Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Wheel making
Patent
1998-12-01
2000-10-31
Echols, P. W.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Wheel making
294192, 72707, 228114, 228125, 228136, B23P 1700
Patent
active
061383554
ABSTRACT:
A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes the steps of providing a wheel rim and a spider and positioning the wheel rim and the spider adjacent each other. The wheel rim and the spider are then friction welded to each other. Subsequently, a portion of the spider is locked down onto the wheel rim by electromagnetic forming. Preferably, one end of the rim is positioned in a cavity formed in the spider. During friction welding, the upset material of the rim fills the cavity of the spider. Subsequently, while the metal is still relatively fluid, a flange of the spider is locked down onto the wheel rim by electromagnetic forming to secure the wheel rim and spider together.
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