METHOD FOR MAKING ARTICLES SUCH AS WHEELS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly in forging shops of metallurgical and machine engineering plants for making motor vehicle wheels and similar products.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of preparing initial blank; forming intermediate semi-finished product in the form of cup with flange on end of wall and with annular protrusion on outer end of bottom; forming flange of wall due to increasing thickness of wall near its end at constant diametrical dimensions at inner side of wall; then finally shaping blank with two beads; forming ne bead due to deforming flange of cup wall at expanding wall from inside at least in zone of its end; forming other bead due to expanding annular protrusion to cone at conicity angle of inner surface of protrusion in end zone exceeding conicity angle in zone adjacent to cup bottom; determining geometry sizes of semi-finished product and final blank according to given relations; then performing heat treatment and mechanical working of products.

EFFECT: significantly decreased cost of small lots of products.

2 dwg, 1 ex