Patent ID: 7431633

Claim:
A plating removing apparatus for a three-piece wheel for removing plating of a welding planned portion of an outer rim or an inner rim in a three-piece wheel having an inner rim, outer rim, and disk, comprising: a support means including a jig plate that rotatably supports the outer rim or the inner rim, wherein said jig plate is exchangeable in correspondence with the inner diameter of the outer rim or the inner rim, and wherein the outer rim or the inner rim is positioned against the jig plate; at least 3 holding rollers that hold the outer rim or the inner rim supported by the support means from an outer circumferential side of the outer rim or inner rim; a rotation drive means that rotates and drives the outer rim or the inner rim held by the holding rollers; and a grinding means that grinds the welding planned portion on the outer circumferential surface of the curved part of the outer rim or the inner rim with an abrasive cloth or paper, and removes plating of the welding planned portion.