Patent ID: 6260929
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A wheel balance weight, comprising:a plurality of weight bodies each having two side surfaces at opposite ends of each of said plurality of weight bodies in a circumferential direction of a wheel to which said wheel balance weight is to be attached, and a wheel opposing surface extending straight between said two side surfaces; anda single adhesive double-coated tape having a first surface to which said plurality of weight bodies are attached and a second surface opposite to said first surface,wherein each of said plurality of weight bodies is made from steel, and said side surfaces of adjacent weight bodies are spaced apart from each other except for end portions of said side surfaces adjacent to said wheel opposing surface where said adjacent weight bodies are attached to said first surface of said adhesive double-coated tape, and a width of each of said plurality of weight bodies between said two side surfaces is determined so that each of said plurality of weight bodies is attached via said adhesive double-coated tape to the wheel with a sufficient adhesive strength even at a center of said width, and said balance weight is attached to the wheel at said second surface of said adhesive double-coated tape.