Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090025476 | METHOD OF BALANCING A VEHICLE WHEEL - A method of balancing a vehicle wheel in which to calculate the respective balancing masses permissible mass deviations (tolerances) for dynamic balancing are greater than the permissible mass deviation (tolerance) for static balancing. The measuring run is stopped when the calculated balancing masses lie within the predetermined tolerances (FIGURE). | 01-29-2009 |
20090033949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS OF A VEHICLE WHEEL - A method and an apparatus of determining geometrical dimensions of a motor vehicle wheel (rim/tyre assembly) | 02-05-2009 |
20090177353 | NETWORK SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS - The invention relates to a network system for automotive shops including at least one computer-aided automotive shop machine and a respective computer network, wherein the computer-aided machine is connected to the computer network by communicating by transmitting information signals on a power supply line. Further, the invention relates to a machine for an automotive shop with a computer and communication means configured to communicate by transmission of information signals on a power supply line to at least one peripheral functionality over a communication line. | 07-09-2009 |
20090267784 | PARAMETER DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention refers to a parameter detection system for detecting in a non-mechanical manner at least one parameter of an object ( | 10-29-2009 |
20100000310 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE CONDITION OF A TIRE TREAD OF A VEHICLE WHEEL - A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a tire tread of a vehicle wheel including a rim and a tire configured to perform the steps of:
| 01-07-2010 |
20100139397 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING UNBALANCE FORCES - Apparatus for measuring forces which are produced by an unbalance of a rotary member | 06-10-2010 |
20100180676 | WHEEL DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM - According to the present invention there is provided a wheel diagnosis system (DS) for diagnosing a wheel ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100186502 | METHOD AND WHEEL BALANCER FOR BALANCING A VEHICLE WHEEL - A method and a wheel balancer for balancing a vehicle wheel, comprising:
| 07-29-2010 |
20110174446 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE ON A RIM TO FORM A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL AND FOR DEMOUNTING A TYRE FROM A RIM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - The invention concerns a method for mounting a tyre on a rim to form a motor vehicle wheel and for demounting a tyre from a rim with at least one fitting or removal tool, wherein images of the wheel ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110181099 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE ON A RIM OR DEMOUNTING A TYRE FROM A RIM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - The invention relates to a method for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim, wherein the wheel (tyre/rim assembly) is rotated by an electric motor ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110204880 | SCANNER SYSTEM FOR GARAGE EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE GARAGES - The present invention concerns a scanner system for scanning the surface of an object, especially a vehicle wheel, the system comprises a mobile scanner including at least one sensor adapted to sense at least one position on the surface of the object and a reference system to which the sensor is sensitively adapted to provide at least one sensor signal corresponding the at least one sensed position on the surface with respect to the reference system, wherein the reference system is designed to provide a magnetic field having at least one orientation and the sensor is a magnetic sensor to be positioned within said magnetic field in proximity of or on the surface to be scanned. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS OF A WHEEL - Method and apparatus for determining geometrical dimensions of a wheel, especially a vehicle wheel, or of at least a part of the wheel, comprising the steps of pivoting at least one sensing device for scanning the wheel surface or a part of the wheel surface about a pivot axis in plane perpendicular to the wheel axis and determining the geometrical dimensions of the scanned wheel surface in dependence from the angular position of the at least one sensing device, wherein the angular position is determined from measured accelerations of the sensing device in two predetermined directions during the pivotal movement of the sensing device. | 08-25-2011 |
20130008249 | WHEEL BALANCER WITH MEANS FOR DETERMINING TYRE UNIFORMITY - The present invention relates to a wheel balancer which comprises a stationary frame, a measuring shaft mounted rotatably about its shaft axis on the stationary frame and adapted to receive coaxially a rim/tyre assembly. The invention further comprises encoder means for determining the angular positions of the measuring shaft or of the rim/tyre assembly, load means to apply a load to the periphery of the rim/tyre assembly, measuring means to measure forces resulting from an unbalance of the rotating rim/tyre assembly, measuring means to measure forces acting between the load means and the periphery of the rim/tyre assembly and locking means to keep the distance between the shaft axis and a contact portion at which the periphery of the rim/tyre assembly contacts the load means constant during the measurement of the forces acting between the load means and the periphery of the rim/tyre assembly. | 01-10-2013 |
