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Iura Co., Ltd.

Kazuki Mori

Tadashi Iura

Keiji Yamamoto

Method and apparatus for diametrically expanding a desired part of a metal shaft which can be a rod or a pipe, wherein the apparatus includes a driving rotary section ( ) and a driven rotary section ( ) arranged at a predetermined distance (D), each of the rotary sections ( ) and ( ) including a holder for holding a work, a pressing device ( ) for pressing the work held by the holders along the length of the apparatus, and a biasing device ( ) for declining the axis of the work, so that the work held by the holders at the distance (D) is rotated around its axis, and one of the holders is forced by the pressing device toward the other to carry out the diametral expansion, and then the work is bent back and straightened up.

Method and apparatus of diametrically expanding metal shafts

A car-mounted bicycle or wheelchair carrier that enables a bicycle to be easily and quickly loaded and unloaded, that can be completely stored in the trunk in a compact fashion when it is not being used and be removed from the trunk in a one-step operation, that can be easily mounted to any existing cars, that can reliably immobilize a bicycle or wheelchair when the car is being driven, that can be applied to various types of bicycles as well as to wheelchairs, and that can be manufactured at low cost.

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Ehime, Japan

Kazuki Mori