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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1987
John F Kinnick, Troy, MI (US);
Chester P Kozlowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Dominion Tool & Die Company, Inc., Roseville, MI (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed herein load simulating apparatus for use in applying a load to a mounted and inflated wheel/tire assembly in order to insure proper and complete seating of the tire bead on the vehicle rim. The load simulating apparatus of the present invention incorporates a plurality of pivotably mounted driven rollers which are operable to move into engagement with the peripheral tread portion of the tire and to accelerate same while applying a generally radially inwardly directed force thereto so as to simulate the loading on the tire typically encountered after the wheel/tire assembly is mounted on a vehicle. Preferably, the load simulating apparatus of the present invention will be incorporated in a wheel/tire assembly line and located prior to the balancing machine so as to insure proper and complete seating of the tire bead before the assembly is balanced. It has been found that subjecting the wheel/tire assembly to a loading prior to balancing results in greater accuracy in the balancing process as well as a general overall reduction in the weight required to achieve proper balancing.