公开(公告)号：US20190128761A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16224940

申请日：2018-12-19

Applicant: PLOMBCO INC.

Inventor： Maxime CHEVRIER ,  Mathieu PARE ,  Stephane BOULET ,  Lorrain BOULERICE ,  Denis LEGAULT

IPC: G01M1/32 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/18

Abstract: A wheel-balancing weights application tool for applying wheel-balancing weights to a central portion of a wheel is hereby presented, the wheel-balancing weights application tool comprising a pair of opposed semi-circular weights holder capable of simultaneously carrying two sets of wheel-balancing weights to a wheel for sequentially securing the two sets of wheel-balancing weights to the central portion of the wheel.

公开(公告)号：US20190242775A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16374780

申请日：2019-04-04

Applicant: PLOMBCO INC.

Inventor： Maxime CHEVRIER ,  Mathieu PARE ,  Stephane BOULET ,  Lorrain BOULERICE ,  Denis LEGAULT ,  Jean PREVOST

IPC: G01M1/32 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/18

CPC classification number: G01M1/326 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/182 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H2701/37

Abstract: A wheel and tire assembly positioning system for automatically identifying characteristics of a wheel is presented, the wheel and tire assembly positioning system comprising a mechanical mechanism for transporting a wheel and tire assembly, and a control module connected to a mechanical mechanism actuator managing the transport of the wheel and tire assembly, a profile sensor adapted to sense a profile of an interior portion of the wheel to identify the characteristics of the wheel and tire assembly, and a sensor adapted to identify a wheel reference location.

公开(公告)号：US20190204176A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16295559

申请日：2019-03-07

Applicant: PLOMBCO INC.

Inventor： Maxime CHEVRIER ,  Mathieu PARE ,  Stephane BOULET ,  Lorrain BOULERICE ,  Denis LEGAULT ,  Jean PREVOST

IPC: G01M1/32 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/18

CPC classification number: G01M1/326 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/182 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H2701/37

Abstract: A liner-removing tool for peeling a protective liner secured to a wheel-balancing weights strip is presented, the liner-removing tool comprising a liner peeler comprising a liner-contacting portion for engaging the protective liner secured to the wheel-balancing weights strip, the liner peeler being movable between a liner-contacting position, for engaging an end of the protective liner secured to the wheel-balancing weights strip; and a liner-removing position for routing the protective liner once the end of the protective liner is unsecured from the wheel-balancing weights strip and engaged with the liner peeler.

公开(公告)号：US20170248488A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15056445

申请日：2016-02-29

Applicant: PLOMBCO INC.

Inventor： Maxime CHEVRIER ,  Mathieu PARE ,  Stephane BOULET ,  Lorrain BOULERICE ,  Denis LEGAULT

IPC: G01M1/32

CPC classification number: G01M1/326 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/182 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H2701/37

Abstract: A wheel-balancing weight application apparatus comprising a supplying module including a first strip of wheel-balancing weights and a second strip of wheel-balancing weights, the first and the second strips of wheel-balancing weights including a different characteristic, and an application module for securing a portion of one of the first strip of wheel-balancing weights and the second strip of wheel-balancing weights to a wheel, wherein a selection of wheel-balancing weights from the first strip of wheel-balancing weights and the second strip of wheel-balancing weights is selected on a basis of a characteristic of the wheel to match the wheel-balancing weights characteristic with an identified characteristic of the wheel. A method of using the balancing weight application apparatus is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20170247221A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15238827

申请日：2016-08-17

Applicant: PLOMBCO INC.

Inventor： Maxime CHEVRIER ,  Mathieu PARE ,  Stephane BOULET ,  Lorrain BOULERICE ,  Denis LEGAULT ,  Jean PREVOST

IPC: B65H75/44 ,  B65H75/18 ,  B65H75/14

CPC classification number: G01M1/326 ,  B65H49/32 ,  B65H75/14 ,  B65H75/182 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H2701/37

Abstract: A spool-supplying apparatus for managing a plurality of spools is presented and is comprising a spool support frame, a spool-supporting axle secured in cantilever, at a first end thereof, to the spool support frame, the spool-supporting axle being configured to support a plurality of axially-supported spools thereon, the plurality of spools axially engaging the spool-supporting axle through a second end thereof, and a spool unwinder operatively associated with the spool-supplying apparatus for unwinding a spool, the spool unwinder being configured to rotatably engage a first spool from the second end of the spool-supporting axle. A method of using the spool-supplying apparatus is also presented.