Systems and Methods of Determining and Correlating Technical Information for Wheel Repairs

• US 20100305901A1
• Filed: 05/26/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert G. Stretch
• Original Assignee: Robert G. Stretch
• Inventors: Stretch, Robert G.
• Application Number:
  US12/471,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20100305901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2458 Special types of queries, e.g. statistical queries, fuzzy queries or distributed queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90 Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

The present disclosure generally provides systems and methods of determining technical data for wheels and wheel repairs. The system and method could include a graphical user interface (GUI) to input data associated with a wheel. The input data could include information associated with outer and inner radial thicknesses of the wheel, outer and inner lateral thicknesses of the bead, outer and inner diagonal thicknesses of the wheel, outer and inner surface run-out measurements of the wheel, other suitable information related to the wheel, other suitable information, or any combination thereof. The system could further include a network having a database to store the inputted data and having control data associated with wheels. The system could still further include a processor in communication with the database to correlate the input data with the control data and to determine the reparability of the used wheel.

Claims

1. A system of repairing a wheel, the system comprising:

a terminal to input data associated with a bead of the wheel; and

a processor to correlate the inputted data with control data stored in a database, wherein the processor determines the reparability of the wheel based on the correlated data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the input data comprises at least one of:

an outer radial thickness of the wheel and an inner radial thickness of the wheel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the input data comprises a lateral thickness of the bead.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the input data comprises at least one of:

an outer diagonal thickness of the wheel and an inner diagonal thickness of the wheel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the input data comprises at least one of:

an inner surface run-out measurement and an outer surface run-out measurement.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an Internet network in communication with the terminal, the database, and the processor.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a wireless network in communication with the terminal, the database, and the processor.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the control data comprises manufacturer recommended specifications related to the bead.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) to input the data associated with the bead.

10. A method of determining the reparability of a wheel, the method comprising:

determining the control data associated with a bead of the wheel;

measuring technical data associated with a surface of the wheel and the bead;

comparing the control data with the measured technical data; and

determining the reparability of the wheel based on the comparison.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the measuring comprises measuring at least one of:

an outer radial thickness of the wheel and an inner radial thickness of the wheel.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the measuring comprises measuring a lateral thickness of the bead.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the measuring comprises measuring at least one of:

an outer diagonal thickness of the wheel and an inner diagonal thickness of the wheel.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the measuring comprises measuring at least one of:

an outer surface run-out measurement of the wheel and an inner surface run-out measurement of the wheel.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

using an Internet network to access the control data.

16. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

using a wireless network to access the control data.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the control data comprises manufacturer recommended specifications related to the bead.

18. A system of determining the reparability of a wheel, the system comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) to input data associated with the wheel, wherein the input data comprises information associated with a lateral thickness of a bead of the wheel and a surface run-out measurement of the wheel;

a network having a database to store the inputted data and having control data associated with the wheel; and

a processor in communication with the database to correlate the input data with the control data and to determine the reparability of the wheel.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the input data comprises at least one of:

an outer radial thickness of the wheel and an inner radial thickness of the wheel.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the input data comprises at least one of:

an outer diagonal thickness of the wheel and an inner diagonal thickness of the wheel.