Apparatus and method for assembling vehicle wheel
First Claim
1. An apparatus for assembling a vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a workbench that accommodates a wheel to which a first detector is coupled at a first predetermined torque by a coupling member;
an aligner that is disposed on the workbench and that aligns a position of the coupling member; and
a coupling unit that is disposed on the workbench and that provides a torque to the coupling member, wherein the torque is gradually increased by the coupling unit until a second predetermined torque is achieved.
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Abstract
An apparatus for assembling a vehicle wheel includes a workbench accommodating a wheel to which a first detector is mounted, an aligner that aligns a position of a coupling member, and a coupling unit that provides torque to the coupling member, the torque gradually being increased by the coupling unit until a second predetermined torque is achieved. The aligner has a first aligning part which includes a hydraulic pressure cylinder that pushes the wheel and a guider that guides the wheel, and a second aligning part which includes a rotating stage, a driving part, a second detector that detects the first detector, and a controller. A method for assembling a vehicle wheel includes loading the wheel on a workbench, aligning a position of the coupling member, gradually increasing torque of the coupling member, and monitoring whether the torque of the coupling member reaches the second predetermined torque.
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1. An apparatus for assembling a vehicle wheel, comprising:
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a workbench that accommodates a wheel to which a first detector is coupled at a first predetermined torque by a coupling member;
an aligner that is disposed on the workbench and that aligns a position of the coupling member; and
a coupling unit that is disposed on the workbench and that provides a torque to the coupling member, wherein the torque is gradually increased by the coupling unit until a second predetermined torque is achieved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for assembling a vehicle wheel, comprising:
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loading a wheel to which a first detector is coupled at a first predetermined torque by a coupling member onto a workbench;
aligning a position of the coupling member;
gradually increasing a torque of the coupling member until a second predetermined torque is achieved; and
monitoring whether the torque of the coupling member reaches the second predetermined torque. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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