WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• US 20110241414A1
• Filed: 12/11/2009
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Washi Beam Co., Ltd. (Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Washi Beam Co., Ltd. (Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ono, Kotaro, Mochikawa, Akiji
• Application Number:
  US13/139,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20110241414A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 301/63.103
• CPC Class Codes: B21K 1/28 wheels; discs
• CPC Class Codes: B21K 1/32 discs, e.g. disc wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B21K 25/00 Uniting components to form integral members, e.g. turbine wheels and shafts, caulks with inserts, with or without shaping of the components uniting by interference- or press-fitting B23P11/02, B21K19/02
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 1/08 formed by casting
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 21/104 the shape of flanges
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2310/208 by forging
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/104 Aluminum
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/106 Magnesia
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/362 Compounded sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 25/002 Rims split in circumferential direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 25/004 one rim part comprising the wheel disc
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2900/111 Weight
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 3/02 with a single disc body integral with rim
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 3/044 characterised by cross-sectional details of the attachment, e.g. the profile
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 3/08 with disc body formed by two or more axially spaced discs comprising rail-engaging elements formed by two or more axially spaced discs B60B17/0013
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 3/10 apertured to simulate spoked wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/11 Passenger cars; Automobiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/86 Optimisation of rolling resistance, e.g. weight reduction

Abstract

There are provided a wheel having excellent mechanical strength in spite of being lightweight, and a method of manufacturing the wheel. The present invention provides a wheel (100) including a disk portion (6), an outer rim portion (7), and an inner rim portion (8). The wheel (100) includes an aluminum portion (22) made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion (21) made of a magnesium alloy, with the aluminum portion and magnesium portion being integrated by joining utilizing forging.

Claims

1. A wheel which includes a disk portion, an outer rim portion, and an inner rim portion, comprising

an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

the aluminum portion and the magnesium portion being integrated by joining utilizing forging.

2. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein an eutectic comprising aluminum and magnesium is formed on an interface between the aluminum portion and the magnesium portion.

3. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the magnesium portion is enclosed by the aluminum portion.

4. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein one surface of the magnesium portion is covered with the aluminum portion.

5. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein the disk portion comprises a multilayer member formed from the aluminum portion and the magnesium portion, and

an outer rim portion including an outer beat sheet portion and an outer flange portion and an inner rim portion including an inner beat sheet portion and an inner flange portion are magnesium portions, and the outer rim portion, the inner beat sheet portion, and the inner flange portion are covered with an aluminum portion.

6. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein the disk portion comprises the magnesium portion, and

the outer rim portion including an outer beat portion and an outer flange portion and the inner rim portion including an inner beat sheet portion and an inner flange portion comprise the aluminum portion.

7. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein the disk portion is a multilayer member formed from the aluminum portion and the magnesium portion,

the outer rim portion comprises the magnesium portion, and

the inner rim portion comprises the aluminum portion.

8. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein a particle size of metal crystal particles of at least one portion selected from the group consisting of the disk portion, the outer rim portion, and the inner rim portion is 5 μ

m to 40 μ

m.

9. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein the disk portion, the outer rim portion, and the inner rim portion are integral.

10. A wheel manufacturing method of shaping utilizing forging a composite billet into a wheel including an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

wherein the composite billet has a structure in which a columnar magnesium billet made of a magnesium alloy is contained in a closed-end cylindrical aluminum billet made of a pair of opposing aluminum alloys.

16. The wheel manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein a particle size of metal crystal particles of the wheel is 5 μ

m to 40 μ

m.

17. The wheel manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein a surface of the aluminum billet with which the magnesium billet is brought into contact has a surface roughness of not more than 10 μ

m, and

a surface of the magnesium billet with which the aluminum billet is brought into contact has a surface roughness of not more than 10 μ

m.

18. The wheel manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein a thin film made of a metal other than aluminum and magnesium is interposed between the aluminum billet and the magnesium billet.

19. The wheel manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein the shaping utilizing forging is performed at a temperature not less than 300°

C. and a pressure of 9.8×

10³ kN to 88.2×

10³ kN.

20. The wheel manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein the aluminum billet and/or the magnesium billet is a forged billet.

21. A wheel manufactured by a manufacturing method defined in claim 10.

11. A wheel manufacturing method of shaping utilizing forging a composite billet into a wheel including an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

wherein the composite billet has a structure in which a disk-like aluminum billet made of an aluminum alloy is stacked on a disk-like magnesium billet made of a magnesium alloy.

12. A wheel manufacturing method of shaping utilizing forging a composite billet into a wheel including an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

wherein the composite billet has a structure in which a columnar magnesium billet made of a magnesium alloy is contained in a cylindrical aluminum billet made of an aluminum alloy.

13. A wheel manufacturing method of shaping utilizing forging a composite billet into a wheel including an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

wherein the composite billet has a structure in which a columnar magnesium billet made of a magnesium alloy is contained in a closed-end cylindrical aluminum billet made of an aluminum alloy.

14. A wheel manufacturing method of shaping utilizing forging a composite billet into a wheel including an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

wherein the composite billet has a structure in which a stepped columnar magnesium billet made of a magnesium alloy is fitted in a closed-end cylindrical aluminum billet made of an aluminum alloy so as to have a flat side surface.

15. A wheel manufacturing method of shaping utilizing forging a composite billet into a wheel including an aluminum portion made of an aluminum alloy and a magnesium portion made of a magnesium alloy,

wherein the composite billet has a structure in which a stepped columnar magnesium billet made of a magnesium alloy is fitted in a closed-end cylindrical aluminum billet made of an aluminum alloy, and a ring-like aluminum billet is fitted on the magnesium billet so as to have a flat side surface.