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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
International Wheel & Tire Company, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kevin R. Kerwin, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Peter L. Gross, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Todd A. Campbell, La Salle, MI (US);
Netresh U. Rege, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Patrick W. Zoller, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jeffrey N. Skomski, Macomb, MI (US);
Marc A. Walters, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Kristopher J. Walters, Jr., Royal Oak, MI (US);
Erik L. Mcclain, Livonia, MI (US);
International Wheel & Tire Company, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A feed and cutting unit for selectively cutting and dispensing individual weight material segments from a common strip of backing material is disclosed. The feed and cutting unit comprises a feed assembly, a sensor and a cutter member. The feed assembly includes a drive roller and a follower roller that frictionally engages first and second surfaces of a strip of weight material to selectively move the strip of weight material to a cutter member. The sensor is connected to a controller and measures an amount of segmented weight material on the backing material as the strip of weight material moves past the sensor. The cutter member is actuated to separate weight material segments from the backing material by cutting at least a portion of the backing material in a gap disposed between adjacent segments. Weight apply devices that receive the segments for application to an imbalanced member, are also disclosed.