Holding device for a rim of a vehicle wheel
First Claim
1. A holding device for a rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a base plate having a central through hole for sliding onto a shaft of a balancing machine;
a plurality of retaining elements rotatably mounted on the base plate, each including a rotatable base portion and a retaining portion mounted on the rotatable base portion;
a synchronization element configured to synchronize the rotation of the retaining elements, and rotatably provided on the base plate; and
a locking element for locking a rotational position of at least one of the plurality of retaining elements or the synchronization element,wherein the plurality of retaining elements and the synchronization element respectively include coupling portions for form-fitting coupling of the rotational movement of the plurality of retaining elements and the synchronization element, andwherein at least one of the plurality of retaining elements includes an elastic coupling portion configured to bias the coupling portion of the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements towards the synchronization element, for ensuring the form-fitting coupling of the synchronization element and the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements, the elastic coupling portion fixedly attached to the rotatable base portion and the coupling portion of the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements and configured to transfer torque between the rotatable base portion and the coupling portion of the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements.
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Abstract
A holding device for a rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising a base plate, a plurality of retaining elements, a synchronization element, and a locking element for locking a rotational position of at least one of the plurality of retaining elements or the synchronization element. The plurality of retaining elements and the synchronization element comprise corresponding coupling portions for form-fitting coupling of the rotational movement of the plurality of retaining elements and the synchronization element. Any one of the synchronization element or at least one of the plurality of retaining elements comprises an elastic coupling portion, biasing the corresponding coupling portions of the synchronization element and the retaining elements towards each other for ensuring the form-fitting coupling of the synchronization element and the plurality of retaining elements.
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1. A holding device for a rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising:
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a base plate having a central through hole for sliding onto a shaft of a balancing machine; a plurality of retaining elements rotatably mounted on the base plate, each including a rotatable base portion and a retaining portion mounted on the rotatable base portion; a synchronization element configured to synchronize the rotation of the retaining elements, and rotatably provided on the base plate; and a locking element for locking a rotational position of at least one of the plurality of retaining elements or the synchronization element, wherein the plurality of retaining elements and the synchronization element respectively include coupling portions for form-fitting coupling of the rotational movement of the plurality of retaining elements and the synchronization element, and wherein at least one of the plurality of retaining elements includes an elastic coupling portion configured to bias the coupling portion of the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements towards the synchronization element, for ensuring the form-fitting coupling of the synchronization element and the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements, the elastic coupling portion fixedly attached to the rotatable base portion and the coupling portion of the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements and configured to transfer torque between the rotatable base portion and the coupling portion of the at least one of the plurality of retaining elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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