cut and separated from the belt-like elongation of FIG. 1( a )
- FIG. 1( c ) is side and front views of the open ring
- FIG. 1( d ) is side and front views of the closed ring;
- FIG. 2( a ) is a sectional view of the edge-curled ring taken along a selected diameter of the ring whereas FIG. 2( b ) is a front view of the edge-curled ring;
- FIGS. 3 ( a ) to 3 ( e ) illustrate how an edge-curled ring can be roll-formed sequentially
- FIGS. 4 ( a ) to 4 ( c ) illustrate how another edge-curled ring can be roll-formed sequentially
- FIGS. 5 ( a ) and 5 ( b ) illustrate conventional rims
- FIG. 6 shows a series of steps for making a hollow-flanged rim according to the conventional method.
- a coiled band steel 1 having a fixed width “M” and thickness “T” is prepared.
- coiled band aluminum is prepared.
- the band steel 1 is cut to provide steel strips of a predetermined length “L”, which is equal to the circumference of the rim to be made.
- a selected steel strip of the predetermined length is bent into a ring with a bender. As shown, the ring has an aperture 2 between the opposite cut ends.
- the open ring is closed, and the abutting ends 3 a and 3 b are flash butt-welded.
- the burr or flash is removed from the welded portion 4 to be flush with the inner, outer circumferences 5 and 6 , and with the opposite sides 7 .
- the burr or flash is removed by shaper tools while around the welded portion 4 is clamped.
- each annular edge of the ring 8 is curled by inserting a conical tool into the ring 8 on each open side, forming the curl 12 on each open side. Then, the edge-curled ring 9 is shaped by a series of rolls, as shown in FIG. 3.
- edge-curled ring 9 is roll-formed to define a well 10 at its center (see FIG. 3( a )) as follows: the main annular part of the edge-curled ring 9 is sandwiched between the inner and outer rolls, and the edge-curled ring 9 is rotated to form the well 10 on its main annular part.
- the so shaped ring 9 is roll-formed to bend the opposite bead areas 11 toward the center well 10 (see FIG. 3( b )).
- the ring 9 is roll-formed to make the free edge of each curl closer to the bead area 11 , thus substantially reducing the gap 13 between the bead area 11 and the curl edge (see FIG. 3( c )).
- Each flange 15 has a hollow space 14 .
- the ring 8 is not directly provided with the hollow flanges, which can be formed via the preparatory step of curling the opposite annular edges.
- the steps (a) and (c) encircled with broken lines in FIG. 3 can be omitted.
- FIG. 4 shows another manner in which a rim having hollow flanges formed on its opposite annular edges can be made according to the present invention.
- edge-curled ring 9 is roll-formed to define a well 10 in the center of the main annular part (see Fig. (a)).
- the so shaped ring 9 is roll-formed to define the opposite hollow flanges 16 (see FIG. 4( b )). As seen from the drawing, the opposite hollow flanges 16 are inclined outward to be apart from the opposite bead areas 11 , which border the center well 10 .
- Nipple bosses and holes are formed on the rim thus provided to stretch wire spokes to form a wheel with use of the rim. Otherwise, plate spokes are welded to the inner circumference of the rim.
- Rims made according to the present invention can be used for the wheels of motorcycles and other cars such as buggies.
- the pre-edge-curling of the rolled steel strip permits opposite hollow flanges to be formed with precision no matter how wide the rim may be, and no matter how small the rim diameter may be. Also advantageously the number of steps required for forming rims is significantly smaller than the conventional method, and accordingly the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Removal of the burr or flash from the linear welded part of the ring is easy.
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US2138115A (en) * | 1935-03-23 | 1938-11-29 | Emil A Nelson | Apparatus for forming disk wheels or the like |
US2065275A (en) * | 1935-08-12 | 1936-12-22 | Donald M Hester | Metal wheel and method of making the same |
US2359479A (en) * | 1941-11-03 | 1944-10-03 | Borg Warner | Method of forming tapered wheels |
US2382485A (en) * | 1941-11-03 | 1945-08-14 | Borgwarner Corp | Method of forming conical disks |
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US20110210601A1 (en) * | 2004-01-20 | 2011-09-01 | Washi Kosan Co., Ltd. | Method of manufacturing light-alloy wheel for vehicle and the wheel |
US8800148B2 (en) * | 2004-01-20 | 2014-08-12 | Washi Kosan Co., Ltd. | Method of manufacturing an automotive wheel |
US20120291283A1 (en) * | 2010-02-24 | 2012-11-22 | Akihiro Ikeda | Vehicle wheel manufacturing method |
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