US 11,938,529 B2
Machine for repairing motorcycle rims
Miguel Borrego Vicaria, Malaga (ES)
Assigned to LLANTACARS, S.L., Malaga (ES)
Appl. No. 18/015,072
Filed by LLANTACARS, S.L., Malaga (ES)
PCT Filed Jun. 14, 2021, PCT No. PCT/ES2021/070435
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 8, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/008769, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. ES202030705 (ES), filed on Jul. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0330732 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B21D 1/10 (2006.01); B21D 53/30 (2006.01)
CPC B21D 1/10 (2013.01) [B21D 53/30 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A machine for repairing motorcycle rims, the machine comprising:
a frame provided with at least two vertical columns joined through an intermediate bedplate and an upper crossbar;
straightening devices comprising a first actuator for lateral thrust displaceable by the vertical column for vertical thrust displaceable by the upper crossbar and a third actuator for vertical thrust displaceable in the intermediate bedplate;
a vertical support shaft coupleable to the upper crossbar and adjustable in height with respect to it, being configured to support the rim;
a head base coupleable to the intermediate bedplate;
a head rotatably coupleable to the head base, configured to rotate with respect to a main axis freely or actuated by a transmission means;
locking units provided in the intermediate bedplate, configured to lock the rotation of the head;
a fastening device coupleable to the head, configured to, in combination with the vertical support shaft, fasten the rim crossing through and/or resting on a hub of the rim; and
a machining device mounted in a movable manner in the vertical column of the frame, configured to machine the rim, the machining device comprising:
a mast displaceable by the lateral column of the frame;
a tool-carrying carriage movable with respect to the mast; and
a cutting tool coupleable to the tool carriage, configured to remove material from the rim during machining.