101 |
Apparatus for supporting automotive tires |
US10671223 |
2003-09-24 |
US20040060775A1 |
2004-04-01 |
Anthony
C.
Gibson; Roy
Starling; Martin
Roden |
An apparatus for supporting automotive tires is provided having a hanger pin adapted to fit through the mount hole of a vehicle wheel. The apparatus is intended to be installed on an automotive hoist at a height approximately the same as that of a tire of a vehicle disposed on the hoist. A worker removing a wheel from the vehicle disposed on the hoist can thus hang the wheel on the apparatus without significantly bending at the waist. |
102 |
Lugnut installation ring |
US10136579 |
2002-05-01 |
US20030205110A1 |
2003-11-06 |
Paul
Patrick
Hamernik |
A circular cutout with precisely cut holes, it holds spare lug nuts to facilitate faster pit stops during automobile racing events. The lug nut holes match the wheel's lug holes in both diameter location and number. |
103 |
Wheel pulling apparatus |
US09938568 |
2001-08-27 |
US20030037425A1 |
2003-02-27 |
Eli
Sawaya |
An apparatus for the repair or maintenance of a vehicle is provided which facilitates the removal of a wheel, wheel rim, brake rotor, brake drum or the like, when these become seized or fused onto the wheel hub of the vehicle. The wheel pulling apparatus provides a pull plate to pull on, for example, a brake drum, and a push plate which acts to directly or indirectly push on the wheel studs of the vehicle. A simple, easy to use wheel pulling apparatus is provided. |
104 |
Lockable wheel spindle assembly |
US55070 |
1998-04-03 |
US6089674A |
2000-07-18 |
Duff C. Whitman |
A spindle assembly for reliably locking a vehicle wheel to a vehicle. The spindle assembly includes a slotted sleeve that is engageable with a central opening of the wheel, to cooperate with a plurality of lugs in locking the wheel in place. The slotted sleeve incorporates a number of deflectable fingers, and a mandrel can be reciprocated along the sleeve's longitudinal axis, between an extended position and a retracted position. When the mandrel is in its extended position, the sleeve's deflectable fingers are moved to a position that allows the wheel to be removed and replaced, whereas when the mandrel is in its retracted position, the fingers are moved into engagement with the wheel, to positively lock the wheel in place. A compressible coil spring biases the mandrel to its retracted position, but the application of a positive hydraulic pressure to the spindle assembly overcomes this spring bias, to move the mandrel to its retracted position. The wheel thereby can be removed and replaced without the need for any supplementary tools. The spindle assembly has particular utility if it is combined with a jack mechanism, such that applying a pressurized fluid (liquid or gas) to the vehicle simultaneously activates both the jack mechanism and the spindle assemblies, to lift the vehicle's wheels off of the ground and simultaneously unlock the wheels. |
105 |
Multi-piece jack handle |
US8191 |
1998-01-16 |
US6076424A |
2000-06-20 |
David K. McMurtrey; Dennis P. Pawsat |
A two-piece handle for use in positioning a vehicle lifting jack beneath a vehicle and rotating a spindle of that jack. The two-piece jack handle includes a jack handle rod having one end for engaging the jack spindle and a sleeve secured to an opposite end. The sleeve has a cavity configured to receive in driving engagement one end of the jack handle rod extension. A clip slidably mounted on the first end of the jack handle rod extension is slidable over the coupling and releasably connectable to the jack handle rod to releasably secure the jack handle rod and jack handle rod extension in coaxial alignment. |
106 |
Lug nut and wheel rim cleaning device |
US239326 |
1999-01-28 |
US6067686A |
2000-05-30 |
Kevin Gronkiewicz |
A vehicle lug nut cleaning device is provided including an elongated generally cylindrical sponge having an opening extending longitudinally of the generally cylindrical sponge for receiving a head of a lug nut therein. The elongated generally cylindrical sponge has a sufficient length to allow an end of the generally cylindrical sponge to be trimmed for reuse. |
107 |
Apparatus for releasably securing a vehicle component |
US179644 |
1998-10-27 |
US6059353A |
2000-05-09 |
Duff C. Whitman; Michael F. Drews |
A securement assembly for reliably locking a vehicle component such as a wheel or a body panel to a vehicle. The securement assembly includes a slotted sleeve that is engageable with an opening of the vehicle component, to lock the component in place. The slotted sleeve incorporates a number of deflectable fingers, and a mandrel can be reciprocated along the sleeve's central longitudinal axis, between an extended position and a retracted position. When the mandrel is in its extended position, the sleeve's deflectable fingers are moved to a position that allows the vehicle component to be removed and replaced, whereas when the mandrel is in its retracted position, the fingers are moved into engagement with the vehicle component, to positively lock the component in place. A compression device, e.g., a series of Belleville spring washers, biases the mandrel to its retracted position, but the application of a positive fluid pressure to the securement assembly overcomes this spring bias, to move the mandrel to its retracted position. The vehicle component thereby can be removed and replaced without the need for any supplementary tools. The securement assembly has particular utility in a race car, for releasably securing its wheels and other components that might need to be rapidly removed and replaced, e.g., a nose cone assembly. |
