WHEELS INDIA LIMITED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140007431 | NOVEL METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WHEEL DISC - In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a method of manufacturing wheel disc, wherein said method comprising of steps providing a rectangular strip made of metallic materials, circling the strip to form a band, welding the band to form a hoop by welding process, forming one side of the hoop to make the centre portion of the disc, spinning another side of the hoop to form flange of the disc, and achieving varying thickness across the disc to make variable thickness wherever needed, thereby reducing the usage of raw material and reducing wastage and making light weight wheel disc. | 01-09-2014 |
20080252136 | Wheels of Single Component Construction and Method of Making Same - This invention relates to a unitary steel wheel as well as the apparatus and method of producing a unitary steel wheel. The unitary wheel comprises wheel rim and disc portions. In one embodiment, the unitary wheel of this invention further comprise a one-piece wheel of 5° and 15° drop center rims, providing a generally circular steel blank from a sheet stock of pre-determined substantially uniform thickness. The bank preferably has a center hole having a predetermined size. The blank is performed in a spinning machine to a predetermined profile and shape. The perform is further spun and flow formed in a spinning machine, the perform being positioned between an outer roll and inner mandrel and held against a clamping plate. The inner mandrel comprises an outboard surface, which conforms to the predetermined inner diameter of the rim. The perform is further processed in the spinning machine to form a final shape and profile of the rim portion comprising a well, inner and outer flange portions, and inner and outer bead-seat portions. | 10-16-2008 |