A method and a plant (6) for the production of a rim (1) for a wheel of a vehicle. At first and by means of an additive manufacturing process, a temporary rim (1) is manufactured, which is provided with a central hub (2), with a raw ring (8) arranged around the central hub (2) and with a series of spokes (4), which are radially arranged and connect the raw ring (8) to the central hub (2); subsequently, the temporary rim (1) is subjected to a flow-forming process, which deforms the raw ring (8) determining an axial lengthening thereof, which transforms the raw ring (8) into a channel (3) having the desired final shape.
METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A RIM FOR A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE
VERFAHREN UND ANLAGE ZUR PRODUKTION EINER FELGE FÜR EIN RAD EINES FAHRZEUGES
PROCÉDÉ ET INSTALLATION DE PRODUCTION D'UNE JANTE DE ROUE D'UN VÉHICULE
2022-12-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B21D WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL , Bearbeiten oder Verarbeiten von Blechen, Metallrohren, -stangen oder -profilen ohne wesentliches Abtragen des Werkstoffs / B33Y ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING , Additive (generative) Fertigung, d. h. die Herstellung von dreidimensionalen [3D] Bauteilen durch additive Abscheidung, additive Agglomeration oder additive Schichtung, z. B. durch 3D- Drucken, Stereolithografie oder selektives Lasersintern / B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
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