108 |
Apparatus and process for assisting the mounting of a tire-wheel
assembly onto an axle |
US919507 |
1997-08-28 |
US5946797A |
1999-09-07 |
Hiroshi Kawabe; Kenjiro Yamaya |
An apparatus for assisting the mounting of a tire-wheel assembly onto an axle in a high precision without eccentrically arranging the assembly from the axle comprises a pair of opposite clasping members sandwiching the tire-wheel assembly from its side surfaces therebetween, a vibration applying machine fixed to one of the clasping members, and a fastening means for temporarily fastening the clasping members at a given position. |
109 |
Vehicle wheel handling device |
US817390 |
1997-04-18 |
US5871327A |
1999-02-16 |
David McWha |
A vehicle wheel handling device for assisting in the mounting or demounting of a vehicle wheel onto or from the spare wheel storage position of a vehicle, comprises a wheel support mechanism for supporting the wheel, a coupling mechanism for coupling the device to the vehicle, and a handle for allowing manual operation of the device. The coupling mechanism and handle are connected to the wheel support mechanism and the device is configured such that raising or lowering the handle causes raising or lowering of a wheel supported on the wheel support mechanism. The configuration of the device is preferably such that the wheel pivots about a horizontal axis during mounting or demounting so that a mechanical advantage is obtained, greatly facilitating the handling of heavy vehicle wheels. |
110 |
Universal truck axle spindle remover |
US942791 |
1992-09-10 |
US5237731A |
1993-08-24 |
Joseph M. Rutigliano |
A universal truck axle spindle remover is provided and consists of an adjustable housing that will extend diametrically across the rim of the wheel which will align a transverse drive pin punch it slideably carries therein, with the axle so that a sledge hammer can be used to strike the drive pin punch to impact the axle and free it from axle spindle. |
111 |
Apparatus for improving the fit of a tire on a wheel |
US709876 |
1991-06-04 |
US5222539A |
1993-06-29 |
Franz Ruppert; Georg Lipponer |
An apparatus for improving the fit of a pneumatic tire on a wheel comprises a plurality a conical pressure rollers. A first pair of pressure rollers with their larger diameter positioned downwardly are arranged diametrically opposite each other with respect to the axis of the tire. A second pair of pressure rollers with their larger diameter positioned upwardly are arranged similarly diametrically opposite the pressure rollers with their larger diameter upwardly are arranged alternately with pressure rollers with their larger diameter downwardly in the peripheral direction of the tire. |
112 |
Wheel attachment aid apparatus in automobile assembly line |
US739285 |
1991-08-02 |
US5167065A |
1992-12-01 |
Michitaka Koga |
In an automobile assembly line wherein a car body is hung and conveyed by a hanger; an apparatus for aid in attaching a wheel in which the wheel is set on a pair of wheel supporting structures (12, 12) at a wheel placement position, a base plate (10) is held in a balanced state by an air cylinder (16) interposed between a pole (8) and a vertical motion unit (9), the base plate (10) supporting the wheel is approximated to a wheel attachment position in the car body (1) while being synchronously moved by a synchronous motion unit (5), and the wheel is moved horizontally and vertically by turning an annular handle (15) with its balanced state kept by the air cylinder (16), thereby to effect the positioning between the wheel and a hub on the car body (1), so that an operator need not directly lift up the wheel. |
113 |
Wheel handling apparatus |
US519581 |
1990-05-07 |
US5143507A |
1992-09-01 |
Ronald E. Haugen; David T. Murphy |
A wheel handling apparatus has an upright frame movably supporting a carrier connected to a wheel holder and a power unit for operating the wheel holder. A winch mounted on the carrier is used to move the carrier along the frame. The wheel holder has a body rotatably mounted on the carrier and a cone head connected to the power unit. The body supports arms that are moved into engagement with a wheel when the head is moved by the power unit into the body. |
114 |
Automated phasing device for phasing wheel attachment bolts and methods
utilizing same |
US295366 |
1989-01-10 |
US4897016A |
1990-01-30 |
Kou Namiki; Takaji Mukumoto; Keiichiro Gunji |
An automatic wheel attachment apparatus for attaching a wheel to a wheel attachment member of an automotive body. The automatic wheel attachment apparatus includes a reorienting device for reorienting a wheel attachment surface of the wheel attachment member, a phasing device for phasing wheel attachment bolts on the wheel attachment member, the phasing device being movable longitudinally and vertically of the automotive body to bring the wheel attachment member and the phasing device into central alignment with each other, a detecting device for detecting the amount and direction of movement of the phasing device, and a nut runner for fastening the wheel to the wheel attachment member while the center of the wheel attachment member as detected by the detecting device is being held in alignment with the center of the wheel. At least the reorienting device, the phasing device, and the detecting device are combined in a single robot. The automatic wheel attachment apparatus also includes a wheel gripping device for gripping the wheel with at least three gripping fingers under equal forces, and a wheel positioning device for positioning the wheel before it is brought into a wheel attachment position. |
