Method of making a composite styled wheel

Details Method of making a composite styled wheel Method of making a composite styled wheel

1990-08-08

1992-07-07

Silbaugh, Jan H.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Mechanical shaping or molding to form or reform shaped article

To produce composite, plural part or multilayered article

264 455, 264 467, 264263, 264266, 264275, 301 37P, B29C 3314, B29C 4120, B29C 5356

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051280850

ABSTRACT:
A composite style wheel, and method and apparatus for making the same, including a metal wheel mounting disc and a rim secured thereto adapted to receive a tire thereon, and a composite plastic ornamental overlay covering at least part of the outboard face of the disc and/or rim. The overlay includes a molded in-situ body of relatively high density resilient urethane plastic material permanently affixed to the disc and/or rim and a plastic insert having a weight-to-volume ratio much less than that of the body plastic material. At least the major portion of the insert is disposed radially outwardly from the overlay, aperture wheel mounting and the overlay body plastic material covers the insert so as to completely embed the same in the composite overlay to thereby hide the insert from view and assist in securement thereof to the wheel. The overlay body is cast and cured against the wheel metal with the insert pre-secured thereto. Preferably the insert includes a resilient yieldable annulus circumferentially extending around the overlay in the valley space.

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patent: 3669501 (1972-06-01), Derleth
patent: 4351786 (1982-09-01), Mueller
patent: 4449756 (1984-05-01), Weeks
patent: 4682820 (1987-07-01), Stalter

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