Patent ID: 6367303
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
A wheel repairing apparatus for repairing a deformed portion of a rim of a wheel, comprising:a base on which the wheel is to be mounted with its axis vertical; a support frame provided on said base; supporting means provided between said support frame and said base for rotatably supporting the wheel about the vertical axis; and pressurizing means for pressurizing the deformed portion of said rim; and wherein said pressurizing means includes a pressurizing lever having a free end swingably rotatable about a proximal end for pressurizing at least said free end to the deformed portion of said rim from inside, and a jack for applying to said pressurizing lever a force in a direction in which said deformed portion is returned to the original form, and a reactive force of said jack is received by the wheel supporting means.