Patent ID: 7096701

Claim:
A wheel rim rolling apparatus comprising: a top roll assembly having upper rim tools adapted to engage a rim blank or a partially formed rim in order to impart a desired shape thereto, a moveable member and a non-moveable member, the upper rim tools being carried by the moveable member; a first position indicating member attached to one of the moveable member and the non-moveable member of the top roll assembly, the first position indicating member operative to generate a visual or readable output signal which is used for determining the position of the upper rim tools of the top roll assembly; and a second position receiving member attached to the other one of the moveable member and the non-moveable member of the top roll assembly, the second position receiving member having an internal passage formed therein for receiving at least a portion of the first position indicating member for guided movement relative thereto, such that when the moveable member moves relative to the non-moveable member the second position receiving member receives the visual or readable output signal from the first position indicating member to thereby indicate the position of the upper rim tools.