Global Patent Index - EP 2049278 A2

EP 2049278 A2 20090422 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTORING THE CENTERING OF TIRE RIMS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTORING THE CENTERING OF TIRE RIMS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR WIEDERHERSTELLUNG DER ZENTRIERUNG VON REIFENFELGEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR RÉTABLIR LE CENTRAGE DE JANTES DE PNEU

Publication

EP 2049278 A2 20090422 (EN)

Application

EP 07825995 A 20070807

Priority

  • IB 2007053112 W 20070807
  • IT GE20060084 A 20060809

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008018022A2] Apparatus for restoring the centering of tire rims, comprising: a rod (2) which can be inserted into the centring hole (11) for engaging a rim (10) with the hub of a motor vehicle and provided with means (202, 212, 102, 112) for locking, coaxial with the said rod, the fixing plate (13) of the said rim (10) so as to position said rod (2) along the direction of the axis of said rim (10); thruster means (4, 4') able to act in any direction perpendicular to the said rod (2), movable in a direction parallel to the rod (2) itself and provided with adjusting and support means (3, 104) and means (164, 174) for fixing their position along the said rod (2), said rod (2) being mounted- rotatably relative to its axis, provided with actuating means (101) -and connected to means (201, 301,401) for detecting the balancing and geometrical deformation; as well as a method for use thereof.

IPC 8 full level

B21D 1/08 (2006.01); B21D 3/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B21D 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B21D 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008018022A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008018022 A2 20080214; WO 2008018022 A3 20080619; CN 101522331 A 20090902; CN 101522331 B 20110518; EP 2049278 A2 20090422; IT GE20060084 A1 20080210; JP 2010500215 A 20100107; US 2010175445 A1 20100715

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2007053112 W 20070807; CN 200780036823 A 20070807; EP 07825995 A 20070807; IT GE20060084 A 20060809; JP 2009523421 A 20070807; US 37688307 A 20070807