115 |
Automatic wheel attachment apparatus |
US53263 |
1987-05-22 |
US4841632A |
1989-06-27 |
Kou Namiki; Takaji Mukumoto; Keiichiro Gunji |
An automatic wheel attachment apparatus for attaching a wheel to a wheel attachment member of an automotive body. The automatic wheel attachment apparatus includes a reorienting device for reorienting a wheel attachment surface of the wheel attachment member, a phasing device for phasing wheel attachment bolts on the wheel attachment member, the phasing device being movable longitudinally and vertically of the automotive body to bring the wheel attachment member and the phasing device into central alignment with each other, a detecting device for detecting the amount and direction of movement of the phasing device, and a nut runner for fastening the wheel to the wheel attachment member while the center of the wheel attachment member as detected by the detecting device is being held in alignment with the center of the wheel. At least the reorienting device, the phasing device, and the detecting device are combined in a single robot. The automatic wheel attachment apparatus also includes a wheel gripping device for gripping the wheel with at least three gripping fingers under equal forces, and a wheel positioning device for positioning the wheel before it is brought into a wheel attachment position. |
116 |
Apparatus for maneuvering parked motorcycles and motor scooters |
US15328344 |
2015-07-23 |
US10093368B2 |
2018-10-09 |
Stuart Ian Black; Stephen John McGuiness |
A dolly for supporting a tire of a motorcycle or motor scooter off the ground is provided. The dolly comprises: axially aligned wheels supported by a frame which has a frame part forward of the wheels and a frame part behind the wheels, the forward frame part having an open end being such that the motorcycle or motor scooter tire can locate in the open end, at least one tire gripping member on the forward frame part and adapted to wedge the tire when the forward frame part is lifted and release the tire when the forward frame part is lowered, and a wheel on the frame part behind the wheels. |
117 |
TOOL FOR CHANGING CALIPERS ON A DISC BRAKE |
US15576030 |
2016-04-13 |
US20180155163A1 |
2018-06-07 |
Gonzalo RODRIGO GÓMEZ |
The invention relates to a tool for changing the callipers in disc brakes, comprising a base movable on wheels and comprises a counterweight, characterised in that a telescopic upright having a height adjuster projects in a perpendicular direction from the base, wherein said upright comprises an inverted L-shaped body in the upper part thereof, the ends of which are joined via a plate comprising a plurality of coupling screws, and wherein said plate can pivot relative to a pivot, that is adjustable in its inclination angle by means of an inclination adjuster. |
118 |
TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND REMOVING COMPONENTS |
US15608206 |
2017-05-30 |
US20180029208A1 |
2018-02-01 |
Michael MUELLER |
A tool for inserting and removing components, in particular bearings, bushes or the like, particularly in the automotive sector, has a spindle, a first sleeve body having a first ramp-form outer circumferential surface and a through-hole, through which the spindle can be axially guided, a second sleeve body having a second ramp-form outer circumferential surface and a through-hole, through which the spindle can be axially guided, and also a first pressure body and a second pressure body. |
119 |
Washer arranging apparatus, washer arranging system, and washer arranging method |
US14233531 |
2012-07-11 |
US09205518B2 |
2015-12-08 |
Kazuhiko Kira; Toshio Toyoda |
A washer arranging apparatus (10) includes a washer arranging portion (11) for positioning a plurality of washers (53) in predetermined arranging positions (α), and a washer supplying portion (12) for supplying the washers (53) to the washer arranging portion (11). The washer supplying portion (12) includes a holding portion (20) that has a horizontal floor portion (a bottom surface portion 21a of a base portion (21)) and is a portion for holding the washers (53) loaded into the washer supplying portion (12), and a vane member (23) that rotates above the bottom surface portion (21a) about an axis of the washer arranging portion (11) and pushes the washers (53) held in the holding portion (20) in a direction parallel to the bottom surface portion (21a). This washer arranging apparatus (10), a washer arranging system provided with this washer, arranging apparatus (10) and a washer setting tool (30) that is a tool for simultaneously setting a plurality of washers (53), and a washer arranging method using this washer arranging system are provided. |
120 |
Tire rotation device |
US13861833 |
2013-04-12 |
US09186939B2 |
2015-11-17 |
Anthony Bruce Duncan; Timothy John Heppe |
A tire rotation device includes a mounting member having at least one aperture configured to receive at least one lifting member. The tire rotation device further includes a rotating member configured to receive a tire. |