20130103374 | DETERMINATION OF NON-UNIFORMITIES OF LOADED WHEELS BY LOAD SIMULATION - The invention relates to a method for contactless determining non-uniformities of a loaded wheel, comprising the steps of determining outer contour of at least a portion of the unloaded wheel; simulating loading of the wheel with a virtual loading element bearing against the tyre tread for a plurality of rotary positions of the wheel on the basis of the determined outer contour, a displacement of the determined outer contour caused by the virtual loading element and a predetermined spring rate associated to the tyre tread; and determining non-uniformities of the loaded wheel using the simulation results. | 04-25-2013 |
20130192355 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND IMPROVING RUNNING CHARACTERISTICS OF A PNEUMATIC TYRE OR A VEHICLE WHEEL - A method for determining or improving running characteristics of a vehicle wheel (tyre/rim assembly), comprising supporting the wheel axis of the vehicle wheel with at least a single degree of freedom of vibration perpendicular to the wheel axis. In the interior of the tyre at least one amount of a compensating substance which initiates in its flowing state a compensating effect on the rotating vehicle wheel can be disposed, and the vehicle wheel can be rotated while the compensating substance is brought into the flowing state such that the compensating substance is distributed inside the tyre during the rotation of the vehicle wheel to improve the running characteristics of the vehicle wheel, wherein the running speed of the rotating vehicle wheel is kept in a range different to the natural frequency of the rotating vehicle wheel and its suspension or supporting means. | 08-01-2013 |
20140157895 | METHOD OF DETERMINING ROTARY ANGLE RELATED DATA OF A VEHICLE WHEEL - A method and an apparatus for determining rotary angle related measurement data of a body mounted rotatable about an axis of rotation, the body being a vehicle wheel or a part of a vehicle wheel, in particular a tyre or a rim, the method comprising the steps of obtaining measurement data comprising a plurality of measurement data elements of the rotating body together with respective measuring times, determining at least one rotational speed or revolution period of the body for at least one point in time, and associating the obtained measurement data elements to respective rotary angles of the body based on the respective measuring times and the at least one rotational speed or revolution period of the body. | 06-12-2014 |
20140303908 | DETERMINATION OF BEHAVIOR OF LOADED WHEELS BY LOAD SIMULATION - The invention relates to a method for contactless determining a behavior of a loaded tyre or wheel, comprising the steps of determining a contour of at least a portion of the tyre or wheel; simulating loading of the tyre or wheel with a virtual loading element bearing against the tyre for at least one rotary position of the wheel on the basis of the determined contour, a displacement of the determined contour caused by the virtual loading element and at least one parameter associated to the tyre or wheel or to a part of the tyre; and determining the behavior of the loaded wheel using the simulation results. | 10-09-2014 |
20140311231 | AUTOMOTIVE SHOP SERVICE APPARATUS HAVING A MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE ROLLING RESISTANCE COEFFICIENT OF A TYRE - A vehicle wheel service apparatus, in particular a wheel balancer or a tyre changer, comprising a load means for applying a predetermined load onto a peripheral surface of a wheel/tyre assembly, a sensor device arranged to determine forces acting between the peripheral surface of the wheel/tyre assembly and the load means, wherein the forces comprise at least a first force acting in a radial direction of the wheel/tyre assembly and a second force acting in a circumferential direction of the wheel/tyre assembly, and an evaluation device arranged to determine a rolling resistance coefficient of the tyre on the basis of the first and second forces. | 10-23-2014 |
20150034253 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE ON A RIM OR DEMOUNTING A TYRE FROM A RIM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim. The method includes the steps of rotating the wheel (tyre/rim assembly) by an electric motor about an axis, checking the current consumption of the electric motor during the mounting and demounting operation, and continuously and automatically adjusting a specific combination of torque and speed of the electric motor during the mounting/demounting operation. The apparatus for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim comprises an electric motor for rotating the wheel (rim/tyre assembly) about an axis, a sensing device for sensing the motor current and transmitting corresponding signals to a control device and an adjustment controller for continuously and automatically adjusting a specific combination of torque and speed of the electric motor during the mounting/demounting operation. | 02-05-2015 |